Red Stripe boosts marketing strategy
THE COUNTRY'S largest brewed beverages company, Desnoes and Geddes (D&G), now known as Red Stripe, is boosting its marketing spend by over 100 per cent in order to drive up sales both at home and abroad.

'Customs mistaken about cess'
THE GOVERNMENT of Jamaica has earned $1.51 billion from the new import tax imposed in May, surpassing its own expectations of what the cess/user fee would yield within the period, according to figures supplied the Ministry of Finance.

Sugar industry rakes in US$80 million a year
THE JAMAICAN sugar industry should be treated as a serious viable business and not as social welfare, said the executive chairman of the Sugar Industry Authority, Ambassador Derick Heaven.

Faster cheque clearance a hit
THE REDUCTION in the cheque-processing period from six business days to three has had positive effects on commercial banks and most of their customers, Wednesday Business has been told.

Flood insurance is sold 'bundled'
QUESTION: CAN I buy insurance against flood by itself or is it sold with other risks? I live on the north coast.

Ja's interest rate drags
THE CONSEQUENCES of action or inaction cannot be avoided. The high interest rates used to stabilise the currency earlier this year are now bearing heavily on our fiscal accounts.

Capital Solutions Ltd - negotiating success
CAPITAL SOLUTIONS Limited, a relatively small player in the financial services industry, is headed by William Massias, the Financial Gleaner's spotlight personality for the week of September 26 to October 2, 2003.

Tips for on-line business
IN THE past year or two, more and more enterprising Jamaicans have set up on-line ventures, with the obvious critical aim being to make a profit.

Microsoft outlines security strategy
MICROSOFT CHIEF executive Steven A. Ballmer said yesterday that there is "much, much, much" left to do to protect computer users from viruses, worms and other malicious software.