Electricity continues to be one of the most expensive inputs into the manufacturing process as well as a significant cost in the budgets of households in the Caribbean. Consequently, the governments of the day are faced with this being an agenda item during each term they spend in office. The
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — California officials Wednesday unveiled new regulations that would allow autonomous vehicles to operate on state roads in test projects without a human operator. A revised regulation which could take effect in 2018 would eliminate a provision in an earlier draft that required "physical control
Aerial view of the Bell & Evans Hatchery acquired by Jamaica Broilers Group on October 4, 2017. The business will be renamed International Poultry Breeders Hatchery Inc. Poultry producer Jamaica Broilers Group is now going after markets on the east coast of the United States, with the acquisition of
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (second right) and chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) Michael Lee-Chin indicate the 'five in four' mission alongside members of EGC members Adam Stewart (left) and Nigel Clarke. Generations of Jamaicans have been held at economic siege as a consequence of our wholesale engagement in
SAGICOR Motivational Seminar (SMS) kicked off last Thursday with an action-packed agenda for three days of powerful, motivational and inspirational fun and fellowship for Sagicor team members and their children. The weekend-long event, held under the theme “Live the Legacy, Live your Dream”, was hosted at the Hyatt Ziva &
Red Stripe Jamaica is this year's winner of the Governor General's Award for Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by EXIM Bank). The award was especially relevant as the Heineken-owned company has recently returned its US-based manufacturing to Jamaica, after temporarily moving a part of its production to Pennsylvania in 2012.
One of the first things Eric Clarke did when he assumed his role as chairman of the Management Committee of the Savanna la Mar Public General Hospital was to get the Friends of the Sav la Mar Hospital incorporated as a charity. This simple act has changed the way in
The House of Representatives will today receive the amendments to the Pensions Bill. The Bill that was passed with 62 amendments in the Senate on September 29, paves the way for the reform of pension arrangements for employees in the public sector. Under the new provisions, pensionable officers
In this 2012 Gleaner file photo, an old man begs by the roadside. Jamaica’s poverty rate rose in 2015, the most recent period surveyed by STATIN, according to a newly released report. The prevalence of poverty in Jamaica, at 21.2 per cent, has reached its second-highest level in almost
