Net International Reserves now at US$2.8 billion

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 11th, 2017|news|

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – The government is reporting that the Net International Reserves (NIR) are at the highest they have ever been at US$2.849 billion, since 2002.State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. [...]

DEATH OF INSURANCE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL – DA TONY WILLIAMSON

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 11th, 2017|news|

DEATH OF  INSURANCE INDUSTRY  PROFESSIONAL  – DA TONY WILLIAMSON D.A. Tony Williamson died May 8, 2017. He had been ailing for some time with pancreatic cancer. He was well known throughout the English Speaking Caribbean, The UK and the USA as a motivational speaker.  He is the author of  several publications, his most recent [...]

PAHO says more needs to be done to address traffic speed in Caribbean

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 8th, 2017|news|

A Jamaica Observer file photo of an accident on the Dyke Road in Portmore, St Catherine. Several accidents on Jamaica's roads have been blamed on speeding. The Pan American Health Organization has called speed limits in the region to be accompanied by strict enforcement. WASHINGTON, DC, USA (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization [...]

Gov’t leases land to Red Stripe for cassava cultivation

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 7th, 2017|news|

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda (right), shakes hands with Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio, after the signing of an agreement for the lease of lands in St. Catherine to Red Stripe for the mass production of cassava to be used in the company's beverages. Looking on is Permanent [...]

Major shake-up of health authorities coming

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 6th, 2017|news|

TUFTON… there is going to be a need for consolidation through either shared services or the possible merging of authorities (Observer file photo) Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that a major shake-up should be expected in the four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) that currently operate within the public health care system.Tufton, [...]

JCF gets black box kits to analyse accidents

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 6th, 2017|news|

Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), addresses the launch of the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, today at the Ministry's Maxfield Avenue offices. Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Robert Montague and Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton. (Photo :JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Minister of Transport [...]

Next leg of highway to impact businesses in six towns

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 6th, 2017|news|

In this December 2015 photo, NROCC Managing Director Ivan Anderson (left) consults with a representive of the contractors developing the North-South Highway. Chinese firm CHEC will be developing another toll road -- Highway 2000: May Pen-Williamsfield -- once planning approvals and concession negotiations are finalised later this year. Gas station operators, supermarkets and streetside [...]

R. Danny Williams signals new frontier as Sagicor changes guard

By |2018-08-17T06:55:07+00:00May 6th, 2017|news|

With a new man, Christopher Zacca, in the president’s chair at Sagicor Group Jamaica since Monday, retiring chairman of the financial conglomerate R. Danny Williams says overseas acquisitions could be the next frontier for the group that posted more than $11 billion in profits last year. Sagicor bought a small insurance outfit in Costa [...]

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