University fee hike - Tuition rises 10-15%
Some undergraduate tuition fees will be passing the quarter-million-dollar mark this summer when local universities hike fees to offset a cut in tertiary-education subsidy, but moreso to grow revenue in...
Goal-oriented investing
QUESTION: I am 41 years old and am married, with two children, ages three and seven years.
Saving small for the long haul
Personal finance- advisers will tell you that it is prudent to have life insurance, mostly as a financial cushion for your family.What they don't say is whether you can overdose on insurance, or what opportunity cost you...
Guide to tax registration for self-employed
As you accept the invi-tation extended by Finance Minister Audley Shaw to become tax compliant, here are several steps which self-employed individuals and new businesses will need to take.The Jamaican Government is already warning self-employed persons...
Wanted desperately: a partner with money, skills
Patricia, who owns and runs a stationery store in Kingston, is in need of a partner to inject cash and also provide technical support for expansion and growth.She wants to "venture into the field of technology-enhanced services" and has a target market...
Legal steps to a partnership
In answer to the legal side of Patricia's question on finding "an investor to become a co-shareholder" in her stationery company, Francine Howell-Bryce, attorney with DunnCox law firm, replies.What Patricia should do: Identify your company's needs, which...
Launching a nursing home
Question: I do not have any collateral but I have been working on this for a long time. I have written my business plan and have created a website and brochure. I know where I want my location to be.
Caribbean agriculture and food security
It is not easy to obtain accurate and up-to-date statistics on the value of the food that the Caribbean imports, whether to feed its own population or the many visitors who come to the region each year.
Trade, a good tonic for global economic crisis
The economic crisis confronting our world today is the gravest in generations.The economic situation will get worse before it gets better.As the global economy deteriorates, policymakers are reaching for every tool at their disposal to combat the...