Strong measures needed to get economy back on track - Davies
MINISTER Of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, is projecting that for the fiscal year 2003/2004, a deficit target of between five and six per cent will be met.
Cruise ship industry rebounds
THE CRUISE shipping industry ended the year 2002 on a spectacular note, according to the latest Jamaica Tourist Board data. Cruise passenger arrivals numbered 865,419 last year, representing a 3 per cent increase over the level in troubled 2001.
Stocks down for second day
THE NEGATIVE impact of the Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) increase in interest rate continued to affect the local stock market for the second day yesterday, resulting in 18 of 23 stocks declining in value.
SPARTAN - Putting on muscle
DRIVEN by the current fitness craze, an internationally-aware clientele and the need to maintain its status as one of Jamaica's top gyms, Spartan Health Club has an ambitious two-year improvement plan on its agenda...
Climbing the value chain
OVER THE past thirty years I have been making suggestions on how to improve the agriculture sector. These suggestions have been met with mixed reactions from those directly involved and from the policy makers.
Spam - scourge of the Internet
UNOFFICIAL FIGURES indicate that unsolicited emails, or spam, make up the majority of the email traffic on the Web today.
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