Citigroup exec lands FSC job
Rohan Barnett, an attorney who up to this year, worked with the world's largest bank, Citigroup, has been handed the job of running the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Finance Minister Audley Shaw announced Tuesday.Securities dealers did not...
Additions to the Air Jamaica team
Air Jamaica has now restructured its management team, adding two executives, the airline company's chair Shirley Williams announced Tuesday. President and CEO Bruce Nobles' revised team...
Wehby holds to inflation targets, says tourism won't crumble
Senator Don Wehby, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance, is holding to projections of 15-17 per cent for fiscal inflation, the same levels forecast by the central bank back in summer. At the same time, he was critical of commentators...
Pepsi seals manufacturing deal with Angostura
Spirits and beverage company Angostura Limited has hired Pepsi-Cola Jamaica to manufacture and distribute its lemon-lime and bitters locally in a bid to gain visibility and grow sales in the high-volume drinks market....
Golding presses technocrats for speed on casino law
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has signalled plans to bring casino legislation to the House for debate within a matter of weeks. "Just two days ago (November 5), I signed off with the technical team that we had working on the policy issues that had to be resolved ...
COMMENTARY - World's powerful meet in financial powwow - Caribbean offshore financial centres could weigh on talks
On Friday, November 15, leaders from the world's most powerful nations will meet in Washington to discuss how to restructure the global financial system. They will be gathering against a background of the market turmoil that has resulted from unregulated credit ratings...
Harvard struggles as US economy worsens
Despite amassing nearly $37 billion in endowment, Harvard University is warning that the economic slowdown has reached America's richest university.President Drew Faust said Monday the school is looking at ways to cut spending and will review...
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