Big firms but not big profits

LOCAL FAST food outfits such as Island Grill, Tastee and Mother's appear to be holding their own during the current economic malaise, although several of their more illustrious international competitors are finding the going tough. Despite the backing..

Lesson in Leadership confab coming

THE GLEANER and its weekly tabloid the Financial Gleaner will this year be among the sponsors of the Fifth Annual Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Seminar to be hosted in Jamaica for the fourth year by Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd. The Lessons in...

'FINSAC-friendly' board for LoJ

THE FINANCIAL Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) plans to pack the new board of Life of Jamaica (LoJ) with friendly faces and Government employees, according to details obtained by Wednesday Business. Among the new board members proposed for LoJ is...

Credibility crucial says BoJ's Latibeaudiere

BANK OF Jamaica governor Derick Latibeaudiere on Monday told central bankers gathered in Jamaica for their annual conference that their credibility relied on guaranteeing the "soundness of the theoretical foundations on which monetary policy is based". ..