Neither victory nor defeat at Hong Kong trade talks
LAST WEEK'S World Trade Organisation's (WTO) meeting was as much a failure for regional interests as it was a success, say top negotiators. Director of the CARICOM Regional Negotiating Machinery, Dr. Richard Bernal said...

Rural expansion for FirstCaribbean
FIRSTCARIBBEAN International Bank (Jamaica) Limited (FCIBJ) has its eyes on rural expansion for next year, says managing director, Milton Brady. This is a part of the bank's strategy to boost its deposit base...

Tech retailers reach out to women
WASHINGTON: AS WOMEN demonstrate a growing appetite for consumer tech products, retailers and manufacturers are still only beginning to cater to this potentially huge reservoir of customers.

Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) to push for lower lending rates in 2006
THE JAMAICA Manufacturers Association (JMA) will continue to lobby for the reduction in interest rates in 2006, said president, Doreen Frankson. "We are going to continue in the same vein because we haven't got where we want to go.

Why Jamaica's economy is on grow slow
IS JAMAICA's weak economic performance over the last two decades due to poor internal management or to adverse external situations? The true answer may be a combination of both, but when we compare the economic performance of Jamaica...

Rise in stock prices unbroken
THE UPTICK in stock prices remained unbroken this week as retail and institutional investors continued to reposition their portfolios for the new year; market volumes have also strengthened in response to these activities.