The Jamaican economy grew by an estimated 1.2 per cent for the January to March 2018 quarter compared to the corresponding quarter of 2017, according to latest data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The positive out-turn for the January to March 2018 period reflected increased external demand from
TORA BAJA, Puerto Rico -- Residents manage provisions after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, last year.. (AP) MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The tourism industry in the Caribbean region attracted almost one million fewer visitors after hurricanes Irma and Maria hit last year, costing it
American doctors are successfully persuading increasing numbers of men with low-risk prostate cancer to reject immediate surgery and radiation in favor of surveillance, a trend that is sparing men's sexual health without increasing their risk of death. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today’s most popular stories on The Washington
Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley. The Rowley administration continued the efforts of its predecessors to recover rescue funds pumped in saving CLICO. Several assets that once belonged to the CL Financial Group and its flagship company CLICO are being folded into a new entity called National
Danny Roberts (left), head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Institute; and Shahine Robinson (second left), minister of labour and social security; along with Olivia Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sports, review a placard bearing the image of National Hero Marcus Garvey in the possession of Allan
Imani Duncan-Price in robust discussions with the founding managing partners of StartUp Junkie Jeff Amerine (left) and Brett Amerine in Fayetteville, Arkansas. StartUp Junkie works with entrepreneurs, startups and growth-oriented companies in every stage. 1 2 On her Eisenhower Fellowship, Imani Duncan-Price has travelled to several cities in the USA
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde in conversation with Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) and then Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston last November. Leader of the Opposition Peter Philips is in the background. (Photo: Richard Browne) Last year, on
The Government is taking steps to amend the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, following the disclosure by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) that only a handful of the Jamaican population had a pension plan. In her sectoral presentation to Parliament earlier this week, Fayval Williams, minister without portfolio
Sagicor Financial Corporation Ltd posted an overall group net income of US$38.9 million for the quarter ending March 31, 2018, a 44 per cent increase over the same period last year, the company reported this week. The solid Q1 performance was boosted by improved total revenue over 2017, the company
JAMAICA has been working on establishing a policy framework for disaster risk financing, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams said on Tuesday. Williams, who was making her first contribution to the sectoral debate in the House of Representatives since being promoted to
