Marie Dowdie (left), assistant branch manager, Sagicor Bank Jamaica Liguanea Branch, hands over a symbolic cheque to 11-year-old Imani-Leigh Hall, founder of the ILAH's Lemon- Aid Stand for Kids Foundation, during a visit to the branch last Wednesday. The fund donation will support an initiative organised by the ILAH's Lemon-Aid
Sagicor Financial Corporation (SFC) and Scotia Life Trinidad and Tobago have mutually agreed to discontinue their 20-year distribution deal, which expired on June 30. The original deal brokered by SCF in November 2018 would have resulted in the financial holding company acquiring the Jamaican and Trinidad insurance operations of Scotiabank.
Being set for life, when you retire from your job, or the daily ‘grind’, is easier than you think, if you apply the ABC plan shared by Camille Steer, corporate manager, fund services, at JMMB Fund Managers, during a recent episode of the JMMB Goal Getter Live (webinar) series. Steer,
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the highest in history, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned Friday that cutting back too soon could undermine the recovery. Continuing to provide the
Sagicor Financial Corporation (SFC) and Scotia Life Trinidad and Tobago have mutually agreed to discontinue their 20-year distribution deal, which expired on June 30. The original deal brokered by SCF in November 2018 would have resulted in the financial holding company acquiring the Jamaican and Trinidad insurance operations of Scotiabank.
The Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for May was 0.1 per cent. This increase was largely as a result of the 1.1 per cent increase in the heavily weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages division, according to the Consumer Price Index Bulletin – May, released last Friday (July
Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has partnered with Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and Sagicor to stage a social enterprise round-table and grant proposal writing workshop aimed at helping the development of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector and social enterprises (SEs). According to JBDC Chief Executive Officer Valerie
Community & Workers C o- operative Credit Union of Jamaica (C&WJCCUL) will be shortlisting on the Jamaica Stock Exchange $900 million deferred shares owned by its members. The move, a first for any credit union in Jamaica, is aimed at identifying a consistent source of funding, the company said in
Sagicor Bank recently staged a forum to assist customers, particularly those within the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sector, cope with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses. The online forum, held under the theme 'Overcoming Anxieties: The SME Perspective', saw business leaders being engaged and encouraged by
Four years into the much touted 5-in-4 growth agenda, the Economic Growth Council (EGC) has said that the realisation of its projected target was not achieved and has been worsened by the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking with the Jamaica Observer earlier this week, executive director of the
