Micheal Chen aims to make Texaco the consumer's first choice
ALTHOUGH UNCERTAIN about the extent to which the number of Texaco retail outlets will change in the near future, Michael Chen, Texaco Jamaica's newly-appointed general manager...

Grace Kennedy & Company - A corporate giant leaves a footprint
GRACE, KENNEDY & Company has put in yet another stellar performance for the year ended 2002, heightening its profile as a world-class Jamaican company positioned as one of the dominant players in the region.

The budget should be simplified for the public - Jackson
FINANCIAL ANALYST John Jackson suggested this week that the Government was actually short-changing the public by publishing the budget in its current complex format and with inadequate information.

Petrojam to resume oil purchases from Venezuela in June
PETROJAM WILL resume commercial purchases of crude oil from Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in June, when the local refinery reopens, following routine maintenance now being undertaken at the 36,000 barrels-a-day plant.

Getting to the Roots - Are we losing too much of our arable agricultural lands?
BARNETT ESTATES Ltd., in Montego Bay, has, in recent years, gradually transformed most of its former sugarcane and banana lands into commercial, industrial and residential estates.

The role of audit committees
REALITY LIMITS the ability of rules and laws to perfectly regulate the financial world. As such the responsibility lies in the hands of audit committees.

The bond market - policing sovereign credits - Country perspective - a look at Barbados (Baa2/A-)
MOST OF you will agree that the current global environment is extremely hostile to the developing countries of Central America and the Caribbean - especially those countries that are geographically small and have narrowly based economies...

Henry Pratt at the cutting edge of finance
EDUCATION IS what paved the way for Henry Pratt, 34, to become a vice president at Manufacturers Sigma Merchant Bank. But he says it is legislation which is transforming his role and the industry in which he works.

Providing the right business environment for investment
Last week, the President of the PSOJ, Mrs. Beverley Lopez was the special guest speaker at the PSOJ/AAAJ Advertising Effectiveness Awards launch hosted by Arnold Foote.

DID YOU KNOW - Valuation for commercial importation of motor vehicles and motorised equipment
THE PRINCIPAL method of valuation for the commercial importation of motor vehicles into Jamaica is the transaction value. However, the general requirements for the application of this method must first be met.

Casinos will be money earners in time
CASINOS GROSS billions in revenue from which the Government could earn millions in taxes, but it will take at least four years for the coffers to be seriously enriched via this gambling route, says chartered accountant Dennis Chung.

Jamaica Lottery Company aims to list by July
SHARES OF the Jamaica Lottery Company (JLC) should be listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) by July, says Jamaica Lottery Company chairman, Howard Mitchell.

Capital & Credit Merchant Bank's profit up over 100 per cent
CAPITAL AND Credit Merchant Bank Limited (CCMB) has recorded an after tax profit of $90.24 million, an increase of $46.18 million for its consolidated results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003.