IMF to assess performance
AN INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) team is currently on the island to conduct a review of the country's economic performance and will publish the results of its Article IV Consultation some time in July.
Jamaica Broilers takes control of Kgn Hatcheries
THE JAMAICA Broilers' Group (JB) has invested more than $20 million to acquire the hatchery operation of its competitor, Kingston Hatcheries, says Robert Levy, president and CEO of Jamaica Broilers.
Trinidad aluminium smelter may benefit Ja
TRINIDAD'S AGREEMENT with Alcoa to build an aluminium plant could be good for Jamaica's bauxite/alumina industry, says Parris Lyew-Ayee, general manager of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute.
Job skills need to match market demands - Clarke
WILLIAM CLARKE, managing director of the Bank of Nova Scotia said a change in the current attitude among students and educators could be one solution to Jamaica's unemployment problem.
'Atrocious' problem at Maldon PC bank - Kellier
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MALDON Branch of the St. James People's Cooperative Bank has been plagued in the past by poor loan repayment practices, said Paul Miller...
Capital & Credit eyes more profits
CAPITAL & Credit Merchant Bank (CCMB) is buoyed by its United States investments and keen on local and regional expansion plans, the company revealed at its inaugural annual general meeting at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel...
Billy Heaven - the quiet visionary
IN THE rough world of business, where egos gorge on image, Billy Heaven's quiet, easy-going nature offers up a fresh alternative.
Jamaica starts new marketing thrust overseas
EXPORTERS IN Jamaica are being guided into forming clusters to more effectively penetrate foreign markets, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight.
Scotiabank posts impressive second quarter results
SCOTIABANK JAMAICA, headed by managing director, William Clarke, has posted impressive financial results for the second quarter of 2004, driven by strong earnings.
Telecoms giant working to avert Ja's experience in T&T - 'C&W Jamaica was fat and lazy'
CABLE & WIRELESS (C&W) chairman Richard Lapthorne has vowed there will not be a repeat of the Jamaican experience in Trinidad when this telecom market is eventually opened up to competition.
Montego Bay road project hits target
WESTERN BUREAU: THERE HAVE been no cost overruns on the $718 million dualisation of Howard Cooke Boulevard and Alice Eldemire Drive in Montego Bay.
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