A Clarendon farmer who faked his death to collect on a $17-million insurance policy is expected to be sentenced in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today. Kim Wayne Phillips, who was 45-year-old when he was charged with conspiracy to defraud, attempting to obtain money by false pretence, and
Financial commentators are predicting that Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke will not announce new taxes when he makes his Budget Presentation in the House of Representatives this afternoon. They say with revenues remaining ahead of target there is no need for tax measures to finance the $J803 billion budget
Sagicor vote postponed A meeting that was scheduled in Barbados over the restructuring of regional insurance conglomerate Sagicor Financial Corporation Limited, SFC, has been postponed. Both Sagicor and the Canadian company that is acquiring it for US$536 million or US$1.75 per share want more time to sell the deal to
The temporary appointment of the last investment manager for the National Insurance Fund (NIF) has come to an end after 16 months, and the job has now been handed to Hope Fisher, the bond portfolio manager. Fisher replaces Dione Jennings, who has been reassigned to another agency of the Ministry
WESTERN BUREAU: The highly anticipated committal hearing for Dana Minto, the St James nurse who is facing a charge of causing death by dangerous driving in relation to the deaths of two persons, was rescheduled yesterday when she appeared before the St James Parish Court. During what was a brief
THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently supported a climate proofing training for policy analysts, a timely and relevant initiative, as the world is at a critical point in its collective efforts to address climate change. Climate change poses a significant threat to the Caribbean with far-reaching impacts on our
The great Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra of American baseball fame, in one of his many famous quotes, said: “The future ain't what it used to be!” This is true for many of us as we consider the many disruptions around us, changing and improving our lives in ways we could
The Mona School and Business and Management, MSBM, has not only been advancing top quality business education in Jamaica for the past 12 years, but has also been involved in ground-breaking research and the real-life application of research findings to drive multibillion-dollar revenue and profit growth among some Jamaican businesses.
The Andrew Holness administration has committed $1 billion for a “revolutionary” initiative, first announced during the last annual conference of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), that will target unattached young people, tenements or so-called big yards, as well as provide improved living conditions for indigents. The allocation is included
There has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of road fatalities so far this year. A total of 72 persons have died in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year, according to the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport. The increase is relative to
