Published:Wednesday | March 23, 2016 Kidney diseases are often referred to as 'silent killers', which will greatly affect your quality of life. There are, however, several easy ways to reduce the risk of developing kidney disease. 1. Keep fit and active. Have a regular exercise routine. 2. Keep regular control of your blood sugar level. [...]

Published:Wednesday | March 23, 2016 Professor Marvin Reid 'Overfed and Undernourished: Dietary Choices in Modern Jamaica' was the topic former GraceKennedy scholar Professor Marvin Reid focused on at the annual GraceKennedy Foundation Lecture at The Jamaica Pegasus last week. In his 45-minute-long presentation on nutrition, Reid highlighted the various challenges across all sectors of the [...]

Published:Wednesday | March 23, 2016 Garfield Sinclair, managing director of Cable & Wireless Jamaica/FLOW Jamaica. Cable & Wireless Jamaica (C&WJ), which trades as FLOW, will pay out nearly $3 billion as pension surplus to be divided equally between members of the superannuation fund and the company. It will be one of the largest pension payouts [...]

Published:Tuesday | March 22, 2016 A minor earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt in Jamaica at 7:43 last evening. The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies says the epicentre was located approximately 40 kilometres east of Port Antonio, Portland. The tremor was reportedly felt in Kingston. http://jamaicagleaner.com/article/news/20160322/minor-quake-felt-jamaica#.VvKDNPLxEq8.email

Published:Sunday | March 20, 2016 Trinidad & Tobago is confronting a major shock with the sharp fall in energy prices that accelerated early this year. In a statement following the conclusion of a mission from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, head of the IMF mission Elie Canetti said that based on available information, [...]

Published:Sunday | March 20, 2016 Meris Haughton, Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica. Tax Administration Jamaica says it is removing the financial costs of printing Taxpayers Registration Number or TRN cards, and will instead advise taxpayers of their allotted numbers via letter. The switch will save the tax collectorate a "significant" sum, director [...]

Published:Sunday | March 20, 2016 The offices of GK General in the New Kingston business district. Question: Is gap insurance available in Jamaica? If so, which company offers the best deal? R.T., Kingston 7 INSURANCE HELPLINE: This column presents me with many opportunities to learn new things to share with readers. These thingamajigs cover a [...]

Published:Friday | March 18, 2016 Richard Byles, president and CEO of Sagicor Group Jamaica. Sagicor profits big in all divisions as banking arm transforms Steven Jackson Senior Business Reporter Financial conglomerate Sagicor Group Jamaica (SGJ) transformed the heavy loss-making RBC Jamaica - now Sagicor Bank Jamaica - acquired two years ago into a billion-dollar earner [...]

Published:Friday | March 18, 2016 Despite all indications that the world may be headed for another global recession, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Planning Fayval Williams has said it is too soon to worry about such a prospect. "Yes, we acknowledge that in the major economies, growth is slow, China growth [...]