The number of persons killed on the nation’s roadways since the start of the year is nearing the 350 mark after surpassing the total for all of last year. A total of 348 persons – 301 males and 47 – female have died in motor vehicle crashes since January 1,
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Amy Neale, vice-president and start-up engagement lead at Mastercard, is encouraging Jamaican women to take the risk and start businesses, especially in the field of technology. And they can count on Mastercard, one of the world's leading global payments and technology companies, to support them. Through its Start Path Programme,
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 of examination facilities in
Caricom's Competition Commission, which monitors business activity in the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), says it has taken note of the recent announcement by the Bank of Nova Scotia (“Scotiabank”) of its intention to sell banking assets in nine English-and Dutch-speaking countries in the region. In a release issued
THE new Road Traffic Act was finally approved by Parliament yesterday, but its implementation is unlikely to be completed prior to next April. The Senate passed the five-year-old Bill, which has survived several reviews since 2014, after a prolonged debate, during which some Opposition members raised several concerns but did
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Kamina Johnson Smith, said today that the framework to be introduced under the provisions of the new Road Traffic Act (RTA) will reduce the opportunity for human error and corruption to interrupt enforcement. “The facilitation of disorder without accountability must
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies Saturday said that a burst of 54 earthquakes occurred north of St Kitts during a 21-hour period. The biggest had a magnitude of 4.1. In a
Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation, the Canadian entity seeking to acquire Sagicor Financial Corporation, has negotiated initial three-year contracts with the country heads in Barbados, Jamaica and the United States, with an automatic one-year renewal for successive periods. The base pay of the three executives combined will be US$1.58 million per
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has made a rallying cry to a group of Montegonians to follow his footsteps and open their doors to at least one child from a children's home for Christmas dinner this year. Speaking at the Montego Bay Mayor's Charity Ball,
