Published:Monday | November 9, 2015 A man is now in hospital after the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) truck he was driving crashed into a home in St James this afternoon. The man reportedly lost control of the vehicle while coming down a hill on Barbados Avenue. The truck then broke through a perimeter wall [...]

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Tourism workers may face an uncertain future. Employees in the tourism sector are deemed, from many perspectives, as being well situated. Their workplaces are well-kept and inviting. They work regular shifts. They can benefit from foreign currency gratuities; in additiion they interact with numerous persons of varying nationalities and from different [...]

Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Caribbean Cement Company has seen its stock price soar by more than 600 per cent this year. WHEN it comes to speed, the Pamplona bull run in Spain has nothing on the current bull run in the Jamaican stock market. Stock prices increased so rapidly on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) [...]

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips signalled the Government's intent on Tuesday to pursue a new round of divestment of state-owned enterprises via the stock market, but stopped short of giving timelines or a full list of assets to be taken to market, which is now being considered by the Cabinet. [...]

Published:Sunday | November 1, 2015 QUESTION: What is malpractice liability insurance? Is it locally available? Do public hospitals and/or regional health authorities carry such coverage? If the answer to the last question is in the negative, where does the money to compensate victims and/or their families come from in the case of injuries or deaths? [...]

October 29, 2015 Mental distractions can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to new research on distracted driving. Drivers using phones and vehicle information systems while driving may miss stop signs, pedestrians and other vehicles while their minds are readjusting to the [...]

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/Logistics-hub-dream-step-closer-to-reality_19236123Friday, October 30, 2015 JAMAICA'S long-anticipated logistics hub dream seems to be one step closer to becoming a reality. Designated Free Zone administrator and operator Masada Jamaica Limited has entered a concessionary agreement with lubricant blender Gulfray America's Manufacturing Limited for the development and management of the Spanish Town Free Zone to the tune of [...]

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s unemployment rate should see a reduction next June as international investors seek to hire 2,500 applicants for the development of a motor vehicle assembly plant at the Spanish Town Free Zone. Designated Free Zone administrator Masada Jamaica Limited has entered a concessionary agreement with Gulfray America’s Manufacturing [...]

Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Jamaica jumped seven spots to 64th in the world in the prestigious Doing Business Report 2016 which actually betters Panama, the fastest-growing country in Latin America. "Jamaica, one of the 10 top improvers worldwide, reformed in four areas measured by Doing Business," stated the study published yesterday by the World Bank [...]