Banks look to small businesses
OVER THE past few months there has been a definite shift towards a more sympathetic treatment of the small businessman and businesswoman by the traditional banks.

Sausage war and trade ties
JAMAICA AND Trinidad and Tobago need to mesh trading arrangements more closely, says Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association (TTMA) president Anthony HoSang.

Caribbean 'well-prepared' for Cancun meeting ­ Bernal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): CARIBBEAN DELEGATES have headed off to the Mexican resort town of Cancun "well prepared" for the fifth World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial conference, according to Dr. Richard Bernal...

Farmers and manufacturers to formalise local alliance
THE JAMAICA Manufacturers' Association and the Jamaica Agricultural Society are to sign a formal alliance on October 1, under a push to have locals buy and consume Jamaican products.

Bond issue surpasses expectations
THE RESULTS surprised everyone, even the Ministry of Finance.

Prism Communications combines experience and creativity
WITH A combined total of 100 years of experience in marketing and advertising, Beverly and Michael Hirst along with business partner Tony Scott have already made a mark on the local advertising industry.

Scotiabank is Bank of the Year in Jamaica
THE BANK of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited has been named Bank of the Year in Jamaica by The Banker magazine, the industry publication of the Financial Times of London.

Will help come from the FSC to speed up claims?
Question: I met in an accident with a 'trailer head' in January of this year. A police officer who came on the scene shortly afterwards found that the truck driver was to blame.

Jamaica foreign direct investment flows fall
FOREIGN DIRECT investment inflows to Jamaica declined by US$235 million in 2002, over the year prior, a reflection of the global average downturn for such flows, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Drivers and operating systems
WHAT I like about XP is that it prevents the amalgamation of previous Windows products which results in the plethora of problems caused by incompatibility.

The new way to send Internet money transfers
IF YOU are one of the many Jamaicans who receive remittances from overseas relatives, friends or even business associates on a regular basis, whether you have a computer or not you may want them to consider Internet money transfers.