Bouygues silent on toll numbers
ALTHOUGH THEY were happy to trot out the numbers in the public relations battle last Monday over the boycott of the Portmore leg of the tolled Highway 2000, the highway's French owner/operator says it will no longer make public statements...
Mirant and JPS: What is happening?
ON JULY 11, 2006, at 8:00 a.m. New York time, it was reported that Mirant Corporation, which is the parent company of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, had announced a tender offer for...
Double rental rates for commercial cons truction
THE CHIEF executive officer of the investment company First Jamaica Investments (FJI), Stephen Facey, says that the current rental rates in New Kingston are too low to justify any development of commercial office space. He also said that...
MiPhone rolls out walkie-talkie
MIPHONE IS looking to tap into new areas of the mobile market and increase its market share with its new product "MiDirect, Push-To-Talk."
Knowledge, key in forex trading
Jared Martinez, chief executive officer and president of Market Traders Institute and author of The 10 Keys to Successful Trading was recently in Jamaica where he conducted a workshop on foreign exchange (forex) trading and the futures...
Simpson Miller stresses partnership with private sector
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller says that she is committed to working with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) by fostering a business-friendly climate. Mrs Simpson Miller was the guest speaker for the 30th Anniversary and Awards...
In step with G8 ideas about energy
WE IN Jamaica are heartened by the acute attention leaders at the recent G8 summit gave to energy conservation. The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's ((PCJ) successes in our public awareness campaign on energy conservation and efficiency in...
Looking at black businesses in UK
TONY WADE'S success in business, his pioneering role in the development of the black hair care industry in Britain, and his pride in the contribution made by black enterprise to Britain's economy have inspired him to write this book.
Carib priorities misplaced
IMAGINE AWAKING one morning to the news: 'Taxi drivers across the Caribbean are on strike. Thousands of tourists are stranded at hotels and airports. The main roads into Bridgetown and Kingston remain closed as protesting taxi men and women block...
|
