Patterson starts new consultancy
Former Prime Minister P J Patterson has launched an international consulting firm and has set up shop on the 10th floor of the Life of Jamaica Centre in New Kingston. Patterson was not available for comment yesterday...

Caribbean carriers to split duties
Air Jamaica, BWIA West Indies Airways Ltd, Caribbean Star and LIAT will divide duties based on their capabilities under the air transportation contract for Cricket World Cup 2007 (CWC 2007). Their joint bid by the airline to transport teams, officials...

WTO breakdown not fatal - Bernal
Caricom's lead trade negotiator, Richard Bernal, says that the latest breakdown in world trade talks is not fatal to the negotiations and warned the region against joining the 'hysteria' that deadlock could lead.

EU talks start in Kingston
Trade negotiators from the European Union and the Caribbean's Cariforum group yesterday began a round of talks in Kingston, continuing efforts to craft a trade and cooperation pact as one of a series of Regional Economic Partnership Agreements...

Seprod to expand dairy farm on Belvedere land - Looks to mango exports
Seprod Limited says that it will be expanding its dairy farm on the 2,300-acre Belvedere Estate in St. Thomas which it is buying from the Jamaica Flour Mills and the Jamaica Producers Group (JPG). It is also exploring the possibility of exporting mangoes.

Stewart's sees good sales from BMW line
Acquiring the Jamaican dealership for BMW two months ago has required investing over $19 million in expansion and staff training by Stewart's Auto Sales Limited, and some other big changes at the company...

Politics, loyalty and competence
It is my belief, based on my observation of various political systems over many decades, that the lifeblood of politics is loyalty; not competence, not technical ability, not even likeability - all those help - but in the hierarchy of importance...

Jamaica Broilers share rise on ethanol plan
The Jamaica Broilers Group (JB) says that it will spend $1.1 billion to construct an ethanol production facility which will have an annual ethanol production capacity of 60 million gallons.