Globalisation, capitalism and Dubai
DUBAI IS a most amazing city. A long time ago, it produced oil but that soon ran out and, today, it is part of the United Arab Emirates which is a loose federation of sheikhdoms that is collectively rich in oil.

Raymond Campbell - From banker to hair care entrepreneur
BUSINESS IN the hair care services today mirrors the opportunities in the financial sector some twenty years ago, says proprietor of Images Hair Shoppe Raymond Campbell. The former Jamaica country manager for FirstCaribbean International Bank...

Spanish Court is up for sale
NEW KINGSTON landmark, Spanish Court has been put on the market. The commercial property, located on St. Lucia Avenue across from John R. Wong Supermarket consists of 36 shops spread over 41,739 square feet.

Are Jamaican investors spoiled?
"I DON'T care what you write. I would put more money with OLINT because the investment houses aren't doing anything for me," one disgruntled caller told Wednesday Business. In an email, another reader grumbled that neither the stock...

Rez Burchenson to head ICD subsidiary
THE GENERAL manager of Pan Caribbean Asset Manager (PCAM), Rezworth Burchenson, departs from that financial institution at the end of this month, Wednesday Business has learned. A subsidiary of Pan Caribbean Financial Services (PCFS)..

TALKING TAX - How to pay your taxes
THE TAX Administration Directorate has made it easier for companies, self-employed persons, partnerships, provident societies and other organisations to meet the March 15 Income Tax deadline, by instituting a number of programmes...

Water Commission seeks rate increase
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NATIONAL Water Commission (NWC) will be conducting a tariff review for a new tariff to take effect on January 1 next year. The last increase was granted in 2004 and was given a three-year interim which ends in December of this year.

World Bank examines system of remittances to Caribbean
WASHINGTON (CMC): THE WORLD Bank and the Bank for International Settlements have collaborated in providing for the first time, a report on understanding the payment system aspects of remittances to the Caribbean and other countries.