The sweet success of bee-keeping
AUDREY AND Mortimer Wilson speak of bees just like mothers speak of infants. Even if you aren't a bee-keeper, their enthusiasm makes you want to understand their passion for one of the most productive species on earth.
Standards - opportunity or threat?
MANY BUSINESSES have tried to export goods or services to foreign markets, only to have those goods restrained at ports of entry on the basis of non-conformity with that market's regulations, incurring unplanned costs and delays. All too often...
Jamaica gets better weather forecasts
PREDICTING THE island's weather over a five-day period has become easier as a result of the use of advanced technology by the National Meteorological Service. Acquisition of new equipment has also facilitated higher levels of accuracy in the...
Expansion under way for Blue Mountain coffee
SOARING PRODUCTION has pushed the Blue Mountain Coffee Cooperative in Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, to build a new 464.5 sq. metres (5,000 sq ft) storage facility, which has the capacity to hold some 60,000 boxes of coffee beans. Completed at a cost of...
Carreras hotel losses mount
A MASSIVE haemorrhage has erupted from Sans Souci Resort and Spa, following the Carreras Group's decision to assume direct management control of its hotel property. Carreras showed a $223 million loss on its hospitality operations, according to its...
A look at Scotia's mutual funds
MUTUAL FUNDS are good vehicles for capital growth, said Scotia Jamaica Investment Management Ltd. (SJIM) general manager, Janice Robinson. The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited (BNS) presented their Scotia Investor Forum on Mutual Funds...
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