Jamaica Gleaner News- Business - Thursday

Government of Jamaica moves to save bauxite jobs

GOVERNMENT IS attempting to lobby bauxite-producing companies to not cut back on production despite a growing surplus and low demand for the commodity on the world market. Minister of Mining and Telecommunications, Derrick Smith, told Parliament Tuesday...

Committee proposes alternative use for waste

A COMMITTEE of Parliament, which deliberated on the future of the bauxite industry, has recommended that research be conducted with a view to finding ways of recycling waste from bauxite production. The committee, chaired by Central Manchester Member...

Court backs union benefits after promotion

The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is nothing in the Labour Relations Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA) to suggest that it is illegal for an employer to allow a worker to retain union benefits after acceptance of a managerial position...

OPEC to cut record 2.2 million barrels per day

OPEC yesterday agreed to slash a record 2.2 million barrels from its daily production as of January 1, while the bloc's outsiders Russia and Azerbaijan announced their own cutbacks of hundreds of thousands of barrels from the market...