'Partnership' accord near
THE PARTNERSHIP for Progress talks will resume next week, with the aim of finalising a draft agreement similar to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed earlier this year with the trade unions representing civil servants.

Gov't snares big Eurobond
THE GOVERNMENT raised Euro 200 million ($15.3 billion) yesterday from an 11 per cent 2012 Eurobond.The Ministry of Finance (MOF) stated that the issue was launched and priced within five hours as there was, "an overwhelming demand from institutional...

Gov't divests 400 housing units
GOVERNMENT HAS divested some 400 units since 2002 under its housing divestment programme, said State Minister of Water and Housing, Harry Douglas.

Kgn Wharves on recovery path
AFTER THREE years of less than impressive financial performance and a bitter shareholder feud, Kingston Wharves Limited is ready to reclaim lost market share and return healthy profits to investors, according to the Chairman...

CARICOM to get oil price ease
A TRINIDAD and Tobago deal to ease the financial pain felt by its CARICOM neighbours because of skyrocketing oil prices is in the works.

Denbigh Agri Show going international
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant has said that the association was moving to reposition itself on the international scene and to make its premier agricultural show at Denbigh an international event.

Jeremy Jones heads Sandals Whitehouse
RECENTLY APPOINTED General Manager at Sandals Whitehouse, Jeremy Jones is confident that his plans to package and sell the 'more traditional side' of Jamaica will guarantee the success of the new property when it opens next February.