Barita's Geneieve Harty takes on Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: BARITA INVESTMENTS' new Montego Bay office will be the focus of the company's operations in western Jamaica, says branch manager Geneieve Harty.

Land transfer tax - drop it!
ONE OF the beneficial changes that were announced by the Minister of Finance in his recent budget speech is the substantial reduction in estate taxes that persons who inherit estates have had to pay on the death of their benefactors.

Taking on the 'Flight of the Creative Class'
IN HIS first book, The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, changed the conversation in the economic development world from chasing companies to chasing people.

When it comes to cars ... - Are men superior?
QUESTION: My car was hit while parked. Another vehicle reversed into it from a house on the other side of the road. The driver said that she did not see my car.

Websites of the week
Sandor Panton in association with the Gleaner Online guides you through what's new, cool and interesting on the Internet, from Jamaica to the wider Caribbean and the rest of the world.

GraceKennedy offers equity funds in Trinidad
GRACEKENNEDY'S mutual fund subsidiary GK Funds Management (Cayman) Limited, launched four new mutual funds in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) last month, chief operating officer of the conglomerate's financial services division...

Leisure for Pleasure wants you to enjoy J'can vacation
"THE PRIMARY purpose of the company is to get persons to experience the real Jamaica," said founder and managing director of Leisure for Pleasure travel agency, Judith James.

Disease cripples Bahamas citrus
B.G. HAMMOND Farm in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, will be losing an estimated US$8 million to US$10 million in crop sales, as all of its 2,500 acres will now have to be destroyed due to disease.