Ja gets passing grade in business friendliness
JAMAICA RANKS above France and Italy in terms of the ease of doing business here, but some aspects of the country's environment remain quite primitive, according to a new World Bank study.

Difficulties in changing careers
IN TODAY'S Jamaica there are still some people who have worked in the same company and following essentially the same careers for decades. Fifteen years ago there used to be many more of those long timers and ten years from now...

Magna Rewards looses Singer
SINGER HAS pulled out of their partnership with Magna Rewards, becoming the second Jamaica company to distance themselves from the loyalty rewards programme in as many months.

Mother's launches high-protein patty
MOTHER'S HAS launched a new, less expensive patty to schools right across the island. The power patty was launched by the fast food chain in collaboration with school principals and canteen operators.

'Bags of cash' for US health care
Question: I am enrolled in a local health insurance plan. The premium is paid by my employers. My wife and two children have also joined the plan. The younger of the two children was recently diagnosed with a rare congenital disease.

WEEK ON THE WEB - What's new on the Internet
SANDOR PANTON of Top5Jamaica.com, in association with the Gleaner Online, guides you through what's new, cool and interesting on the Internet. From Jamaica to the wider Caribbean and the rest of the world...