GraceKennedy Limited (GK) has said that it will be assessing how to assist small farmers, especially in light of the recent predicament brought on the sector as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Several local farmers have expressed their frustration with having tonnes in excess produce and a
A new board has been created at Key Insurance Company now that GraceKennedy has taken over management of the company. Two members of the old board have remained on the new board — Natalia Gobin-Gunter and Sandra Masterton — with GraceKennedy Chief Executive Officer Donald Wehby appointed director and chairman
Dear Claudienne In an accident on June 5, 2019, I almost lost my life, and my car — a Mazda Premacy — was totally written off. I immediately informed the broker of the insurance company with which the vehicle was comprehensively insured. I also reported the accident to the TIP
In the field of disasters, COVID-19 is unique as its unrelenting disastrous effects simultaneously undermine the health and economic sectors of a country in a reasonably short time. The fact that its variables are for the most part unknown makes it dangerous and makes planning unsure. Consequently, to avoid placing
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica National (JN) Group has established a Member Welfare Fund to ease the burden for its members and customers who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief executive officer of group, Earl Jarrett, made the announcement while addressing a “JN Circle Catch Up”, a video
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sagicor Investments has reduced its online trading fee to 0.5 per cent for clients who have an established online trading account with the Jamaica Stock Exchange's (JSE) online traders' platform – Jtraderpro. The fee reduction is aimed at encouraging market activity during the COVID-19 containment efforts. “Our
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — From Mexico City to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Santiago, Chile, the coronavirus is taking root in the world's most unequal region, where many of Latin America's first cases arrived with members of the elite returning from vacations or work trips to Europe and the United States. Many
In a little under three weeks the entire world has literally changed, and will never, ever be the same. A virus which started in Wuhan, China, has quickly spread around the world, and life as we know it has been turned upside down. A lot has been lost, people have
Dr David Walcott, a Jamaican entrepreneur and doctor recently founded and convened Shapers Against CoVID an international task force of more than 250 young people from across some 60 countries across the globe to drive action against COVID-19. “We've been doing everything from sharing knowledge to resourcing governments to building
The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCM) based in the Caribbean will be charged with driving the recovery of tourism in the region following the passage of the novel coronavirus disease which has already debilitated much of the sector. Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett in a recent
