Soaring the Caribbean

WESTERN BUREAU:Seven months after responding to the calls of domestic travellers, the Tinson Pen-based Airways International - operators of Jamaica Air Shuttle - will spread its wings across the Caribbean.

Hairdresser beats recession, break-ins

Hairdresser Roxanna Bailey-Black has had to weather a general business downturn and rising expenses as she has sought to follow her entrepreneurial dreams and commercial instincts...

Conch quarrel, Fishing interests and Government at odds over quotas, tax

The country's nine holders of conch-harvesting licences are at odds with the Government over what they say has been the failure of the authorities to provide quotas to begin harvesting for the...

Sunset Resort helping to re-energise tourism industry

The Hendrickson family-run Sunset Beach Resort and Spa has joined the fight to re-energise the tourism industry to make up for ground lost as a result of the civil unrest in west Kingston recently.

World stocks gain on China exports, US jobs data

BANGKOK (AP):World stock markets rose Friday, buoyed by optimism that the global economy could weather Europe's debt crisis after China's exports surged and US jobless claims fell.Even a dramatic warning from Japan's new prime minister that his country...

Less spending by Americans could slow economic recovery

WASHINGTON (AP):Americans are pulling back on their spending, a trend that could slow the economic recovery if it continues.A sharp drop in retail sales points to still-wary shoppers and could lead economists to curtail their expectations for...

Chávez lifts electricity rationing in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced Thursday the end of electricity rationing that has damaged the economy and led to rolling blackouts.The recent arrival of seasonal rains restored output from a crucial hydroelectric dam.

Saving money on legal disputes

It seems to me that settling disputes through the courts is a very costly business which can negatively affect a person's financial position, particularly the person against whom the judgement goes.

IMF resident rep here

GeneLeon,senior resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has signalled the Fund's willingness to entertain discussions with the Government about the recent civil unrest in west...

Seeking investment when your image is rotten

Investment promotion when a destination's image is challenged, while difficult, is not impossible, but it calls for a proactive approach both by the government as well as the private sector, Virgilio Barco, executive director of Invest in Bogotá...

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