AirTran Holdings, Inc. Reports Record Net Income of $134.7 Million for 2009 redOrbit Posted on: Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 06:00 CST | ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Holdings, Inc., (NYSE: AAI), the parent company of AirTran Airways, Inc., today reported net income of $134.7 million or $0.95 per diluted share for the full-year 2009 and net income of $17.1 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Pilots too late - Shaw says Air Jamaica's bid not even on radar The Gleaner | THE GOVERNMENT has underscored its position that the bid by the Jamaica Airline Pilots Association (JALPA) to purchase Air Jamaica is not being considered, despite the last-minute submission of a financing plan. | The pilots yesterday presented the...
Haiti's Hidden Treasures Wall Street Journal By WILL FRIEDWALD | Decades before last month's tragic earthquake, Haiti was in the news because of an upheaval of an entirely different kind. The republic had been occupied by American troops for 19 years. But after a series of bloody massacres and ...
The Air Jamaica issue - more than sentiment The Gleaner | The Gleaner editorial of Tuesday, February 2, 'Beyond sentiment at Air Jamaica', suggested public support for the Air Jamaica Pilots and Staff (JALPA) offer to purchase the cash-strapped airline was based largely on sentiment rather than substance. | The substantive and inescapable reality is that the airline is in debt and has accumulated signif...
