Tourism growth ahead - Dyer
JAMAICA SHOULD have a five per cent increase in visitor arrivals this year, says Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association president Godfrey Dyer. The country was on track for a record year before Hurricane Ivan struck its southern coast in September.

The kind face of corporate citizenship
CABLE & WIRELESS Foundation, the brainchild of the company's senior vice-president for Legal, Regulatory & Public Policy, Camille Facey and former President Gary Barrow, was launched in November of last year.

MiPhone goes after revenues
"WHEN YOU are number three in the market, you can't rely on traditional marketing methods. You have to innovate," says David Palmer, MiPhone senior vice president of commercial operations.

C&W has tough second quarter
PROFITS DIPPED at Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited in the second quarter ended September 30, with its revenues and margins coming under pressure.

Women dominate JN Small Business Loans portfolio
JAMAICA NATIONAL Small Business Loans Limited declares that women predominately seek loans to start their own ventures. The Jamaica National subsidiary is targeting small business persons unable to secure a loan from traditional banking sources.

Diversification needed in securities industry - Williams
IN ORDER to further the growth of the capital market in Jamaica, local securities dealers should be allowed to diversify their asset portfolios outside of government securities to include instruments from other countries, in particular the Caribbean...