Exporters making good progress
OVERALL GROWTH in the export sector had been steady over the last five years said, president of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), Dr. André Gordon. Over the period 2001-2005 total exports grew by 29 per cent...

Red Stripe to control Pepsi distribution in Jamaica
PEPSI-COLA JAMAICA, which controls over half of the market for carbonated soft drinks, is set to handover the distribution of its products in Kingston to Red Stripe. The deal will give the brewers islandwide control over the delivery of Pepsi's sodas...

International markets plunge on rate fears
LONDON: RENEWED WORRIES about interest rates sent global markets tumbling Tuesday, with the Japanese index plunging more than four per cent in its biggest one-day loss in two years. European stocks followed, with mining shares among the largest...

AdSense, cents per click
TODAY, MANY website owners are not limiting themselves to using their Internet vehicle to attract product interest but also to directly generate revenue. U.S-based company Google offers revenue-generating advertising on websites...

Evangelistic managers
THE BEST and most accomplished entrepreneurs and managers are evangelists. People like Jack Welch, who led the American General Electric Company to become the most sustainable, profitable and growing conglomerate in the world; Sam Walton...

Leveraging Caribbean business waves
FOR SOMETIME now, businesses in Jamaica have been getting ready for the CARICOM Single Market (CSM). The Institute of Management Consultants of Jamaica (IMCJ) has planned a series of events around the topic and has indicated that their next...