Not smooth sailing for cruise sector
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: Boasting a marine at-traction far superior to anything in the Caribbean or anywhere in North America, Jamaica should be doing a lot better in cruise ship arrivals, several foreign-based tour company heads have observed. In an interview with, The Gleaner at the Hard Rock...
Jamaica Producers to make workers redundant
The positions of 20 workers employed to the Jamaica Producers Group Limited are to be made redundant next week Friday.The company said this is part of a restructuring exercise.According to the Group's divisional director, Jeffrey Hall, the restructuring...
South Korea, US seal trade deal - Includes surprise North Korean concession
(Reuters):The United States and South Korea agreed the biggest U.S.trade pact for 15 years on Monday with only minutes to go before a deadline. In one major surprise, the United States agreed to give, at least in principle, preferential treatment to South Korean products...
Business investment sinks
(AP):Orders to United States factories for big-ticket manufactured goods posted a disappointing increase in February that raised new worries about the strength of the economy.Demand for durable goods increased by 2.5 per cent in February, the U.S.
Tribune accepts US$8.2b buyout offer
(Reuters): Tribune Company said on Monday it agreed a bid by Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell to take the newspaper publisher and broadcaster private, and that it plans to sell the Chicago Cubs after the 2007 baseball season.
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