Gleaner profits up in March quarter
FOR THE first three months of this year, the Gleaner Company Limited posted a pre-tax profit of $62 million, compared with $34 million during the same period the previous year.
Another fast food chain bites the dust
BOJANGLES, THE American fast food restaurant that opened in Jamaica with much fanfare less than five years ago, has closed its local restaurant operations and is to pull out of the island.
Grace gains from J$ slide
THE DEVALUATION of the Jamaican dollar has had both positive and negative spin-offs for companies within the Grace, Kennedy & Company group, one of the more encouraging being a substantial increase in its market capitalisation.
Dollar dips again
THE JAMAICAN dollar has depreciated by $3.31 against the United States currency during the past week, closing at an average rate of $62.65 at the end of trading yesterday.
Auction uncertainty
THE FALL in value of the Jamaica dollar is bedevilling investor strategies for entering today's Local Registered Stock auction, say analysts.
Speedy Gov't cuts risky - Davies
FINANCE MINISTER Dr. Omar Davies says Government's failure to fully implement the Orane Report stemmed from concerns that the suggested cuts could bring social chaos if implemented too speedily.
Top Jamaican search engines and directories
ACCORDING TO recent statistics released by Onestat.Com, during March and April of this year, Google had a global average usage share of 55.2 per cent.
What's a few megabytes?
MAINTAINING YOUR computer is necessary if you want to prolong its life and insure the quickest implementation.
Managing your personal finances
AS A follow-up to previous articles which dealt with how to choose and start a small business...
Local metal industry gets upgrade support from India
THE PROFILE of the typical Jamaican foundry is a small operation, using sand casting as the primary production method.
What should I know about auto insurance?
Question: I LIVE and work in the USA. In a few months' time, I'll be pulling up my roots here to return home. I own a 10-month old SUV that I will be shipping to Jamaica.
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