Permanent Secretary in the health ministry Elaine Foster Allen is flanked by Dr Angela Foster, head of the National Laboratory Servies; and Chief Medical Officer Dr Winston de la Haye, as she fields questions from members of the Public Accounts Committee, yesterday. (Photo: Bryan Cummings) THE controversial no user-fee policy implemented by the then Jamaica [...]
President of the PSOJ P B Scott shakes hands with inductee Butch HendricksonGarfield Robinson PB Scott, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), and Gary “Butch” Hendrickson, chairman of the Continental Baking Company and this week’s inductee in the PSOJ Hall of Fame, have together made a call for the removal of the [...]
With a new methodology in operation, Jamaica has slipped two spaces to stand at 67th in the world in the prestigious Doing Business Report 2017, retaining its position as first in the Caribbean in respect of the ease of doing business. But the World Bank was quick to point out that “due to adjustments in [...]
A Jamaica Observer file photo of a policewoman assisting a boy to cross the road. The Road Safety Unit has appealed to parents and guardians to accompany children, especially those in the age group five to nine years, when they have to venture into the traffic environment. THE Road Safety Unit is appealing to parents [...]
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