Jamaica's brand drain
DROVES OF well known Jamaican brands have been registered by foreign companies in key overseas markets, Wednesday Business has discovered. And despite the talk of protecting 'Brand Jamaica' several overseas companies have already appropriated the name...
Benefits of the long view
WHENEVER I think of how important it is for people from businesses and governments to take the long view, I am immediately reminded of how much against the grain of human nature it is to think and act for the long term.
Confidence starting to emerge
JAMAICAN BUSINESSES and consumers are both showing high levels of confidence in the future, said Professor Richard Curtin, head of the Survey Research Centre at the University of Michigan, yesterday.
C&W upgrades mobile network
CABLE & Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) has recently brought 23 new cell sites into service and upgraded 19 existing sites at a cost of $482 million, the company stated yesterday. The new sites, which became operational on a phased basis between November...
Australian firms hunting for oil
AUSTRALIA'S GIPPSLAND Offshore Petroleum Ltd. has begun an exploration programme in the Walton basin off southern Jamaica, the Oil and Gas Journal reported yesterday. The company is running a 7,180 km seismic survey across its four permits...
WEEK ON THE WEB
SANDOR PANTON of Top5Jamaica.Com, in association with the Gleaner Online, guides you through what's new, cool and interesting on the Internet. From Jamaica to the wider Caribbean and the rest of the World, this is the 'Week on the Web'.
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