Jamaican Market mellows for HBO content

Flow Jamaica has tried different strategies to entice subscription to its HBO Caribbean package.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) to pump capital into GHL - Take 13 per cent stake

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank affiliate, has taken a 13 per cent equity stake in Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL).

Farming grass

Studies by Jamaican re-searchers indicate that where land is already owned, the farming of lemon grass can yield almost four times the investment in a crop now in high demand from the market that prizes healthy eating and wellness.

Commerce slows downtown as West Kingston tensions rise

The tensions and unrest in West Kingston are taking a toll on formal and informal commerce downtown, with one business already shuttering a branch operation in the thick of the city, and vendors and shoppers who normally...

New Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) executive

Paul Lalor has been elected president of the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ), succeeding Jacqueline Sharp, whose tenure ended in April.

Penalised for penile surgery

Question: I underwent a radical prostatectomy recently.

Life after redundancy

Question: I was recently made redundant and have been unemployed for a month now.

Surviving on minimum wage - Tips from a handyman

Anthony Ennis of Mount Peto in Hanover has been employed for what he describes as "more years than me can remember" as a part-time janitor at a local primary school, where his hourly paid wages may fall below the minimum wage of...

INSURANCE WEEK EVENTS

The Insurance Association of Jamaica held a series of events to mark Insurance Week, May 16-21.

Weakened euro a threat to Caribbean industries

Nothing illustrates better the contradictions between economic globalisation and the relative powerlessness of states than the struggle under way to stave off the collapse of the euro and economic instability.

German lawmakers back euro plan

German lawmakers on Friday approved their country's share of the massive rescue deal to save the euro and contain the debt crisis, as European Union (EU) finance ministers gathered in Brussels to create new budget rules to win back financial markets'...

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