PLANNING their recovery from the current situation is an activity that organisations need to focus on. The situation will, however, remain fluid for many months to come and any planning needs to reflect the attendant degree of uncertainty. Resumption planning needs to embrace both the medium- (post-lockdown) and longer-term (increased
AS of June 1, 2020, the Government's general “work from home” COVID-19 order expired and has been replaced with what has been coined a “work smart, work safe” order. The Prime Minister (PM) has also urged that employees should be allowed to work from wherever they can be most effective,
Global tourism is facing an unprecedented challenge from the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Economic Forum close to 90 per cent of the world’s population now lives in countries with travel restrictions; an estimated 25 million aviation jobs and 100 million travel and tourism jobs are at risk,
Despite the disruption to business activity caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the manufacturing and distribution sector had a relatively better March quarter than others did. In fact eight listed companies in the sector recorded an increase in earnings during the period with five experiencing contractions while only two reported
The Sagicor Group says it has used the COVID-19 crisis to ramp up its innovations in the insurance and banking sectors, and continues to participate in stimulating the economy, while protecting its staff and clients. President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christopher Zacca says the company moved swiftly to implement
ON Monday, financial conglomerate Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited announced that it will begin to pay dividends to shareholders holding one per cent or less of issued shares, as at April 24, 2020, on June 11 following approval from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ). Sagicor had postponed its previously declared interim
With the increasing need to conduct business virtually Billy Craig Insurance Brokers has launched a new online portal — a singular hub through which clients can conduct all their business in the areas of employer and public liability as well as group personal accident insurance in one convenient location. The
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain said Friday it was pushing the United States to form a club of 10 nations that could develop its own 5G technology and reduce dependence on China's controversial telecoms giant Huawei. The issue is expected to feature at a G7 summit that US President
Fitzgerald Mitchell(left), senior director at the University Hospital of the West Indies; Shekar Reddy Sanumpudi (centre), business development manager at Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS); and Mr. Douglas Halsall (right), CEO at Advanced Integrated Systems, enjoys each other's company at AIS Celebratory Dinner in Norbrook, Kingston. Given the advent of COVID-19
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says tourism-dependent countries, such as Jamaica, must put strategic plans in place to prepare workers for a reopening of the industry, in the shortest possible time. According to Bartlett, it is against this background that the most urgent priority is to secure the health and
