What makes Scotiabank Jamaica so good (Part II)
LAST WEEK the Financial Gleaner posed the question, what makes Scotiabank so good? Fortuitously it posted its second quarter results at the end of last week, and this goes some way in answering the question.

Carib Cement Company firms up its profits
THE UNAUDITED results of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited for the quarter ending March 31, 2004 have revealed a 400 per cent increase in the company's

Mark Walters leaves DB&G
THE FINANCIAL Gleaner understands that vice-president of Treasury and Asset Management at Dehring Bunting and Golding (DB&G), Mark Walters has resigned from the investment and merchant bank.

Agriculture looks to export for growth
FOR THE January to March quarter of 2004, the agricultural sector suffered an aggregate decline of 2.1 per cent.

Modern education, Jamaican style
IN JAMAICA there is a saying 'tek bad sinting and mek joke'. Since it's education that I will be looking at, in Standard English, this means 'to turn an unfortunate event into a humorous situation'.