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View from the Editor
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Who
understands Jamaicans?
ON
a Jamaican radio station on Monday, one of the hosts
asked me what I thought about the trade war that some
elements in the north Caribbean country (including the
editorial writers of a major newspaper) are pushing
their government to declare on T&T...
LNG
trials and elusive MOUs
The
announcement earlier this month by the Government that
it will not be able to provide LNG to Jamaica by 2009,
because of its own domestic demands, produced heated
exchanges carried in the major newspapers of both countries...
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Coroporate
Ladder
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New
appointments at Caribbean Airlines
Francois
Pariseau has been appointed marketing director at Caribbean
Airlines effective March 26...
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News
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T&T
embarks on new phase in construction
Unitisation
The
Government’s drive to make Port-of-Spain the financial
hub of the Caribbean has seen an unprecedented growth
in the construction of high-rise buildings...
T&T
has most affordable cellphone rates—study
T&T
can boast of having the most affordable pre-paid mobile
phone rates in the region, according to a market analysis
study by telecommunications consultancy firm Signals
Telecom Consultancy...
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Legal
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Customers
beware
Banks
can change overdraft practice without notice
In
1997, Budget began operating a current account with
FCB at its Gulf City Branch and negotiated an overdraft
of $50,000 to assist with working capital requirements
for the business...
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Money
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CBTT
on the offensive
Inflation
is declining, albeit, slowly; interest rates are fairly
stable and liquidity in the domestic financial system
is getting tighter—all the objectives of the Central
Bank (CBTT) when it made the decision to shift its policy
and focus...
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Investment
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bourse
mutual fund review
Open
look at closed-end funds
Closed-end
funds have been around for more than 100 years...
India,
Asia and the emerging markets
Investing
in the emerging markets is once again the focus for
investors...
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Energy
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Energy
services sector
Expansion
continues
The
energy services sector survey for the Q4 of 2006 indicates
a continuation of the overall positive expansionary
trend that was observed in the second and third quarters
of 2006..
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Commentary
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Understanding
margin trading
This
is one of the key principles you need to keep in mind
for margin trading. Margin trading is, in fact, a tool
that can be used to generate a larger return on an equity
investment than you would have been able to achieve
on your own...
Keeping
our blood flowing
By
promoting a nationally co-ordinated transfusion service
The
work of the National Blood Transfusion Service (NTBS)
is of critical importance to the nation...
Medical
tourism:
Chance
to address many ills
Many
of the state-owned and operated hospitals in the Caribbean
are in poor condition...
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