London overtakes New York as priciest housing market
LONDON, United Kingdom (Reuters): London has officially overtaken New York as the world's most expensive residential market, a top global property agency said in a report on Thursday. "Our research suggests prices currently achieved in the prime areas...
Thousands of Housing Trust contributors claim refunds
The National Housing Trust, (NHT) has paid out over $1.3 billion in refunds to more than 85,000 of its contributors between January and July of this year. These were refunds on payroll deducted contributions made up to 1998.
Another Bahía Principe hotel worker dies
Twelve days after the bodies of two of their colleagues were found in Salem, St. Ann, construction workers at the Bahía Principe hotel site at Pear Tree Bottom in the parish are again in mourning as another.
Train and gain! - How firms can grab a competitive edge
If training plays an important role in increasing productivity and competitive-ness, why are many companies not focusing more on this function? Best practices dictate that three to five per cent of payroll expenditure should be spent on training.
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