Dissing & Death
THE MATTER of disrespect is a very pervasive (and given its stark consequences - a perverted) and moral issue in Jamaica. People are so fearful of 'dissing' the wrong person, because the result can be instant death by gun...

McDonald's auctioning stock
WANT A a diesel generator and the furniture and equipment to start your own restaurant? Fast-food chain, McDonald's, is now auctioning fixtures and equipment from its locations across the island...

Phillips calls for public-private sector partnership
JAMAICA HAS no option, but to identify areas in which it has a competitive advantage and mobilise the entire country around production in these areas, says Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips.

'Good' companies are valued more
UNITED KINGDOM-based corporate governance expert, Dr. Madhav Mhera, says Jamaican companies can improve their market capitalisation by placing more emphasis on their responsibility to the society.

Carib disaster insurance fund for study
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC: JAMAICA YESTERDAY signed a US$1.8 million grant agreement with Japan to conduct a Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) viability study that would allow regional states to buy insurance coverage...

Alexander pioneers DB&G in T&T
PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad Express): "I BELIEVE that you must always upgrade your skills and prepare yourself for the next job," says Dehring Bunting & Golding (DB&G) country manager for Trinidad and Tobago, Lisa-Maria Alexander.

How to get people to visit your website
IF YOU want to make money in any sort of way with a website, you have to get people (and lots of them) to visit. Whether you have paid advertising at your website, or products to sell, or just information designed to generate leads or orders...