Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, says the government is projecting to spend between US$205.7 and US$236.2 million or J$27.2 and J$31.2 billion over the next five years to fix old and decrepit health infrastructure across the island. According to Tufton, this is the largest commitment by a Government
ADVISORY COLUMN: PERSONAL FINANCIAL ADVISER QUESTION: How can I benefit from the new gains in the stock market? – Lois FINANCIAL ADVISER: If you have not yet benefited from the gains in this run of the stock market, you have missed quite a lot. That is not to say that
Motorcyclists account for a third of road users killed since the start of the year. With 50 fatalities recorded among bikers in just over four months, the final figure for 2019 could go well beyond 100 if they do not make safety a priority when using the nation’s roads. In
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — The St Andrew police seized a total of 16 motorcycles in just over a week, as part of efforts to clamp down on motorists in breach of the Road Traffic Act. Officers assigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) and the St Andrew
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 rattled Trinidad during the early hours of Monday, the Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) has reported. It said that the quake, which occurred at 2:09am
AFTER some 17-months of twist and turns with legislators and minority shareholders, NCB Financial Group has now closed the offer to takeover regional insurance giant, Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL). NCBFG's success in the transaction comes a day earlier than its fourth extension of May 3, 2019 to acquire up to
One of the three licences needed by NCB Financial for the takeover of Guardian Holdings Limited has been granted by Trinidad’s Finance Minister Colm Imbert under the Foreign Investment Act. There were no updates on the other two licences, which are still pending. “The Minister of Finance welcomes this direct
ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE QUESTION: I had an extended stay in the United States recently. The best part was using a family member’s self-driving vehicle. Despite my strong desire not to cede control to the automated systems, I allowed the vehicle to do ‘its thing’. I made 15 trips. They were
The United States Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged and signalled no rate hikes are likely in coming months. The move, which was widely expected, comes amid signs of renewed economic health, but unusually low inflation. The announcement reaffirms a message that has reassured investors since the start
The Ministry of Finance in Trinidad and Tobago approved a licence for NCB Financial Group’s acquisition of Guardian Holdings Limited, GHL, with ‘best wishes’ for the parties to a transaction that has buy-in from shareholders but has been held up by regulatory delays. But the Jamaican banking conglomerate, which is
