Sagicor Foundation has selected 73 exceptional secondary and tertiary students for scholarships to help with offsetting back-to-school expenses as they gear up for the new school year. Following a robust application process (from April to June), the successful candidates, who are from all across the island, were selected from over
Remains of a crashed motor car which resulted in several fatalities in Western Jamaica in May 2018. 1 2 With just seven days already ticked off in the month of August, a total of nine road fatalities from crashes during the one-week period have tripled the three deaths recorded for
IAJ Salutes our Immediate Past President Eric Hosin who is President of Guardian Life, since January 2010, on the announcement by the Governor General on Independence Day 2018, that he will receive the National Honour of Order of Distinction in the Commander Class (CD). Mr Hosin completed his two year
Health insurers have agreed that most Jamaicans do not know enough about the health benefits offered under the insurance policies they hold, and that more needs to be done to improve awareness on these matters as a way of upholding citizens' rights to accessing the best public healthcare possible, especially
NCB Financial Group Limited is reporting that its defences against cyber criminals are more robust, resulting in to a decline in successful hackings attempts of its network and customers. Jamaica's largest financial conglomerate, which is now approaching a trillion dollar in assets, has been investing heavily in digital banking and
The exchange rate is the price of a currency relative to another. It is determined by demand and supply. In the Jamaican context, for example, when the demand for US dollars is greater than the supply, its price appreciates against the Jamaican dollar, which is the same as the Jamaican
Barbara Gayle's article in last Sunday's Gleaner - 'See you in 2022: Four-year waiting list for civil cases in the Supreme Court' - was heartbreaking. It was about a woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. The mishap probably occurred in 2014 or before. She "wept uncontrollably" after
Gareth Patterson, medical student, inspects the mouth of this resident from Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew during a a clinic hosted by Zion Care Foundation International medical mission at the Swallowfield Primary and Junior High School yesterday. Although his organisation has been able to provide dental and hygienic services to
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr Nigel Clarke, delivering a special policy address on the Bank of Jamaica's modernisation programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St Andrew on Thursday, July 26, 2018 - Contributed photo Cabinet-approved amendments to several laws governing Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) operations to make
Persons with health insurance, non-residents, and private patients will pay more to access services at public health facilities starting August 1. The Ministry of Health is advising that the cost of registration when visiting a medical facility will move from $1,500 to $3,000, and it will cost $7,500, up from
