Cable & Wireless to invest in GSM/GPRS
TELECOMS GIANT Cable & Wireless (C&W) yesterday announced that it will be making substantial investments in both GSM and GPRS networks across the Caribbean and expects to have access to these networks in...

One of a dying breed
IT WAS NOT so long ago when parents would stand vigil over tailors' shoulders during August, awaiting their sons' khaki suits for that September...

New pay phones spread
PATRONS OF bars and many other small businesses across the island have been exposed to a new telephone service over the past year. With this service, telephone calls incur charges of between $20 and $40 for a two-minute call within the same parish or...

Jamaican stocks out-perform region in first half of 2002
FOR THE first half of 2002, the composite index in Barbados is up 7.1 per cent, Trinidad is up 10.8 per cent and Jamaica is up 14.1 per cent. The Caribbean markets have done...

Customs Dept slashes staff - Restructuring under way
SOME 130 staff members of the Jamaica Customs Department in Kingston and Montego Bay, St. James, lost their jobs last week when the revenue agency sent them on leave as part of a restructuring programme...

Local technology website launched
A NEW website, dedicated to providing local technology-related information and resources, was recently launched. TechJamaica.com (www.techjamaica.com) is an online resource of local technology information, news, events, discussion forums and other...

Manpower and Maintenance - Challenging Jamaica's traditional prejudices Services
FEW PEOPLE know the name of the company that cleaned the National Stadium for the World Junior...