Gov ' t ' s balanced budget target obtainable - IMF
THE IMF released its eagerly awaited interim Intensified Surveillance Report on Jamaica earlier this week. In what is overall a very positive report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) notes approvingly that despite the shocks experienced.

Fixed-line telephone service growth stalled
OF AT least 27 domestic carrier licence allocated between 2000 and 2003 when Jamaica embarked on the phased liberalisation of the telecoms sector, only one new player has begun offering any type of fixed-line service.

MiPhone targets Internet service providers
AWARE THAT speed is such a critical element to customer satisfaction, MiPhone cellular network is aiming to secure local Internet service providers (ISP) as their preferred provider.

Harmony Cove developers to be announced soon
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CONSTRUCTION of the multi-million dollar Harmony Cove Resort in Trelawny is moving closer to reality as within the next two weeks the developers will be determined.

Carton box plant by August - Frankson
DOREEN FRANKSON was re-elected unopposed as president of the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) at the association's annual general meeting which was held at the JMA's offices on Duke Street in downtown Kingston on Wednesday.

Let the buyer beware
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE ARTICLE published in The Gleaner of May 25, 2005 in your Insurance Helpline consisted of a letter from one of your readers and the response from the columnist....

Sugar ' s leadership failures
OVER the past few weeks I have followed the many commentaries and news items re the sugar debacle. The Financial Gleaner of June 17, 2005 included an article in which Livingstone Morrison warns Jamaican consumers...

Ja signs oil deal with Venezuela
JAMAICA SIGNED on to the Petrocaribe Agreement on Energy Co-operation in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela on Wednesday. In his address during the signing ceremony, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson said the Petrocaribe initiative would benefit the Caribbean region.

Raising the bar of leadership
THE LEADERSHIP bar for political office was raised when the mayor of Spanish Town had to step down from office over the past two weeks. While the JLP must be commended for the steps they took in getting the goodly mayor to exit his post...