Jamaica Gleaner Business
Published: Monday Sunday | October 11, 2009
NTCS pays its debt - Fighting for new transport deal
Jamaica's plan for a more cohesive, and orderly, transport service within the Kingston metro region gets into gear November 2, when its partnership with the National Transport Cooperative Society (NTCS) ends and all routes are put back... Read More...
Government jobs review to take five months: Zacca to play major role: Unions warn cuts will hobble Government
With a re-examination of the size and operations of the government bureaucracy having been set in motion, spurred by the Government's ballooning wage bill, Jamaica's top civil servant says the new size and shape of the new public sector should be clear... Read More...
Universities stepping up foreign-student recruits
Locally, universities are placing more emphasis on the recruitment of foreign nationals who are able to pay the full cost of tuition. Read More...
Five National Housing Trust (NHT) projects on hold
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has put on hold five projects valued at $1.3 billion, saying the difficult topography and infrastructure constraints made the development too costly. Read More...
Claro's Jamaica entrance did impact Digicel
America Movil's (AMX) announced acquisition of Oceanic Digital Jamaica on August 23, 2007, which offered commercial mobile services under the MiPhone brand, sent shock-waves throughout the rest of the Caribbean. Read More...
Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone
Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time. Read More...
Yanique Grant: investing in training
Yanique Grant at 28 years old is chief executive officer of her own company, now in operation for two years. Read More...
Inside the markets
On the money market, the one-year Treasury bill that was offered last week was oversubscribed by almost 76 per cent. Read More...
Divorce or separation: Europe and its overseas territories disengage
For the most part, the sovereign nations of the Caribbean tend to look past their near neighbours in the non-independent Caribbean. Read More...
Iconic Hummer brand sold
Hummer, the off-road vehicle that once epitomised America's love for hulking trucks, is now in the hands of a Chinese heavy-equipment maker. Read More...
