C&W, Digicel face-off - Telecommunications giants to do battle in court
A LEGAL battle is looming between telecommunications providers Cable and Wireless (C&WJ) and Digicel over allegations that one network is retrieving and using customers' numbers for telemarketing and sales campaigns.
Rubber stamp directors
IN RECENT weeks, there has been a spate of corporate governance activities in the country. Similarly, recent headlines have once again highlighted the importance of practising good and effective corporate governance in publicly-traded companies...
Tax revenue continues to underperform in Sept
THE FISCAL deficit for the first half of the fiscal year was nearly $3.77 billion higher than budgeted at $18.58 billion. Revenue and Grants were over $8 billion below budget, mainly due to a shortfall in tax revenues which were nearly $7.32 billion...
A marriage made in New Kingston?
Question: Last year my insurers increased the rates for fire insurance. The same thing happened in 2003. The main reason for this was hurricanes. Reinsurers were said to take this into account when calculating their rates.
Golden Krust buys more local produce
GOLDEN KRUST Caribbean Bakery, which has 100 stores in the United States, aims to buy more agricultural produce from Jamaica. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, in an interview with JIS...
IMF to consider loans for shocks to poor countries
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): THE INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund was considering on Monday a new form of financing to provide quick help to poor countries hit by economic shocks, including sudden rises or falls in commodity prices such as oil.
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