February 8, 2008  
AIR JAMAICA: Starts Job Cutting Plan at Miami Marketing Dept.
Air Jamaica's two marketing staffs at Miami have been laid off as
the airline company plans to cut jobs by an estimated 30 percent,
sources told CaribWorldNews...
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ALCATEL-LUCENT: Works with Oki Electric to Market WiMAX Terminals
Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. and Alcatel-Lucent agreed to
jointly market OKI's mobile WiMAX terminals to the worldwide
market.  As part of the agreement, a demonstration showing how OKI
terminals work with Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX base stations will be...
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AMERICAN AXLE: Net Loss Drops to US$25MM in Qrtr. Ended Dec. 31
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. reported its financial
results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2007...
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CABLE & WIRELESS: Names Tony Bromfield as New Unit CEO
The CaribWorldNews reports that Cable & Wireless Plc has appointed
Tony Bromfield as its chief executive officer for Caribbean and
Americas, replacing Chris Hetherington...
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DELTA AIR: Merger Talks with Northwest Intensifies
Merger talks between Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines
Corp. have intensified that could lead to an agreement being
announced in the next two weeks, various reports say...
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GRAN TIERRA: Closes Colombian Block Stake Buyout Deal With Avalon
Avalon Oil & Gas Inc. has closed its acquisition of a 20% interest
in the Talora Block and a 15% interest in the Mecaya Block, in
Colombia, from Gran Tierra Energy Inc.  Avalon Oil also said that
the first Talora Block operation, the re-entry and re-evaluation...
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NAT'L COMMERCIAL: Net Profit Increases to J$1.86B in 1st Quarter
The National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited's net profit rose 24%
to J$1.86 billion in the first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007,
compared to J$1.5 billion in the same period ended
Dec. 31, 2006, mainly due to its retail banking division, The
Jamaica Gleaner...
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RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL: Moody's Downgrades Sr. Debt Rating to 'B2'
Moody's Investors Service downgraded to B2, from Ba3, its ratings
on the senior debt of Residential Capital, LLC (ResCap).
Separately, the senior unsecured rating of GMAC LLC was downgraded
to B1 from Ba3.  The rating outlook for both firms is negative...
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