Cruise shipping runs aground - But hopes high for a comeback
HOTEL INDUSTRY anguish over the fall in stopover visitor arrivals masks an even bigger plunge in cruise ship passenger arrivals.

Air Jamaica gains market share
AIR JAMAICA'S decision to pursue an aggressive marketing campaign to bring visitors to Jamaica following the September 11 tragedy is paying off. Figures released by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) for the period January to March show that the number...

... but gloomy outlook on horizon for airline industry
FOLLOWING RECORD losses in 2001, the aviation industry in the Americas faces a grim forecast short-term, but Latin American and Caribbean airlines may be better poised for recovery than their larger United States counterparts. Those were among the...

'Single market and economy essential for Caribbean survival'
GUARDIAN LIFE Limited president, Earl Moore has called on regional governments to move with new urgency in the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, (CSME) as Caribbean integration is essential if the region is to survive and be...

Dining Italian style in Ochi
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C&W gives up OECS monopoly
CABLE & Wireless (C&W) and The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Monday signed an agreement in Grenada on a new pricing structure for customers in the OECS. The agreement effectively ushers in the beginning of widespread...

CI Fund management becomes sixth largest fund company in Canada
CANADIAN MUTUAL fund company, CI Fund Management, headed by Jamaican Raymond Chang, brother of Island Grill boss Thalia Lynn, yesterday formed an agreement to acquire Spectrum Investment, the mutual fund subsidiary of Canadian...