Snapshots
CAPTION: FACE OF THE WEEK: An elderly man rides a donkey during a traditional
parade of donkeys in Turbaco, some 20km south of Cartagena, Colombia,
last Wednesday. Leaders of the Western Hemisphere, including Prime
Minister Portia Simpson Miller, are meeting for the sixth Summit of the
Americas April 15-16 in Cartagena. - AP
CAPTION: Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips and Scotia Group President/CEO Bruce Bowen are in a great mood at the launch of construction on the fourth MegaMart in Bloomfield, Mandevile on April 11. And why not. Scotia's successful arrangement of J$1.2b of financing for the MegaMart superstore project, which will create jobs, is worth smiling about. - Contributed
CAPTION: IFC Faculty Prof Torben Andersen (left) Mona School of Business Executive Director Prof Evan Duggan (second left) Dr Maxine Garvey, and, IFC Workshop Lead Faculty and Professor of Finance at Stern School of Business, Aswath Damodaran (right) are seen here at the Risk Management and the Board of Directors Workshop at Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, March 30-31. - Contributed