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JetBlue Begins Nonstop Service Between Orlando and Montego Bay, Jamaica
redOrbit
Posted on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 09:30 CST | ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today celebrated its inaugural service between Orlando International Airport and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica. The new daily flight becomes ...
JetBlue launches Montego Bay route
Business Journal
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Big banks hike fees, Point clients online, but free Internet banking limited
The Gleaner
| The one per cent rise in the rate of the general consumption tax (GCT) in January and what some banks say is an annual revision of their fees structure, are providing cover for the latest round of user-fee increases by commercial banks. | Leading t...
Building costs to spike
The Gleaner
| The 7.5 per cent spike in the cost of cement this week is already ricocheting through the construction sector, whose players say the increase that comes atop growing operational expenses from higher fuel costs and inputs will eventually push up the...
Hamilton's luxury ride, Jamaica's first RV tests mobile-travel market
The Gleaner
| Jamaicans are not big on recreational vehicles (RVs); but Nadine Hamilton has made a million-dollar bet that a market is out there just waiting for the supply. | Though it sounds counter-intuitive, Hamilton has designed and outfitted Jamaica's firs...
As US, EU priorities shift ...Caribbean must seek trading fortunes elsewhere
The Gleaner
| Is the Doha round dead? That is a question that few want to ask or answer, not least because of what it implies about changing global relationships. | Although the diplomats and trade negotiators continue to meet in Geneva and some trade ministers ...
UWI notebook: Jamaican raspberry fruit with health-beneficial properties
The Gleaner
| USING PLANTS TO TACKLE DISEASE | Scientific studies clearly demonstrate the relationship between diet and health. Inflammatory diseases such as diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease are leading causes of death in Jamaica. With the high occurr...
IMF says yes - US$1.27b loan for Jamaica approved - US$950m fund for financial sector
The Gleaner
| The agreement will trigger immediate funding of US$1.335 billion for Jamaica, of the US$2.37 billion to flow into the country over the 27-month agreement. | The flows will come from the IMF, US$650 million; Inter-American Development Bank, US$400 m...
Intralot buys 49.9%of SVL
The Gleaner
| THE CARIBBEAN subsidiary of Greek technology firm, Intralot SA, is now the single-largest shareholder in Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), but the company has strategically confined its acquisition to 49.9 per cent of the gaming company, avoiding a t...
Jamaica, China sign US$500m investment pact
The Gleaner
| THE GOVERNMENTS of Jamaica and China have signed agreements valued at more than US$500 million (J$4.5 billion) for road, housing and other projects, including the construction of a Chinese Garden at the Hope Botanic Gardens. | Prime Minister Bruce ...
IMF says yes - US$1.27b loan for Jamaica approved - US$950m fund for financial sector
The Gleaner
| The agreement will trigger immediate funding of US$1.335 billion for Jamaica, of the US$2.37 billion to flow into the country over the 27-month agreement. | The flows will come from the IMF, US$650 million; Inter-American Development Bank, US$400 m...
Intralot buys 49.9%of SVL
The Gleaner
| THE CARIBBEAN subsidiary of Greek technology firm, Intralot SA, is now the single-largest shareholder in Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL), but the company has strategically confined its acquisition to 49.9 per cent of the gaming company, avoiding a t...
Jamaica, China sign US$500m investment pact
The Gleaner
| THE GOVERNMENTS of Jamaica and China have signed agreements valued at more than US$500 million (J$4.5 billion) for road, housing and other projects, including the construction of a Chinese Garden at the Hope Botanic Gardens. | Prime Minister Bruce ...
Dyoll liquidators sue Canadian reinsurer
The Gleaner
| THE JOINT liquidators of Dyoll Insurance Company Limited are suing Aon Benfield Canada, formerly Aon Re Canada, in Jamaica's Supreme Court for US$19.86 million, on allegations - denied by Aon - of negligence in its dealings as reinsurance broker to...
BOJ governor should expect baptism of fire - Tough questions likely at first economic briefing
The Gleaner
| THE NEW governor can, therefore, expect to face questions on. Key areas of focus will include: the actions that have been taken under his watch in this regard, and the signals that have been sent to the market. | Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Bria...
News Briefs
The Gleaner
| Abe Dabdoub, the attorney for People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Ian Hayles, is claiming that the dual-citizenship case involving his client was not filed within the time required by law. | Dabdoub was making hi...
Market
JetBlue Airways
(photo: public domain / )
JetBlue Begins Nonstop Service Between Orlando and Montego Bay, Jamaica
redOrbit
Posted on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 09:30 CST | ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) today celebrated its inaugural service between Orlando International Airport and Montego Bay's Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica. The new daily flight becomes JetBlue's 23rd nonstop destination and its 6th int...



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