Ian Rowlands who started his insurance career in 1965 with Dyoll Insurance Company and who after serving with several other insurance entities died recently.  He retired from VMIC in February 2010 and in that same year he was honored by IAJ.  An interview was conducted with him which is contained in IAJ's 2010 Yearbook.  The [...]

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Chinese company Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Company Ltd (JISCO) and Russian mining company, UC RUSAL yesterday executed the agreement for the transfer of ownership of Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) which has its bauxite mining and alumina processing plant in Nain, St Elizabeth, to the Chinese enterprise. Government sources said [...]

Published:Thursday | July 21, 2016 | 12:00 AM Contributed Professor Everard Barton (third right) is all smiles as he receives a cheque in the amount of $1 million to assist the UHWI Renal Foundation in its treatment objectives. Enjoying the moment are (from right) Sabrina Cooper of Sagicor Bank, which was one of the Gold [...]

A Jamaica Observer file photo of vehicles involved in a crash. The Opposition People’s National Party is hoping that enforcement of the new Road Traffic Act will help to reduce the number of accidents on the nation’s roads. THERE has been a 10 per cent decrease in the number of fatal crashes on the Jamaican [...]

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 | 5:38 PM SSP and Commanding Officer of the Traffic and Highway Division, Calvin Allen (left), in discussion with Director, Island Traffic Authority, Ludlow Powell, during a press conference at the Office of the Police Commissioner in St Andrew. (Photo: JIS) http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Over-200-000-breaches-of-the-Road-Traffic-Act---SSP-Allen   KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The Jamaica Constabulary Force [...]

Thursday, July 07, 2016 Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton addressing this week’s Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange at the newspaper’s head office on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. (Photo: Antonio Graham) HEALTH Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says Government plans to formalise a system which would require private health insurance holders to utilise their coverage when they access [...]

The Ministry of Health has set up a committee to develop plans for the establishment of a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme for the country. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate on June 29 in the House of Representatives. He said the [...]