CEOs at risk
MANY YOUNG people aspire to become the chief executive officer (CEO) of a company, and that is a very good thing. We need a lot more people to go into business and have the chance of being very good business leaders.

IMF says Ja is on target
THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed broad agreement with the country's economic policies but urged caution in lowering interest rates and controlling expenses.

Still liable by law after 130 years
QUESTION: DOGS form part of the security system at our home. Though they have received obedience training, we worry about them running loose on the road and injuring persons or causing accidents. Can we buy insurance to protect ourselves?

Carreras to make big dividend payout
WITH AN 11 per cent increase in its revenue for 2005, the Carreras Group Limited is set to handsomely reward its shareholders with an interim dividend of $485.4 million - or $1 per stock unit - on July 26.

More censorship on the Internet
RECENTLY, I wrote on the Chinese Government's attempts to censor the content of China-based blogs and websites. Then I heard about a recent study on Internet filtering in Iran...

FSC pleased with stock exchange monitoring - ... Says George Roper, senior director of securities
THE FINANCIAL Services Commission (FSC), has expressed satisfaction with the Jamaica Stock Exchange's (JSE) commitment to monitoring the trading activities of its members.

1990 déjà vu? - Oil experts say situation different
PARIS (Reuters): WHEN IRAQI tanks thundered into Kuwait in August 1990, oil prices doubled, car sales tumbled, recession hit the United States, and crude costs retreated within a year as a result of a slump in demand.