President of the Jamaica Manufacturers
Association, Omar Azan says the government should do everything in its power to
keep Jamaica stable, in the
wake of a spat between Jamaica
and the United States,
over the non-extradition of a powerfulJamaican national on drug trafficking charges.
The Bank of Jamaica on February 9, 2010, following a
confidence-boosting injection of funds from the IMF, reduced by fifty basis
points to ten percent – the rate on its key thirty-day open-market instrument,
signalling the downward trend in interest rate.
The IMF Board on February 4, 2010 gave Jamaica the nod
in respect of a U.S. $1.25 billion balance of payment support following a
fifteen-year suspension of borrowing relationship with the Fund. Jamaica is
promising greater accountability following great sacrifices.
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, which represents the most influential grouping of private sector businesses in the island, in January 2010, against the background of Jamaica's economic travails, outlined its Economic Policy Framework and the rationale behind the document.
In this recessionary period, consumers have to become savvier in terms of budgeting and even the type of appliances they purchase. Owen James visited the 42 year old, Jamaican owned service company, [ ... ]
Undoubtedly there are various costs associated with
death. However, few know that death taxes fall in that category. Estate Planning
Consultant, Denise Henry James, elaborates on the type and amoun [ ... ]
Managing Director Prime Asset Management Limited, Rezworth
Burchenson, takes time out to review the benefits of having an Individual
Retirement Account.
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