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Business Confidence Trails The fourth quarter Jamaica Conference Board, Index of Business Confidence made no significant improvement over the third quarter index of 2006. This was revealed by Prof. Richard Curtin, Head of the Research Centre, University of Michigan, in his [More...]   Developing Employment Contracts and Practices The employer-employee relationship requires effective management. The Human Resource Manager will normally want to foster a productive and inspired workforce while implementing decisions of the employer and ensuring the employer is adequately protect [More...]   Privy Council?s Decisions Impact Jamaican Businesses In recent months, the Privy Council has handed down decisions in the Jamaican jurisdiction in the areas of banking, defamation and taxation. Among these decisions are: 1. The July 30, 2006 P.C. Judgment on Premium Investments Ltd. a [More...]   ICC?s 2010 Cricket World Cup: Opportunities for Jamaican Businesses Christopher Dehring, CEO, ICC Cricket World Cup 2010 Inc., was the guest presenter at the Jamaica Conference Board/Myers Fletcher and Gordon?s Trade Seminar in October 2006. His presentation focused on the myriad business opportunities that the West [More...]   Confidence Improves in Third Quarter In his analysis of consumer and business confidence during the second quarter of 2006, Professor Richard Curtin, Head of the Surveys and Consumer Department at the University of Michigan, indicated that confidence in the Jamaican economy had reach [More...]   Jamaica Conference Board?s Financing and Procurement Seminar Highlights IDB Projects The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is the oldest and largest of the regional multilateral development banks and the largest source of development finance for Latin America. The Bank?s membership consists of 26 borrowing and 20 non-borrowing [More...]   Prime Minister Patterson Speaks on Business & The CSME On September 17, 2006, the Jamaica Conference Board commenced a new series of presentations focusing on trade and investment opportunities for Jamaican businesses. The theme of the first presentation in the series was, ?Taking Advantage of the Busine [More...]   Jamaica?s Events Industry, a Virtually Untapped Resource In July 2006, the Jamaica Conference Board (JCB) & its partner Myers, Fletcher & Gordon (MF&G) brought together a vibrant group of stakeholders for presentations and discussions on Jamaica?s events industry. The presentations centred a [More...]   Confidence Declines, Consumer Spending Cautious The results of the 2006 second-quarter Surveys of Business and Consumer Confidence have indicated declines in both indices to their lowest levels since the Jamaica Conference Board introduced Confidence Indices in 2004. [More...]   What can Jamaica learn from the Irish Experience? The Jamaica Conference Board (JCB) has been creating awareness of the economic options available to Jamaica, through a number of presentations at the monthly CEOs? Circle. Among these options are the strategies employed by the Irish government to [More...]   Business Leaders Challenge New Tax Measures The new tax measures introduced by the Jamaica government for the fiscal year 2003-2007, stimulated many debates among private sector business leaders. The 4% cess on imports and 15% General Consumption Tax on items not previously taxed became chief [More...]   Confidence Levels Lowest in Two Years Survey results show that the Indices of Business and Consumer Confidence have plunged to their lowest since the introduction of the Jamaica Conference Board?s (JCB) Confidence Indices in 2004. According to Professor Richard Curtin, JCB Consultant and [More...]   Polygraph Tests in Jamaican Businesses The fourth quarter Jamaica Conference Board, Index of Business Confidence made no significant improvement over the third quarter index of 2006. This was revealed by Prof. Richard Curtin, Head of the Research Centre, University of Michigan, in his [More...]