Coffee prices spiral as output chopped
JAMAICA'S RARE Blue Mountain coffee is becoming rarer and more expensive in foreign markets and Jamaican consumers may soon start feeling the effects.
Putting a price on fine dining
GIVEN TODAY'S busy schedules, eating out is sometimes the only sensible option. But there is a major difference between the mere sating of hunger and fine dining.
Tax revenue continues to underperform in August
JAMAICA RAN a fiscal deficit for the month of August of $938.4 million Jamaican dollars, slightly below the programmed deficit for the month of $1,380.8 million.
Muscular profits in goat rearing
BUT THERE is real threat that domestic goat husbandry will be overtaken by imports. However, should farmers treat the rearing of goats more seriously, there are several opportunities to profit from local and overseas demand for the meat.
'Air J is good to go'
AIR JAMAICA intends to transform itself into a lean airline serving the niche markets of Caribbean and eastern North American travellers, while keeping its Jamaican essence.
The two types of corporate stealing
BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGISTS tells us that many people steal from work because they feel unappreciated and undervalued. I think, this is an apple and orange issue. However, as I see it, there are two types of corporate 'thieves'.
Talking the talk, but not walking the walk
THE JAMAICAN society is suffering from a degeneration of the social order. But it is not a new phenomenon, rather it is the culmination of a long process and series of events. Our major failing is that we are very good at 'talking the talk'...
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