Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | October 13, 2009
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First woman wins Nobel in economics - Shares prize with fellow American
ShElinor Ostrom became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in economics, and was honoured along with fellow American Oliver Williamson on Monday for analysing economic governance - the rules by which people exercise...

Oil prices jump as dollar, temperatures fall
Energy prices rose Monday as an October chill across much of the United States sent thermometers plummeting along with the weakening US currency."The early blast of winter is giving oil a bit of a boost," said PFGBest analyst Phil Flynn.Benchmark crude...

RBTT makes borrowing cheaper
RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited has announced a further reduction in its prime lending rate, which will cut the cost of borrowing by an additional 50 basis points. This brings to 150 basis points the net reduction in its lending rate over the two-month period...

Resignations follow Mabey saga
MABEY & Johnson's admission in a British court to have conspired with corrupt officials in Ghana and Jamaica between 1993 and 2001 has resulted in two ministerial casualties in the West African country.


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