Unemployment in Jamaica has continued to trend downwards, declining by 0.2 per cent to 9.4 per cent or 119,000 in October 2007. This is a movement from 9.6 six per cent the year before.
Of the 119,000 unemployed, 81,500 were
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Unemployment continues to trend downwards
Unemployment in Jamaica has continued to trend downwards, declining by 0.2 per cent to 9.4 per cent or 119,000 in October 2007. This is a movement from 9.6 six per cent the year before.
Of the 119,000 unemployed, 81,500 were
Agencies to be wound up
As many as 27 government agencies are to be wound up during the 2008/2009 fiscal year along with a merger of other agencies, as part of the cost-containment measures to be announced by Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw whe
UTech joins ICT initiative
The University of Technology UTech has teamed up with a joint venture initiative of the European Union and the Jamaican Government to offer Information Communication Technology(ICT) training to some 250 micro, small and medium sized ente
Cash Plus investors still holding the bag
Members of Cash Plus Group Limited, who have been promised that they will get their money back by the end of this month, will have to wait much longer to do so.
This, because the company, which owes some $16 billion in principal a
Steep fall in US consumer confidence will affect tourism
Last week’s United States consumer report by the University of Michigan is expected to have a negative impact on the flow of tourists to Jamaica, foreign exchange earnings, and the current account deficit which currently stands a
Steep fall in US consumer confidence will affect tourism
Last week’s United States consumer report by the University of Michigan is expected to have a negative impact on the flow of tourists to Jamaica, foreign exchange earnings, and the current account deficit which currently stands a
$4.1B for fundraising
The government has allocated some $4.1 billion or approximately 10 per cent of the $43 billion it expects to borrow this year, for fund raising expenses. These include costs include legal fees, advertising expenses, airfares and other in
$4.1B for fundraising
The government has allocated some $4.1 billion or approximately 10 per cent of the $43 billion it expects to borrow this year, for fund raising expenses. These include costs include legal fees, advertising expenses, airfares and other in
Welcome to the real world!
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