Security goes both ways
Security of tenure is one of the main reasons why people really push for acquiring a house or apartment. However, there are those who argue that the idea of security cuts two ways. One of these is Bryan who, at 45, is renting...

NCB to resume CXC business subjects sponsorship
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation has announced that it will resume sponsorship of business subjects at the Caribbean Examination Council level in 2008. The move, which was announced by NCB Chairman ....

Cabinet approves amendments to tax on hybrid vehicles
Cabinet has approved amendments to the first schedule of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) Act to allow all persons importing hybrid vehicles to pay a fixed rate of 16.5 per cent as of July 1 this year.

European visitor arrivals show steady increase
In recent years, the number of European visitors arriving in the island by chartered flights has continued to show a steady increase. From January to the end of March this year, 40 per cent of Jamaica's European visitors....

LOJ opens billion-dollar Winchester Business Centre
The second phase of the $1 billion Life of Jamaica (LOJ) Winchester development project is now complete, with the official opening of the Winchester Business Centre on June 28. The 100,000 square-foot building, which boasts 69 business...

Modern plans for state-owned refinery
Minister of Industry Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, during a familiarisation tour of the Petrojam refinery in Kingston recently, unveiled plans to transform the state-owned refinery into a more modern