Jamaica, China sign US$500m investment pact February 05, 2010 - THE GOVERNMENTS of Jamaica and China have signed agreements valued
at more than US$500 million (J$4.5 billion) for road, housing and other
projects, including the construction of a Chinese Garden at the Hope Botanic
Gardens.
Intralot
buys 49.9%of SVL February 05, 2010 - THE CARIBBEAN subsidiary of Greek technology firm, Intralot
SA, is now the single-largest shareholder in Supreme Ventures Limited
(SVL), but the company has strategically confined its acquisition
to 49.9 per cent of the gaming company, avoiding a takeover.
IN THE wake of the devas-tating earthquake, there has been an outpouring
of interna-tional support for Haiti. The first priority has been
saving lives.
I HAVE known eminent retired Jamaican jurist Boyd Carey for many
years. We met through a mutual friend, the late H.I. McKenzie -
a Mwalimu, or teacher, a sociologist who deeply understood, among
other things, Caribbean social structure, family norms and links
among lifestyles, health statuses and their influences on Jamaica's
development prospects.
Tighter
squeeze on bank pay January
29, 2010 -
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in a broad riposte to excess,
told a room full of international bankers and CEOs just what they did
not want to hear: Brace for bonus curbs, tighter banking regulations and
new bookkeeping rules.
In this essay, we take a brief look at the basic principle, strategies
and nuances that drive the stock market in general and individual
portfolios in particular.
This essay is the 2nd part of A New Mindset
For New Investors. It focuses on some of the strategies, which,
if implemented, will endow to your success.