BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Sagicor Financial Corporation (SFC) is seeking to reassure Caribbean nationals that the move by the Canadian-based, Alignvest, to take over its operations, will not adversely impact its business in the region and North America SFC recently announced that it had agreed to sell its shares, valued
The Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) held its usual Annual Christmas Treat for children of the Chin Loy Basic School in Western Kingston. Orville Johnson, OJ, Executive Director of IAJ interacts with some students of the school while Principal of the school Veronica Sewell-Morgan looks on.
The Insurance Association of Jamaica extends SEASON'S GREETINGS to the insurance buying public, employees of all insurance companies and their families and indeed all Jamaica for a SAFE CHRISTMAS and A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping yesterday stressed staying on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics at a gathering commemorating the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up. All the theories and practices of the Communist Party of China in the past
Access Financial Services Limited paid US$6.4 million ($830 million) for its first foreign acquisition, Embassy Loans Inc, a microlender based in Florida, United States, which it plans to use as a springboard for further expansion. The deal was in the works from October and struck in December, but details of
Shares in Playa Hotels & Resorts rallied at the top of the week following an announcement by Playa to buy back its own shares. The rally, so far, has restored about US$1.4 million in the value of Sagicor Group Jamaica's holdings in Playa as its second-largest shareholder with a 13
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) — Jamaica says it is hoping to boost the economy through the construction of 6,000 additional hotel rooms early next year. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett said the initiative is expected to begin in January and would serve to further boost the economy by providing opportunities for local
ROSE HALL, St James — Edmund Bartlett is urging individuals who have raised concerns about the extended time Government is taking to implement the long-awaited pension plan for tourism workers to be patient. One such critic is former Tourism Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill, who had pointed out that the scheme,
The United States Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the US economy's continued strength but signalling that it expects to slow hikes next year. The quarter-point hike, to a range of 2.25 per cent to 2.5 per cent, lifts the
We are now living in the digital age which is grossly powered by information. Through technological advancements it is becoming easier for us to share information about ourselves to conduct everyday tasks and to interact with others. Evidently, the sharing of personal data provides many benefits for us; however, it
