Back in the conch business - Forced layoff almost drove him to bankruptcy
AFTER NEARLY four years of being denied health certification to export conch due to a drawn-out legal battle with DYC Fisheries Limited, B&D Trawling Ltd., formerly one of the biggest players in the industry, resumed its conch export business in May.
Air Jamaica ' s financial misfortunes
OVER THE past two weeks, much has been said of Air Jamaica, following the reported loss of US$64 million for the first five months of the current financial year.
NCB restructures branch operations
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL Bank (NCB) has cut staff in its consolidation exercise at two downtown Kingston branches, group managing director of NCB, Patrick Hylton, told the Financial Gleaner.
Sprint Box, Door to Door form Caribbean courier alliance
COURIERS SPRINT Box Company Ltd. and Door to Door International Services Ltd. have agreed to work together in providing freight forwarding and shipping services.
MiPhone gets WISE
EMOQUAD INTERNET Service in collaboration with MiPhone, introduced their Wireless Internet Solution (WISE) yesterday. The role of the Internet service provider is to bring the Internet to the home or office...
Gov ' t moves to boost cellphone security
DESPITE THE relatively low cost of ownership, cellular phones are a favourite amongst thieves. In most cases, a thief can simply reconfigure the phone and sell it to an unsuspecting (or not) user.
Courts offers a helping hand
MORE THAN 50 students are set to receive scholarships from Courts Jamaica Ltd., valued at over $2 million through their Junior Management Programme (JUMP), and Manufacturers' Apprenticeship Development Exercise (MADE).
A company 's ability to pay dividends
THE COMPANIES Act, 2004 (Act) became effective on February 1, 2005. The seventh schedule of the act requires the accounts of companies, except small companies or small groups as defined by the act...
|
