767 houses for public sector workers - NHT leads $1b joint-venture project
The National Housing Trust (NHT), in collaboration with two trade-union organisations, will be investing $1.06 billion to develop housing units at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, for public sector workers.
Fast-track development a 'serious promise' - Government committed to 90-day approval of plans
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has reiterated his government's intention to turn around development approvals within 90 days as well as its plan to establish a single agency to help achieve this."I am serious when I say that if come day 91, they...
US recession? No problem, mon! America's problems could be Jamaica's opportunity - Shaw
Finance Minister Audley Shaw is promising growth of 2.0-3.0 per cent in the next fiscal year as he moved to downplay concerns of the effects of a global economic slowdown, and in particular, the looming recession in the...
JMMB makes third preference share offer
Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB) is to open the third tranche of its preference-share offer on Monday to the market where it will seek to raise $350 million.The offer could remain open for as long as 10 months to November 6, the eve of the company's...
Patto's people:
Questions for George Roper: acting executive director, Financial Services Commission -
Policing investment schemes
Starting this week, Sunday Business brings you a new feature, 'Patto's People', where questions are posed to newsmakers on matters important to you. We ask the delicate questions to which you want enlightening answers. We start with George Roper of the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
CPM or flat rate - What should the online advertiser choose?
Internet marketers generally seek out highly trafficked websites that attract persons fitting the targeted demographic profile and place either a flash or image advertisement on the selected online property.
Buying property to build a house - A complex process requiring multiple steps
Almost everyone aspires to home ownership, but often, that process begins with the acquisition of land.
Microsoft offers US$44.6 billion for Yahoo!
Microsoft Corp has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo! Inc with an unsolicited takeover offer of US$44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc's dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising markets.The surprise offer of...
BUSINESS EVENTS
The Jamaica Employers' Federation hosts its first CEO breakfast for 2008, featuring Joseph A. Matalon, chairman of the Advisory Board for the Jamaica Productivity Centre, as guest speaker, Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, 7:30 am.
Who speaks for you? (Part 3)
In keeping with The Sunday Business' commitment to keep you in the know, here are some more heads of associations.real estate/constructionAt the Jamaica Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Cletus Graham has been the president...
Once again, Doha optimists insist a deal can be struck if ...
Should we believe the optimism of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy when he suggests that global trade talks in the Doha Round are on their last lap and can be completed by the year's end? Alternatively, is not a more...
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