HOUSING HICCUP - Developers stuck with hundreds of houses as economic slowdown affects buyers .... Large numbers of unsold units on market ... High-end homes put on hold
THE DOWNTURN in the economy has hit real-estate developers, with some forced to stall projects while others are hurting in the pocket as houses on the market are being sold at a painfully slow pace.
- Air Jamaica divestment delayed
- 'Portia's popularity will not help Rowe'
- More bauxite concerns
- City needs spiritual transformation
- Propping up construction - Mortgage bank offers subsidised loans to stimulate housing boom
- SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS - Carib issues for Obama
Government roadblocks to constitutional reform
PRIME MINISTER Bruce Golding's pronouncement that he is committed to amending the constitution to address the issues surrounding who is allowed to sit in Parliament has been scoffed at by the parliamentary opposition.
- Everyday People - Blind singer moved by positive vision
- Self-employment workshop for journalists
- Everyday people - Album dedicated to lost friends
- Corporate trainers hone skills with workshop
LIME reporting better business since rebranding
The recent rebranding of international phone company Cable and Wireless' Caribbean business to LIME has stripped the company of layers of unnecessary operational complexity resulting, LIME's Jamaica boss, Geoff Houston, is reporting, in a more efficient set-up across the region and a 40 per cent jump in sales for the Jamaican operation.
- Investing to fund education
- Personal-care business in decline - Spas blame investment schemes collapse, sliding dollar
- The business of beauty
- Can my pottery business survive?
- Correction and Clarification
- Saving for a satisfying future
Test of mental strength
No doubt still reeling from the dreadful mix up that cost them the opening game, West Indies will be faced with a stern test of their character when they face England in the second one-day international (ODI) of the Digicel series today.
- Jamaica's Daley happy with fifth place
- Australia face uphill task to save Test
- Regional cricket for Jarrett Park
- Jamaica in control
- Scholes, Rooney see red as Man U fall again
- Jockey Dane Nelson was Outstanding
- Harbour View test for lowly Reno
- Former footballer helping to change lives through sports
- Bucknor, McLachlan - two of the best
- Spinner destroys Kiwis
EDITORIAL - The TEF and the public's right to know
Last week, John Issa, the principal of the SuperClubs hotel group, fingered cruise-shipping lines that have failed to pay billions of dollars in passenger tax charged by Jamaica and how, in effect, they have been facilitated in their bad behaviour by quiescent public officials.
- A letter to Jamaica (Pt I) - Rekindle Pan-Africanism's message of black greatness
- The rule of law
- The politics of equality
- Curbing organised crime
Making use of human and waste resources
Drastic times call for drastic measures! As the world experiences dislocation that has never been seen in almost one hundred years, economists, strategists and politicians alike have been engaged in many a forum to discuss survival strategies for the current economic crisis
- Montego Bay weeps - Police vow to stem crime
- Montego Bay weeps - Children hurting
- Montego Bay weeps - 'Family structure not a major factor in crime problem'
Of hypocrisy and the Noise Abatement Act
The seemingly selective application of the Noise Abatement Act, which sees some promoters facing rigorous enforcement while others are allowed to operate with impunity, is becoming a source of increasing concern in the entertainment industry.
- Michael Harris 'can't help sharing'
- New film highlights Jamaica's eco-tourism
- Triple team takes on 'Twist and Shout'
- Fire in the Chimney - Rhythms blaze at recording studio in Mona
- IN THE STUDIO - Natel works on 'This Distance'
- CMS profiles
Sunday Sauce - Rihanna and the piranha
Life can be bittersweet, and the things you talk and sing about can return to haunt you and manifest themselves in strange ways. For instance, look at Rihanna, the Bajan, who has been making a name for herself internationally, more for her looks than for her singing talent.
- Literary arts - The Boozer
- Literary arts - Vigilante justice
- 'Story of Wolmer's Girls' ready to hit bookshelves
- Excerpt from the Jamaica Journal - Lady Saw - raunchy artiste!
The energetic Ecuadorian
Welcome to our new series, Job Description. We will take you into the offices of foreign diplomats who represent their countries' interests here for an in-depth look at their day-to-day functions. So debunk the myth that they are only here to throw and attend cocktails and other socials and take the tour of duty into our diplomats' nine to five.
- MY DOWN TIME WITH ... Kenneth Rowe
- Celebrity wedding at Goldeneye
- Best places to live in Westmoreland
- The role of the host
- Doctor's Advice - Her occasional adulteries
- Young leaders speak up
- LET US PRAY ... Daryl Vaz
Crisis and opportunity for Caricom
On Wednesday evening at the Pegasus Hotel three of the Caribbean's respected intellectuals - Sir Alister McIntyre, Owen Arthur and Don Robotham will come together to discuss ideas for the upcoming Summit of the Americas which will see the region's hosting (in Trinidad) United States President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
- Canada and CARICOM: A 'third way' in trade?
- Air Jamaica's restructuring - Progress and pain
- The economy after the by-election
- What the people want, they get
- Public radio: setting new standards for decadence?
- Important first step in justice reform agenda, but ...
Rooms to GO!
What's the cost of an idea? Nadine Hamilton's idea ran her a whopping $6 million; and she has no regrets.
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