File photo showing a policeman assisting a motorcycle driver after he ran into the back of a vehicle along the Washington Boulevard thoroughfare in Kingston. (Photo: Llewellyn Wynter) With motorcyclists accounting for nearly one-third of the road fatalities, there has been increased concern in formal circles about how they should

Min Zhu (centre), the International Monetary Fund’s deputy managing director, in discussion with Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and then Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips at the start of the two-day 2014 High Level Caribbean Financial Forum at Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James. (FILE PHOTO:

Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton (left), shares a joke with Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Courtney Campbell (2nd right), at the official launch of the Health Ministry's 'Adopt-a-Clinic' initiative at the St Jago Health Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine,

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie. (file photo) KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Building Bill, which seeks to establish a modern legislative framework that will serve to reduce the vulnerability of Jamaica's built environment and ensure public safety. The legislation,

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen cheers after unveiling the cover of the autobiography By Faith, Not by Sight by Senator Dr Floyd Morris at the launch ceremony Tuesday at the UWI Regional Headquarters, Mona. THE current and former governors general and four former prime ministers turned out Tuesday to support

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness (right), listens as Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Ambassador Dr Nigel Clarke, highlights some of the major recommendations of the report on the strategic review of the NHT. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — A Special Commission reviewing the operations of the National Housing Trust

From left: Wayne Gentles of GWest, Denise Crichton-Samuels of GWest, Prime Minister Andrew Holiness, Elva Williams Richard of GWest, and Mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis participate in the cutting of the ribbon to declare GWest Centre open in Montego Bay last week. (Photo: Philp Lemonte) MONTEGO BAY, St James

Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point during his address at the Jamaica Employers' Federation's (JEF) annual CEO Breakfast held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke, is calling for

Business Leader: Executive Steward Nominee #2 Today the Jamaica Observer publishes the second of 12 stories on the nominees for this year's Business Leader Award being held under the theme 'Business Leader: Executive Steward'. The nominees are among the top CEOs in Jamaica.   As I settled down for my