Companies who fail to adequately protect customers' data could be fined up to four per cent of their revenue in the next two years. That's part of the penalty under the new Data Protection Act, 2020 which awaits promulgation. The Act, which seeks to safeguard the privacy and personal
Jamaica Broilers seems a shoo-in to acquire the Simple Essentials facility in Charles City, Iowa, in the United States. The company operated a chicken plant in Charles City until August of 2019 when it shut the factory down. When Simply Essentials closed, 500 jobs were reportedly lost, and the factory
General Accident Insurance Company is looking to its operations in Trinidad and Barbados to push the company's growth into the future, after admitting it needs to look outside the Jamaican market for growth. PB Scott, chairman of the insurer, said the operations in the two countries are vital to the
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, August 18, 2021. CCRIF SPC will make a payout of approximately US$40 million to the Government of Haiti following the devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14th, 2021, significantly impacting the city of Les Cayes. This payout represents the full coverage limit
The tremor was felt in the densely-populated capital of Port-au-Prince, some 125km away, and in neighbouring countries. "Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital," Christella Saint Hilaire, who lives near the epicentre, told AFP news agency. https://news.yahoo.com/major-7-2-magnitude-earthquake-141518584.html
