The 'art' of commerce - Young entrepreneur weathers setbacks, grows business
The story of PCF Company Limited, a producer of branded items and art-based memorabilia, is one of perseverance by a teenage artist, determined to build a business with his own hands, literally. The business, with headquarters on Slipe Road, Kingston, was started in 2003 by Kevin Frith, only 19 at the time, but with artistic skills he leveraged...

JUTC drivers to get makeover
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has started the process of re-engineering the service it offers, but for now, the more genteel ride appears confined to the 50 yellow-painted units added to the fleet this year.

A 'juicy' summer challenge
Dieting for weight loss and the general pursuit of physical fitness has created a market niche - health foods - that continues to perform reasonably well, allowing entrepreneurs in this field to thumb their noses at the recession.

Juicy entrepreneurs - Nature's Blend seeking capital
Nicholas Colquhoun sells 40,000 boxes of his Nature's Blend juice weekly. It is marketed primarily in Kingston and St Andrew. From a small factory on Elspeth Avenue in Kingston, Colquhoun, 41, mixes up oats, honey, peanuts, spices and other ingredients into an increasingly popular blend.

What if I can't get a police report?
Question: On November 2, 2006, while travelling on Deanery Road in a southerly direction, I was rear-ended by a Toyota Corolla. I activated the 'on-the-scene' response available to me under my policy. Security- and accident-scene personnel soon came and took charge of the situation.

Caribbean mobilises silent army against travel tax
For years now there has been talk about the manner in which the Caribbean might mobilise its sizeable silent army, the diaspora. Although present in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the region's people overseas have for the most part remained unmoved, leaderless, and without an issue around which they could genuinely coalesce.