Cable & Wireless Jamaica profits fall
CABLE & WIRELESS Jamaica (C&WJ) has recorded a 35 per cent smaller net profit in its 2002 financial year...

A good year for Pan Caribbean
PAN CARIBBEAN Financial Services has put in a good performance for the financial year ended 2002. Net income increased by 148 per cent to $217 million, due in the main to interest rates trending downwards during the year.

C&W's GPRS network on-line
CABLE & WIRELESS Jamaica (C&WJ) said its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, which will give customers the capability of accessing the Internet from their laptops as well as their mobile telephones, is now operational.

Cuba calls to cost more come July
CABLE & WIRELESS Jamaica (C&WJ) is to increase the cost of calls to Cuba on July 21, with other service providers expected to follow.

More on insuring your house
Question: I read your article "Insuring your house against hurricanes" on the web version of The Gleaner. I want to insure my house and contents. The house is in Hope Bay, Portland.

Bad debt hurting small business lenders
DURING THE year 2002, the small business sector accounted for approximately 30 per cent of the total employed labour force. This represents a decline of about 4.5 per cent when compared with 2001.

Ja to bear brunt of CCJ's costs
JAMAICA WILL be contributing just under 30 per cent or the second largest portion of the funds required to establish and operate the controversial Caribbean Court of Justice, according to data released by the Caribbean Development Bank.