Big banks hike fees, Point clients online, but free Internet banking limited
The one per cent rise in the rate of the general consumption tax (GCT) in January and what some banks say is an annual revision of their fees structure, are providing cover for the latest round of user-fee increases by commercial banks.

Building costs to spike
The 7.5 per cent spike in the cost of cement this week is already ricocheting through the construction sector, whose players say the increase that comes atop growing operational expenses from higher fuel costs and inputs will...

Young drivers a risky bet, Car insurance pricey and scarce
Question: I'm a 24-year-old man who will be acquiring a driver's licence soon. After I do so, I plan to buy my first car. How do I go about arranging motor insurance?

Hamilton's luxury ride, Jamaica's first RV tests mobile-travel market
Jamaicans are not big on recreational vehicles (RVs); but Nadine Hamilton has made a million-dollar bet that a market is out there just waiting for the supply.

As US, EU priorities shift ...Caribbean must seek trading fortunes elsewhere
Is the Doha round dead? That is a question that few want to ask or answer, not least because of what it implies about changing global relationships.Although the diplomats and trade negotiators continue to...

Toyota apologises
Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, apologised Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and sliding sales.