Cut-stone town house experiment
Cut-stone design is rarely used by real-estate developers because it costs more to construct than block and steel, engineering experts say. Brian Alberga, senior engineer, says cut- stone structures are more durable and stronger, once designed properly to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes.
Mutual funds, a growing alternative investment
While many investors over the last 12 months were zeroing in on alternative investment schemes for high yields, mutual funds were offering a few investors some healthy returns as well.
Carib Cement expansion near completion ... Expects to pay dividends next year
Having substantially reduced the debt incurred for the modernisation of its Rockfort plant and with significant energy savings expected from the project, Caribbean Cement could be in a position to pay dividends next year, the company's general manger, Anthony Haynes, told shareholders Thursday.
Week on the web - Government services online
Jamaica, in recent years, has begun to embrace the concept of e-Government. This is evidenced by the growing number of government agencies that have begun to implement facilities that allow members of the public to conduct business via the Internet.
Do young, single women need life insurance?
Question: I am a single, 23 year-old college graduate who lives with my parents. Three months ago, I started my first job. A high-school friend contacted me recently. She suggested that I buy life insurance.
Iceland seeking strategic links with the Caribbean
It is hard to imagine nations less like each other than the islands of the Caribbean and Iceland. Despite this, the government in Reykjavik recently made it clear that it shares many of the region's concerns and wishes to develop a stronger relationship with the Caribbean.
BOOK REVIEW - Financial Planning handbook puts life in black and white
There is a telling quote at the beginning of chapter three in The Handbook of Personal Financial Planning. In a just over 200-page book (including appendices) by Oran A. Hall and W. St Elmo Whyte, which is liberally sprinkled with relevant quotes, the one by Dan Zedra at the start of the section on 'Goal Setting' resonates.
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