Developer introduces dome-style homes to Jamaica
Developer Caribbean Tropical Igloo Homes Ltd. is introducing the first dome-style homes to Jamaica and is promising that the structures can withstand almost any disaster, including hurricanes and fires.
Visiting squatter camps in South Africa
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters): Seeing buses full of tourists looking for a glimpse of South African poverty, squatter camp resident Lawrence Rolomana decided to try to earn a share of the cash they were spending.Bored and jobless, the 22-year-old...
Lessons for Jamaica from US subprime debacle
It was unfortunate that Hurricane Dean probably made last week's Vantage Point column, headlined "Major 'financial hurricanes' approaching, overseas and locally" one of the least read for the year.In brief, that column argued that the subprime debacle...
América Móvil to acquire MiPhone
Carlos Slim, said to be the richest man in the world, is buying stakes in Jamaica's Oceanic Digital Jamaica Limited, operating as MiPhone.On Thursday, Oceanic Digital Jamaica Limited (ODJ) announced in a press statement that the Carlos Slim-owned...
Flow acquires another rural cable company
Less than two weeks after the Government announced that it had given digital cable television provider, Flow, an islandwide licence to operate, the company has announced that it has acquired another small rural cable service provider.Flow, the brand...
Technology redefining cable television
Sunrise, Florida: Redefining the roll of television through increased use of technology was the central theme at the the HBO Latin American GroupSM Tech Trends Conference held at the Hotel Sheraton Suites on...
Health tourism has good earning potential here
It is no accident that both the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) specifically mention health tourism in their manifestos as an area for emphasis in their future administrations.
Retreat planned for Carib small hoteliers
In forging a closer link between small hotel owners and operators in the region, the Caribbean Hotel Association, in conjunction with the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association, will hold a two-day Caribbean Small Hotels retreat from September 26.
MiPhone's Alex Hill resigns
Alex Hill, senior vice-president of corporate development for MiPhone, has resigned from the company.Hill, who was in charge of MiPhone's international roaming business and commercial relationships, left the company at the...
Bargain hunting in a scary market
WASHINGTON (Reuters); Don't worry, start shopping. Sure, the stock market is acting crazy - hitting records and then selling off in broad, dramatic movements that are whipsawing small investors and sending many screaming for the exits.
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