Western Union clients to gain from US deal
CUSTOMERS WHO have used the Western Union Money Transfer service to send money between the United States and certain other countries between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 2002, are set to benefit from a legal settlement in the US.

Borrowers rushing 'no collateral' loans
WITH THE exception of credit cards, salaried Jamaicans in need of a loan have generally been required to present collateral of some type.

FINALIST FOR THE CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR - World class
Woodrow Mitchell, Walkerswood Caribbean Foods Limited

Richard Chen gives his success formula
THE SOLUTION to Jamaica's problems is in hard work and good family values, said Richard Chen, co-chairman of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) Job Creation awards sub-committee.

Beware! - Spyware software can catch you unaware
SPYWARE CAN best be described as software that secretly collects information through an Internet user's connection without the user knowing that this information is actually being gathered.

Nifty plug-ins
PEOPLE HAVE become so wary that they are afraid to get the 'plug-ins' which are necessary to view certain sites. Plug-ins are little applications/programmes which permit one to access sites which have audio/video links.

Assessing the co-operative option
THE FORMATION of co-operatives islandwide can play a significant role in moving agriculture forward. Simply put, a co-operative is an organisation that is owned and controlled by a group of persons who uses its products...

Protecting the family's health
QUESTION: I am 44 years old and married, with two teenaged children. I am self-employed. My wife works with the government. We have health insurance under a group plan that forms part of my wife's benefits.