Investors go local after interest rate hike
THE PUSH to invest in United States dollar denominated securities has ended, leading investment advisors say. The hike in interest rates locally has stopped a slide in the value of the Jamaican dollar.
Jamaica becoming major investment destination - JAMPRO president
FOLLOWING IS an excerpt from the presentation made by Patricia Francis, president of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). She was speaking at the launch of the United Nations Conference on Trade...
Duke's - still satisfying Kingston appetites
IT SEEMS to have been around for almost as long as the street it was named after. Duke's Restaurant and Club is a landmark at the corner of Duke and East Queen Streets in downtown Kingston. The famous restaurant and club, once also a hotel...
Remittances needed for development - Assamba
WITH AN inflow of US$23 billion in remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean last year, Jamaica's State Minister for Industry, Commerce and Technology, Senator Aloun N'Dombet Assamba has challenged the region...
New locations for Tax Compliance Certificates
TAXPAYERS ARE to benefit from an expansion and reorganisation of Tax Compliance Certificates (TCC) operations. Five additional locations at St. Andrew, Spanish Town, Mandeville, Kingston and St. Ann's Bay Collectorates will shortly offer the service...
Budget deficit climbs
HIGHER EXPENDITURE on public sector salaries, as well as interest payments on Jamaica's almost $500 billion stock of domestic and foreign debt have combined to bring about a deficit in the Government's fiscal performance for the first quarter...
UNCTAD Report shows investment surge in Jamaica
ACCORDING TO the World Investment Report 2002, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Jamaica ranked 2nd in CARICOM, and 5th in the Latin American and Caribbean region in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow...
Sun shines on regional tourism after 9/11
THE CARIBBEAN is going to need all the help it can get in the tourist sector. Since the events of September 11, the region has seen a slump in visitors simply because it is next door to the US. A report indicated that it could lose 365,000 jobs...
NDFJ launches 'Speedline' - A new loan product for small and micro businesses
THE NATIONAL Development Foundation of Jamaica has introduced a new financial solution, 'Speedline', for business operators in the small and micro business sectors. This was done at a special reception held at The Golf View Hotel, Mandeville last...
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