Widening the tax net
THE NEED to garner more revenue from taxes has become even more apparent with the deficit for this forthcoming budget projected at approximately $30 billion.

Dealing with a seismic shift in the economic order
THE VARIOUS crises that have affected the Jamaican economy are the result of a seismic shift in the economic order, as it pertained to a small developing Caribbean economy.

Informal economy to become part of the official sector - Patterson
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has signalled the Government's intention to facilitate integration of the informal economy into the official sector as a way of ensuring a more orderly and equitable business environment.

Economic crisis? What crisis?
FINANCE AND Planning Minister Dr. Omar Davies has disagreed with critics that Jamaica was currently in an economic crisis, noting that although it was severely indebted and was facing a huge fiscal imbalance...

2003 will be a rough year - Salmon
CONLEY SALMON, assistant vice-president of Marketing for Jamaica Broilers, is the latest voice in the private sector to be predicting what he called a "rough year" ahead.

Getting to the Roots - Putting the bite back into bananas
IN RECENT weeks, an official of INIBAP, the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, a programme of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI)...

Jamaica National to expand operations in Canada
THE JAMAICA National Building Society (JNBS) can now operate as a Foreign Bank in Canada following on a new designation order, which took effect on November 26, 2002 pursuant to the Bank Act of Canada.

New senior managers to revitalise coffee industry
TWO NEW managers have been brought in by the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) to continue a restructuring process which began about three years ago when the Government injected $3 billion into the cash-strapped entity.

Risky business in downtown Kingston
BUSINESSES located in certain areas regarded as being risky can end up being very costly to insure, says Leslie Chung, chairman of the Jamaica Association of General Insurance Companies (JAGIC).

The contest for corporate control of Kingston Wharves
THE BATTLE for corporate control of Kingston Wharves Limited (KML) could set a new precedent resulting in a landmark decision if the stevedoring companies were to be successful in their pursuit of litigation against Kingston Wharves.