Record tourist arrivals to Jamaica in January - Bartlett links bump to jazz festival
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced a 3.4 per cent increase in visitor arrivals for the month of January, compared with the same period last year. Bartlett said the 138,000 tourists who visited the island last month were the largest number of visitors...

Nissan to slash 20,000 jobs, cut executive pay
Nissan announced 20,000 job cuts Monday, the deepest reduction among Japan's automakers in battling the global downturn, as it forecast its first annual loss in nine years.Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said the latest problems were industrywide and due...

Former Puerto Rican governor pleads not guilty to corruption
Former governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vila, entered a federal court to the cheers of supporters and pleaded not guilty to campaign finance charges that could send him to prison for 20 years. United States District Judge Paul Barbadoro has said...

GM said to be in talks to reclaim Delphi plants
General Motors Corp is in talks with its former parts arm Delphi Corp about taking back some Delphi factories that make key parts for GM vehicles, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday. Troy, Michigan-based Delphi has been operating under...

Tribute to Ken Barned
Kenneth Barned, former managing director of A.J.Barned and Sons Limited, was one of the most knowledgeable, visionary and principled businessmen to have entered the shipping industry. Barned made his transition on January 28. Described by many who worked with him...