'New customs rules no threat to business' - Less paperwork for clearing of non-commercial goods
The new import procedure implemented October 9, by the Customs Department will eat into the revenues of customs brokers, but will bring more convenience to the regular public clearing non-commercial items.
Jamaica Producers buys new UK juice business
Following on plans to expand its juice business in the United Kingdom, Jamaica Producers Group has acquired Scottish-based juice and ready-to-eat food company, Simply Organic Limited, a move which will add about $430 million to the Jamaican...
Exploit the market when it's down
After nearly two years of suffering through a brutal bear market, the average Jamaican investor could be forgiven for thinking that the stock market was not for them.
JMB loans above target - Says Venezuelan funds to upgrade squatter settlements
The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) has 35 developments in its portfolio, representing a combined 5,075 housing units that its funds have helped to finance - an investment of $2.8 billion.
Strong tourism performance linked to new rooms, increased airlifts
Tourism has earned US$1.4 billion for the period January to September 2006, or 24.6 per cent above the comparative nine-month period last year, the Jamaica Tourist Board said...
Navigating industrial relations in the context of CSME
This book is a follow up of the very useful 'A-Z of Industrial Relations Practices at the Workplace' written by George J. Phillip, that focused on industrial practices in Jamaica.
The economic value of education
A few days ago, I was talking to one of the Eastern Caribbean's more successful and innovative businessmen. We were discussing the issues surrounding the OECS states' position in the negotiations for an economic...
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