Airplane adversities: The plain facts
The curtains have come down on 2009 - a year defined by challenges posed by global economic recession.It was a year of planes, trains and automobiles.American Airlines flight 331 crashed at Norman Manley International Airport; Government gives stimulus...

Stimulus package: No deal, says automobile dealers
IN AN effort to jump-start an ailing auto sector, the Government announced on September 9, a six-month reduction in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on new imported motor vehicles by 20 percentage points.

E10 gasolene: Motorists fuming
E10-based fuel left many Jamaican motorists fuming last year.The all-island roll-out on November 1 meant that both the 87 and 90 octane gasolene available to motorists would contain 10 per cent ethanol.

Road worries: Deaths speed pass 300 mark
Travelling on Jamaican roads continues to be a challenge with more than 300 deaths recorded in 2009, the ninth straight year fatalities have soared past that number.