Jamaica Gleaner Commentary published: Wednesday | October 20, 2004
Positive consumer beliefs
THE LATEST Third Quarter 2004 Business and Consumer Confidence Surveys have confirmed that consumers had a noticeable level of confidence in the economy in the period preceding Hurricane Ivan.
FLASHBACK - The 'One Gang' peril
The 'One Gang' peril TODAY'S EXTRACT IS FROM THE EDITORIAL PUBLISHED A YEAR AGO ON OCTOBER 20, 2003.
EVERY WEEK the price of oil reaches new record highs. This is not just jitters over the seemingly never-ending Gulf War. There is concern that the demand for oil is rising, and the supply is not growing to match it.
ACROSS THE landscape of Northern St. Andrew, perhaps in other prosperous areas of the country, there is a construction boom. Developers are scrambling to build townhouses, apartments and single dwellings to meet the demand.
