JUTC fesses up - Bus company admits it breached procurement guidelines
THE BOARD of the beleaguered Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has admitted committing procurement breaches at the company, in recent months, and outlined a host of measures aimed at preventing any future recurrence. In a release issued yesterday, the board made the concession...
World tourism body urges gov't to give active support
WESTERN BUREAU: The United Nations World Tourism Organisation's (UNWTO) Resilience Committee has called for active government support of the tourism sector in the face of the downturn the industry will experience in the next six to nine months...
Denis O'Brien has 9 more markets to conquer
In one week, Digicel Group with all the fanfare that has become part of the company's operating signature, has officially launched operations in three regional markets where its spend has topped US$800 million. It sounds like a hectic schedule for the company's business ...
Barnes praises the quality of regional teams
REFLECTING ON the difficulties encountered by Jamaica in their 2-1 win over Barbados, in the Digicel Caribbean Championships Finals at the National Stadium on Wednesday night, Reggae Boyz head coach John Barnes pointed out that the overall standard of teams in the region has risen...
EDITORIAL - Stresses in Canada
Canadians, and Stephen Harper's Conservatives in particular, have to be careful that they do not talk their country into a genuine, and deep, political crisis that leads to long-term instability. What is being faced now is really uncertainty, that is being frothed into something...
LETTER OF THE DAY - That botched fertiliser deal
The Editor, Sir: Your editorial in today's issue is spot on. I am in full agreement with everything that you said. I am, however, still not quite clear as to the status of the company that undertook this deal...
Pulse alumnae on verge of breakout
For 30 years, Pulse Investments has discovered and developed some big names in international fashion, especially through its annual Caribbean Model Search (CMS) regional beauties, including Lois Samuels, Althea Laing and Kimberely Mais...
One Night in Vegas
Staff, friends and associates of Scotia DBG Investments were given an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas last Saturday night. To make use of this, all they had to do was turn up at the Caymanas Polo Club in St Catherine. You see, they couldn't fly everyone to Las Vegas...
