Tuesday, April 28, 2015 At times I wonder how many of us citizens are aware of a concept which categorises certain people as Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs). PEPs are not necessarily public officials, but many public officials are PEPs. The term PEP has come to even have a legal connotation

Thursday, April 23, 2015. Last week we looked at the connection between wealth and wellness, noting that ill health can jeopardise your finances. Sickness can decrease your work output, deplete your savings and destroy your plans for the future. You need to have good health to pursue great wealth. Since

Friday, April 24, 2015 MONTEGO BAY, St James — With more than 30 per cent of Jamaicans said to be "unbanked", chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Colin Bullock, is calling for greater financial inclusion for all citizens as a key ingredient in fostering growth and national development. Financial

CHRISTOPHER BURNS  Sunday, April 26, 2015 Jamaica's appetite for debt has been years in the making. The accumulation of debt followed a period in the late 1970s when global oil prices, triggered largely by geopolitical events, forced the country to seek and rely on multilateral funding. However, acceleration of the

BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com.  Sunday, April 26, 2015 JAMAICA'S taxation levels are higher than most of its developing nation peers, according to a new study by UHY, an international accountancy network   It comes on the heels of another multi-billion dollar tax package set to balance the books of

With Claudienne Edwards  Sunday, April 26, 2015 Dear Claudienne On May 5, 2008, I renewed my motor vehicle insurance with Victoria Mutual Insurance Company (VMIC) for one year. The renewal fee of $49,787.77 was paid to VMIC through Zenith Insurance Brokers Limited. From May to September I was receiving only

BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com  Wednesday, April 22, 2015 THE international expansion of the GraceKennedy (GK) group puts it on an imminent path to earn half of its revenues outside the island with one-third of its staff based overseas. GK now earns 43 per cent of total revenue outside

Thursday, April 23, 2015 Doran Dixon (left), president of JTA, accepts the symbolic cheque from Latoya Mayhew-Kerr (centre), vice-president, Employee Benefits Administrator at Sagicor Group Jamaica, and Renee Graham, brand manager, Sagicor Life, at the launch of the JTA/Sagicor National Primary Schools Athletics Championships at the JTA’s headquarters on Church

Monday, April 20, 2015 | 6:33 PM WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – Financial experts and policy makers have warned Caribbean countries that in the absence of reforms, members of the growing middle class may be vulnerable to poverty in their old age. The experts were discussing Monday the future of pensions

Published:Friday | April 17, 2015Christopher Serju The Port Authority of Jamaica unveiled four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes at Kingston Container Terminal in 2005. A TOP executive of the consortium which signed a 30-year concession deal for the development, expansion and operation of the Kingston Container Terminal has cited the