COK goes to MoBay
COK Cooperative Credit Union is to open a full service centre in Montego Bay next month. The branch will be located at 40 Market Street near the busy business hub of Sam Sharpe Square and is to be headed by an experienced banker...

Dysfunctional boards of directors
THE MELTDOWN of 'star companies' such as Enron and Worldcom, and the managerial difficulties of others such as Disney, Citigroup and most recently AIG (one of the largest insurance and financial services group in the world)...

Richard Azan wins Caymanas divestment bid
CAYMANAS ENTERTAINMENT Limited, (CEL) the Richard Azan-led consortium, has emerged as the successful bidder in the Caymanas Park divestment, a reliable source told Wednesday Business.

A 'rather peculiar' situation
QUESTION: I bought a townhouse in a strata complex. A mortgage company provided the financing. Part of my monthly payment includes a charge for insurance. The lender says it is compulsory. I also pay a maintenance fee to the strata corporation.

Grace restructures
GRACEKENNEDY ANNOUNCED during their annual general meeting on Monday that the group would be consolidating several of its subsidiaries. Detailed in their 2004 annual report, GraceKennedy has about 57 subsidiaries plus 10 associated companies...

T&T bakers prefer flour from Jamaica
TRINIDAD'S BAKERS are not too impressed that the price of flour has decreased, according to president of the Baker's Association, Ronald Austin. For years, he said, the bakers in his association have boycotted locally-milled flour...

Search engines of choice
FOR THE past few years, Google, Yahoo and MSN have been the search engines of choice for most Internet users. However, another type of search engine has been gaining popularity - Metasearch engines.