Carreras to stop making cigarettes
CARRERAS GROUP is to close its cigarette factory at Twickenham Park in St. Catherine by the end of this year. The company said in a statement yesterday that it made the decision to concentrate on distribution and marketing in Jamaica.

Spirit Airlines announces service to Jamaica
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla: SPIRIT AIRLINES yesterday announced a new non-stop service between Fort Lauderdale and Montego Bay, Jamaica, starting November 10, 2005 and between Fort Lauderdale and Kingston, Jamaica, starting December 15...

Ian Kelly captains RBTT's equities push
ONE OF Jamaica's top commercial banks, RBTT (Jamaica) is at the cusp of formally launching their first subsidiary, RBTT Securities (Jamaica) Limited (RBTTSJL). And leading the way will be the former head of the RBTT treasury department...

Manpower opens new home
THE 15-YEAR-OLD Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited (MMS), now has its own corporate headquarters at 1 Eureka Road in St. Andrew. The new location ­ Manpower Centre ­ was acquired at a cost of $30 million....

Paymaster pushes beyond bill payments
PAYMASTER, THE 10-year-old bill payment company, has renewed its relationship with the United States Embassy having just successfully bid to retain the contract to collect non-immigrant visa applications on their behalf.

Training for economic success
MANY COMMENTATORS, including me, have discussed the positive developments in the economy. This includes the growing confidence, decreasing interest rates and the move towards balancing the budget in the current fiscal year.

Wicker: Weaving its way to revival
THE WICKER furniture industry is one of the special industries which are still reaping the negative effects of Jamaica's financial sector melt-down a decade ago.

Not in my backyard
'NIMBY',WHICH means 'not in my backyard', is a well-known phrase in economics, which looks at the clash between heavily-consumed public goods and services with private property.

Financing small companies
THE COMPANIES Act 2004 has opened up opportunities for small companies to finance their activities in ways that were not possible under the old regime of the 1965 Act.