New home-equity loan from RBTT
RBTT Bank is set to launch a new loan product, Home Equity Plus, which will allow customers to use the equity in their homes to access consumer credit, coming on the heels of the recent launch of the bank's loan summer loan campaign...

Ja needs strong leaders - Perkins
JAMAICA CAN successfully overcome the socioeconomic challenges which confront the country if we have strong leaders who inspire confidence in the people, says the chief executive officer of Pan Caribbean Financial Services, Donovan...

Island Grill spreads its wings
POPULAR JAMAICAN fast food chain Island Grill is set to spread its wings again come mid September. This time, the new location will be at Red Hills Mall on Red Hills Road in St. Andrew.

Be prepared!
WHEN IT comes to hurricanes, the mantra in the insurance business is ' Be prepared!' So, we caution our clients when the season starts on June 1, and remind them of the potential for damage. Economic loss after Hurricane Ivan has been...

Real estate development carries risk -- Attorney
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND Consultant with the firm Myers, Fletcher and Gordon (MF&G), Natalie Farrell-Ross, says that real estate development, just like any other investment, carries risk. Mrs. Farrell-Ross, who was guest presenter, spoke on the topic:...

Challenging times for Canadian Mutual Funds
Only three of the 31 Morningstar Canada Fund Indices managed to stay afloat during the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data on investment fund performance released by Morningstar Canada on July 6.

Who wants to be a millionaire?
SOME LOCAL financial institutions throw around the millionaire concept almost too generously. Increasingly, consumers are teased with advertisements inviting us to invest and become a millionaire in 10 years, or make your first million by...