Oceanic Digital to expand network
THE INTER-AMERICAN Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$30 million private sector loan to cellular service provider Oceanic Digital (Jamaica) to assist in its efforts to roll out an islandwide network.

IMF leaves Ja in a crunch
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund team leaves a more uncertain Jamaica today than when the group landed last week Tuesday.

Jamaica's human resource prospects
JAMAICA'S biggest problem today is the debt. However, when we have managed to resolve our debt crisis what are the predictable obstacles we face in our move on to much anticipated economic success?

The cost of crime to the economy
THE INSTITUTE of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) held their forum on 'Accounting for Crime', November 27, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. The forum was designed to facilitate far-reaching discussions on the cost of crime.

Providing clarity on the Gov't's IT strategy
TWO RECENT letters addressed to The Gleaner have criticised the government for (1) classifying jobs in the call centre industry as Information Technology (IT) jobs; and (2) not focusing on attracting real IT jobs.

IMS/IMP to launch first private university college in the Carib
THE Institute of Management Sciences/Institute of Management & Production, IMS/IMP, will be officially launched, in January 2004, as the first privately-held independent university college in the Caribbean.