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
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
The IAJ News Bulletin for the period January to March 2017 contains several items of interest and importance. NEWS BULLETIN JANUARY TO MARCH 2017 ADJUSTED MAY 5
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 Big 3 of Sagicor Group Jamaica, from left, new President & CEO Christopher Zacca; outgoing Chairman R. Danny Williams; and outgoing CEO and chairman-in-waiting Richard Byles, at the cocktail reception to welcome Zacca to the job, held at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, May 4,
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
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
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
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
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
