$4m loan becomes $1 billion lawsuit: Businessman refuses to pay
Mandeville businessman Michael Levy, who borrowed $4 million from a commercial bank in 1994, is now facing a lawsuit for $1 billion arising from the loan transaction.

From ship to chips: Snacks replacing banana exports at Jamaica Producers
Jamaica Producers (JP) Group says it is already seeing weekly sales of 900,000 bags of banana chips locally and is looking to build out similar markets for its cassava chips, launched on...

Credit-card cloning climbs
The Organised Crime Unit (OCU) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is again warning Jamaicans to exercise greater diligence in the face of increasing fraud, some of which involves identity theft.

12 tips for protection against card fraud
The high-shopping Christmas season tends to see an increase in credit-card fraud and duplication.

Credit to fly
FirstCaribbean International Bank and British Airways (BA) on Tuesday launched co-branded credit cards, the Platinum Visa and Business Visa.The cards offer two BA fly miles per US$1 spent on airline tickets and one mile for every US$1 on other purchases.

Google juices up Gmail with video channel
Google Inc is introducing new tools that will convert its free email service into a video and audio channel for people who want to see and hear each other while they communicate.

The new Washington and the Caricom- Cuba fraternity
On December 8, in Santiago de Cuba, Caribbean heads of government and representatives of a range of regional institutions will gather for the third Cuba-Caricom Summit.The timing and outcome of this meeting is important for both Caricom and Cuba.

Wal-Mart worker killed by stampeding shoppers
A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an "out of control" throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said.