Jamaica Gleaner Business

Published: Monday Sunday | April 8, 2007

Jamaica 'losing ground' - Bear Stearns downgrades debt on budget concerns
Citing concerns about the current budget, Bear Stearns has downgraded Jamaica's debt to underperform less than a month after it signalled concerns about the economy by reclassifying GoJ issued bonds as 'market-perform'. Read More...

Caribbean association of professionals formed in China
It's not easy navigating the cultural twists and turns that are inevitably part of being a Caribbean national working or studying in China," says a new group resident and studying in the world's most populous nation. Now, the Caribbean Association in China (CAC), working closely with the embassies in Beijing, will help bridge that gap," said the CAC this week. Read More...

Real estate investment: the key to building wealth
If the meteoric success of the Jamaican-born Floridian businessman and pastor, Dennis Grant, is anything to go by, then, without a doubt, investing in land is the path to building financial wealth and living the American dream. Read More...

32,000 owed US pensions
A total of US$133 million in retirement benefits haven't been claimed, the federal agency that insures private pension plans has reported. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC) said 32,000 people are owed money. Read More...

A viable Caribbean aviation policy
For more than two decades, the region has been searching for a viable aviation policy.In the process individual governments have sought to limit routes, control schedules and fares and find ways to develop national carriers. The consequence has been that national self-interest has triumphed over regional integration and huge sums of money have been spent on subsidising and restructuring national or sub-regional carriers. Read More...