Jamaica to sell sugar to itself, as world prices climb The Gleaner | Jamaica, in response to changing market conditions, is pulling back from sugar exports this crop season, and is, instead, repositioning for a bigger share of the domestic market that has long relied on imports of the sweetener to satisfy local consumption. | It is, for Jamaica, a practical move, t...
Alliance loans keep businesses afloat The Gleaner | Pauline Clarke and her husband Junior, operators of a welding business in Kingston, had a contract to fill but no funds to acquire the raw material to do the job. | On the verge of losing critical income for the struggling business, they turned to ...
The Coffee industry Board (CIB) targets China for new coffee markets The Gleaner | CIB Director General Christopher Gentles said the recession has resulted in a reduction in demand in all markets, including Japan, which has been a top consumer of Jamaica's coffee. | "We believe that China will be an important future trading partn...
One day all this will be gardening - Caribbean food vs LatAm producers The Gleaner | Nearly two decades ago, a former Caribbean minister with an unconventional background would try to shock those that he met into recognising that agriculture in the region was dying and that it was the services sector that represented the future. | ...
IMF funds not for budgetary support, Time to confront 'dire' economic problems The Gleaner | One of the interesting aspects of the public discussions about the process involved in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a US$1.2 billion two-year standby agreement, is that there seems to be an implicit assumptio...
$3b country club - Selective Homes chooses Negril for next venture The Gleaner | Developer Robert Cartade has selected Negril for his next real estate venture but is carefully scoping out the market before finalising the plans for what, at this stage, is a $3-billion estate with homes targeted at hotel executives, professionals...
Jamaica to sell sugar to itself, as world prices climb The Gleaner | Jamaica, in response to changing market conditions, is pulling back from sugar exports this crop season, and is, instead, repositioning for a bigger share of the domestic market that has long relied on imports of the sweetener to satisfy local cons...
OUR signals policy shift on portability - Says Jamaica running out of phone numbers The Gleaner | Mobile number portability was not, up to a few months ago, in the immediate plans of the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) but is now a priority issue, as Jamaica prepares to apply to the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for a new batch of ...
Scotia economist sees turnaround for Jamaicans next year The Gleaner | Dr Warren Jestin, chief economist and senior vice president of Scotiabank International, says the Jamaican economy could begin to see green shoots in a matter of months, as its super trading partners shrug off their recession, but said its recovery...
Hotel repairs more 'disruptive' than expected - Sandals Whitehouse opening delayed The Gleaner | Sandals Whitehouse, which was temporarily closed for upgrades in August, will miss its December 18 reopening date, as projected by operators, Sandals Resorts International (SRI). | The hotel company said the repairs to the 360-room Westmoreland pro...
The status quo must change The Gleaner | The following is an excerpt from a speech delivered October 8 at the 41st Annual Awards Banquet of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association. | Let's look at our performance over the last five or six years in term of gross domestic product (GDP) growt...
IMF funds not for budgetary support, Time to confront 'dire' economic problems The Gleaner | One of the interesting aspects of the public discussions about the process involved in reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a US$1.2 billion two-year standby agreement, is that there seems to be an implicit assumptio...
Taking the kids: Scoring a holiday deal that won't bust the budget The Miami Herald | I'm perched in a wooden treehouse lazing on a cushy double mattress atop a white sand beach along Mexico's Riviera Maya. Overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea, I'm about as far away from holiday hoopla and craziness as I can get when the beach bu...
$3b country club - Selective Homes chooses Negril for next venture The Gleaner | Developer Robert Cartade has selected Negril for his next real estate venture but is carefully scoping out the market before finalising the plans for what, at this stage, is a $3-billion estate with homes targeted at hotel executives, professionals...
Jamaica to sell sugar to itself, as world prices climb The Gleaner | Jamaica, in response to changing market conditions, is pulling back from sugar exports this crop season, and is, instead, repositioning for a bigger share of the domestic market that has long relied on imports of the sweetener to satisfy local cons...
Breezes to stage Octoberfest in Rio Bueno The Gleaner | Having rebranded to Breezes on November 1 and following another successful staging of their annual signature event, Best of Jamaica, last week, expectations are high for another fun-filled and memorable weekend of excitement and glamour for guests and local visitors who will see full occupancy at the resort. | "Indications are that, though this y...
