Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has announced that as of April 1, 2019 employees will start paying more in deductions for the National Insurance Scheme (NIS). Speaking in parliament this afternoon, Clarke said contributions will be increasing from five per cent of individuals’ salaries to five and a half per
More than 200 persons living in downtown Kingston benefited from a health fair at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on December 1. The health fair, which took place at the hospital's Out Patient Department North, was held in collaboration with the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) and the Jamaica Medical
Highly placed sources last night suggested that the Government is about to put the troubled state-run Petrojam refinery up for sale. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has scheduled a press conference for this morning at which he is likely to make the announcement, the usually impeccable sources said. Ahead of any
With motor vehicle claims speeding past $9.4 billion last year, the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) is partnering with revenue authorities and the police to roll out a database early in the new year, aimed at dragging down insurance fraud. The Insurance Vehicle Information System (IVIS) is one of the
Grace Foods (USA), Inc. a company owned by GraceKennedy Limited, said it will be acquiring a 49 per cent equity stake in a new joint venture company, Majesty Foods, a Florida-based manufacturer of patty and empanada products. The range of Majesty’s product portfolio is marketed under its own brands ‘Patty
ROBERT Montague, minister of transport and mining, told the House of Representatives recently that the ministry would be rolling out hundreds of new cameras over the next three to four months, across several towns islandwide. He said areas like May Pen, Mandeville, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios already have the
The Kingston Public Hospital Health Fair held on December 1, 2018 was strongly supported by the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) and the Jamaica Medical Foundation (JMF). A large number of persons attended the fair where they received free examinations. The KPH had a number
The returns on local equities more than doubled returns on foreign currency investments during the September quarter, the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, has reported. Equities delivered 14 per cent return over the quarter compared to six per cent for hard currency bonds, the central bank said in its Quarterly Monetary
QUESTION: I enjoy doing garment construction/fashion designing, but I've always heard that you should dress for success, as in whatever your dreams are, dress for it and it will come to you. However, as a fashion designer I like to make clothing for persons who like to party and are
Insurance company Guardian Life Limited and its former vice-president and actuary, Catherine Allen, are locked in a legal battle in a claim she filed for wrongful dismissal. The case also involves Guardian's decision to tap $1.25 billion of its reserves that are normally set aside to meet future insurance claims,
