Jamaica Gleaner Business
Published: Monday Tuesday | February 2, 2010
Digicel makes Bold new move
Digicel has unveiled the newest addition to its wide range of BlackBerry smartphones."The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone gives customers the freedom and flexibility to organise their work and social life on one sleek and powerful device... Read More...
Customs speeds up paperless reform
Commissioner of Customs Danville Walker has promised shipping agents and customs brokers that by summer of this year, the C87 form, a seven-page document, will become a single copy. The C87 is an electronic-entry lodgement system used for the importation... Read More...
Toyota begins correction of faulty gas pedals
Toyota Motor Corp said Monday its dealers should get parts to fix a sticky gas-pedal problem by the end of this week as the automaker apologised to customers and tried to bring an end to a recall that has affected 4.2 million vehicles worldwide.... Read More...
Obama unveils US$3.8T budget
United States President Barack Obama sent Congress a US$3.83 trillion budget on Monday that would pour more money into the fight against high unemployment, boost taxes on the wealthy and freeze spending for a wide swath of government programmes.... Read More...
Five-day Davos forum ends on note of humility
The world's foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way; but no consensus on what's going to spur job growth and prevent another global economic meltdown. Read More...
Honda recalls 646,000 Fit hatchbacks worldwide
Honda is recalling 646,000 Fit hatchbacks worldwide because of a glitch that could cause water to enter the power window mechanism, causing components to overheat. A spokeswoman says the recall affects the 2007-2008 models of the Fit... Read More...
