Jamaica secures coveted seat on IMO council
Jamaica has been elected by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to its council for the 2008-2009 biennium, in Category C. Category C represents states which are deemed to have special interest in maritime transport or navigation, and whose election to the council...
Christmas buyers, beware! - Consumer watchdog urges vigilance, budget consciousness
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging shoppers to learn and exercise their rights as consumers and practise good money management as they make their holiday purchases. Highlighting shopping tips at a recent Jamaica Information Service think tank, chief executive...
... CAC secures more than $17m in complaint resolutions
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured in excess of $17 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers since the start of the 2007/08 financial year in April.Chief executive officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, says the agency has settled 90 per...
Chávez, allies launch Bank of the South Regiona to multilaterals
Hugo Chávez and leaders of six other South American nations launched a regional development bank that they tout as the continent's answer to United States-influenced international lenders. With as much as US$7 billion in expected start-up capital, backers say the Banco del Sur...
Brain drain hurting Jamaica
Some 20 per cent of Jamaica's specialist nurses and eight per cent of its registered nurses leave the island annually in pursuit of greener pastures overseas.This is according to senior University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer, Keirh Nurse's Policy Paper entitled 'Diaspora...
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