'Expect $1 billion a day from jazz fest'
WESTERN BUREAU: As hoteliers, ground handlers, restaurants and vendors gear up for the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival, organisers, Turn Key Productions, are estimating that an average of $1 billion will circulate within the tourism capital of Montego Bay...
World markets are still volatile
European shares dropped sharply Wednesday while Asian shares rose in a volatile market mix as investors digested the U.S. Federal Reserve's surprise interest rate cut aimed at shoring up the sagging American economy.
Labour Ministry overwhelmed by overseas job seekers
Several persons who were a part of thousands who turned up at the East Street offices of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security yesterday, to secure application forms for employment in the United States, criticised ministry officials for what they claimed was poor planning....
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