THREE lucky Sagicor Bank mortgage clients have been specially selected to be treated to a house-warming party at their new homes, which were financed through the financial institution. The first house-warming party is set for today at the Country Mist in Ocho Rios, St Ann for client, Sasha Hotchandani. Sagicor
WITH the JPS USD bond redemption settling in March, investors will be assessing a wide range of investment options. A common quandary: Bank A is showing me 6.6 per cent Bank B is showing me 7.35 per cent and Bank C is showing me 8.5 per cent. How do I
TEN years ago if as student you were asked what you wanted to become, the answer would have been one of the “big three” – lawyer, doctor, engineer. Careers such as communications, were often met with, “Communications? What can you do with that?” God forbid if you said you wanted
According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, the average age of entrepreneurs is 45, and at 33, Tyrone Wilson is well ahead of the game. He has founded three companies to date; eZines Ltd (2008), the iCreate Institute (2012) and Vertical Creative (2018). All of these businesses operate within
FOR 2019/20, the government's capital expenditure reflects a merging of its capital 'A' (domestic) and capital “B” budget (multilateral/bilateral) Heads into a single Head in the estimates, creating a single capital Head for individual portfolio ministries. For 2019/20, the allocation for the total spending under this single heading is $72.1
ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE HELPLINE Only one of the many persons who contacted me last week is a regular Sunday Gleaner reader. However, all shared bad experiences with their insurance companies and brokers. Their stories are relevant to the regulator’s new rules on market conduct. Some of its rules were the
Buttressed by its investment in a Florida-based patty company, GraceKennedy (GK) has expanded its convenience-food offerings to eight states in the United States (US), an initiative that will test just how much the American palate can handle jerked wings. The distribution for the ready-to-eat foods since the start of this
BCIC expects its motor premium pricing to fall as it rolls out a new technology platform and migrates customers online. The general-insurance company is also upgrading the facilities at its headquarters in downtown Kingston with several changes, which are also customer-centric, Managing Director Peter Levy said on Wednesday. The initial
4:04 pm, Fri February 22, 2019 General Accident Insurance is reporting a 50 per cent increase in its profit before tax for the year ending December 31. The company posted $354 million in pre-tax profit up from $236 million in 2017. General Accident says the performance was driven by strong
In Parliament this week, newly appointed Minister Fayval Williams caused a stir when she revealed that Petrojam has lost almost US$100 million in value between 2006 and 2018. Williams reported that the same firm that had valued Petrojam in 2006 for US$126 to US$128 million, using the income approach, applied
