Aubyn Hill to set up MoBay call centre - Helped by $150 million payout from National Commercial Bank
THE $150 million payout that Aubyn Hill received when he quit National Commercial Bank (NCB) in 2004 has come in handy. The businessman, along with a group of local and overseas investors are to open a call centre in the Montego Freezone within weeks...
Crime slowing business expansion
CRIME, ESPECIALLY in the Corporate Area, discouraged six out of ten businesses from expanding further, according to second-quarter 2005 business and consumer confidence indices.
Hire a very positive attitude
PARTICIPANTS IN retreats that I conduct ask me on a regular basis what attributes do I look for when I'm hiring a person. My answer is quite simple. Eighty per cent of the basis on which I hired people...
How to buy proper insurance coverage
QUESTION: MY business has grown rapidly over the past 24 months. Turnover will grow this year by 40 per cent to nearly $12 million. The outlook for the next two years is also positive. The business has outgrown its present location.
Bahamas to reject CSME
THE BAHAMAS was expected to inform CARICOM heads in St. Lucia yesterday that it is unable to sign the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. The move will effectively end its participation in the arrangements of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
Global movement to wear J'can colours on Independence Day
THERE IS a growing global and online movement encouraging Jamaicans all over the globe to show support for Jamaica on Independence Day 2005 (August 6), by wearing clothing with the colours of the Jamaican flag.
Cayman moves to protect locals in Dyoll saga
THE DYOLL Insurance Company saga appears to have taken a turn for the worse for Jamaican claimants on the company's assets. Hurricane Ivan battered the region in September 2004, scoring a direct hit on the operations of Dyoll Insurance...
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