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Jamaica Gleaner Business
published: Sunday | July 6, 2008

Lack of trust chills online auction heat
Local online auction sites do have a presence in Jamaica, but few are seeing profitable action and some have folded, a fact which appears to offer some justification to the position of some auctioneers who consider this type of marketing to be reinventing the wheel.

... Potential untapped

Locally, one area that is yet to be fully explored in the online auction market is vacations.On one local website that dedicates its proceeds to charity, a vacation package donated by Couples Resorts went literally like hot bread.

No wiggle room for insurance companies this time around!

Question: My fiancée bought a vehicle last November.

A huge debt burden

I am 26 years old and have no money saved.

Architect to build rotating residential towers

Dubai, acknowledged as a leader in transformative real estate, has been selected as one of two locations for yet another marvel: a shape-shifting skyscraper.

Investing in security systems key business strategy

Electronic commerce, communications technologies and the growth of the Internet are changing the world at a pace that few people would have predicted.

Virgin tycoon Branson plans world's most eco-friendly resort in Caribbean

Richard Branson, the adventuring chairman of the Virgin Group of companies, says his two private Caribbean islands have a higher purpose than serving as ultra-luxury retreats for entertainment and business A-listers.

The burden of free trade -Reflective Caribbean delays sign-off on trade pact with Europe

As this was being written Caribbean heads of government were meeting in Barbados.





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