Classes of motor risks that insurers hate to write
QUESTION: I manage a group of males and females who work in the entertainment industry. They share a common set of problems. They give insurance a bad rap. Most companies do not want to insure their cars.

'Job seekers are poorly prepared'
A KEY factor behind the country's high level of unemployment is the low level of preparedness of job seekers, said Herbert Lewis, president of the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF).

Foreign firm eyes Petcom
THE PETROLEUM Company of Jamaica Limited (Petcom), is close to being divested, Wednesday Business has been informed.

Cabinet recommends 20 agencies be consolidated
EDUCATION, YOUTH and Culture Minister Maxine Henry-Wilson has said that the Cabinet Office has recommended some 20 agencies to be consolidated to bring about greater efficiency in the public sector.

Cable & Wireless boosts mobile roaming
CABLE & WIRELESS Jamaica (C&WJ) has recently added several countries in which its mobile customers can enjoy roaming service using their local number.

'Forward with CSME' Patterson says Jamaica will maintain target
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson yesterday maintained that Jamaica was committed to the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and dismissed criticisms by Opposition Leader Edward Seaga on the subject as misguided.

Bear Sterns sounds positive note on budget 2004/2005
MINISTER OF Finance and Planning Dr. Omar Davies' budget presentation for 2004/2005 was praised by US based investment banking and securities house...

The importance of defragmentation
YOUR HARD drive will become full of file fragments as you use it. Further, a lot of garbage will accumulate until your computer is running very slowly and you might even get peculiar messages and obscene crashing.