Government set to target remittances
GOVERNMENT PLANS to zero in on the flow and use of remittances within the Jamaican economy, says Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies. He said the Government is seeking additional information on remittances...

Hope for the pork industry
JAMAICA'S PORK industry is well overdue for redevelopment, but its future rests firmly in the hands of the industry stakeholders and the Ministry of Agriculture to guide the proposed developmental plans and strategies.

Island Grill invests in Cross Roads
ISLAND GRILL restaurant chain is opening an outlet next week in Cross Roads, St. Andrew. Located at 1 Retirement Road in the Empire building, the same location where 19-year-old Gladstone Chang, the father of Island Grill's CEO, Thalia Lyn, launched...

Aubyn Hill needs to think again - Danny Roberts
In a Letter to The Editor AUBYN HILL'S article in the Gleaner of Wednesday, May 18, expresses one of the two antipodal views about globalisation and competitiveness.

Engineers urged to embrace new technologies
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICAN ENGINEERS had better start getting familiar with the modern technologies of the trade or face the possibility of losing jobs to foreigners when the CARICOM Single Market and Economy(CSME) is fully operational.

Tightening up on work permits
CAN JAMAICAN nationals be found who are executive chefs? What about more exotic job titles like belly dancers, massage therapists, tango dance teachers, or even staid skills like albaster-maker or landscape designer? Why is this important, you may ask?

Where are our leaders?
OVER THE past three weeks there have been a lot of developments in our island. This has left no shortage of issues to write about, including the police wage dispute, crime, economic numbers and April fiscal numbers.

Bonds of confidence
THERE ARE no longer the 'patrons in waiting' who at one time provided safety nets to rescue countries in distress. This is one of the stark realities of Globalisation. Today, each country is on its own and must be able to fend for itself.

Only one donor to PSOJ anti-crime fund
THE PRIVATE Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has so far collected just the $5 million pledged by GraceKennedy for its crime fighting fund initiative.

Credit ratings in the modern world
CREDIT RATINGS arose out of the railroad expansion in the United States ­ the capital requirements were too heavy to be met by only bank loans (even cross border bank loans) and equity injections.

'Reggae Train' trade mission a success - André Gordon
THE 'REGGAE Train' trade mission to the Caribbean was a success said president of the Jamaica Exporters' Association and leader of the delegation, Dr. André Gordon.

Hi-Lo edging for greater market share - Orane
OPERATORS ARE playing for high stakes in Jamaica's tough supermarket business, said Douglas Orane, GraceKennedy's (Grace) chairman and chief executive officer and John Mahfood, chief operating officer...

Local investor confidence key - Bear Stearns
GLOBAL INVESTMENT Bank Bear Stearns released a new research piece on Jamaica on June 1. In its sovereign credit update, written by their lead economist Dr. Carl Ross, Bear upgraded its recommendation on Jamaican debt...