China launched a major crackdown on Internet pornography Monday targeting popular online portals and major search engines such as Google. Seven government agencies will work together on the campaign to "purify the Internet's cultural environment ... Read More →

The year 2009 marks an important milestone for the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ). It is the year when the association celebrates 70 years of excellent service to the local and regional shipping industry and the growth and development of Jamaica's... 

United States President-elect Barack Obama is calling for bipartisan cooperation in quickly passing his economic stimulus package that Democrats say will include an unexpectedly large tax cut of up to US$300 billion.Ahead of meetings with lawmakers,... Read More →

Apple Inc founder and chief executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumours about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight loss. Jobs said he will undergo a "relatively simple" treatment... Read More →

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, is pushing workers whose positions have been made redundant to retain their health and education plans for the next 24 months to cushion the impact from the ongoing international financial... Read More →

As if the disappointment of slow shopping over the Christmas season were not enough, some vendors in the Jubilee Market in downtown Kingston have been forced to start from the ash as a result of a fire that gutted their stalls and disrupted their lives... 

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Sharon Crooks, is commending the fiscal authorities for their quick response in ensuring that the tax and duty relief announced in the Government's stimulus package has been passed... Read More →

Here are a dozen marketing and sales guidelines to help any company build up sales in 2009.1. Read More →

Despite five years of sustained economic growth averaging five per cent, the region could not escape the effects of the global financial crisis. Read More →

The quiet trading in commodities markets on the last day of 2008 wasn't just the result of investors being on vacation; it was a sign that oil, gold, wheat and other futures had fallen from grace during a turbulent year. Read More →