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Patricia Yap: From corner shop cashier to skincare giant

2018-05-24T15:09:16+00:00

Speaking at the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards Foodie Seminar, Dr Patricia Yap shared with the audience her approach to business that is a formula for anyone looking to scale up, no matter where you start. At the seminar Dr Yap shared the journey in creating the ariSulfur Facial

Patricia Yap: From corner shop cashier to skincare giant2018-05-24T15:09:16+00:00

Financial inclusion and the Jamaica Stock Exchange

2018-05-24T14:31:47+00:00

With the depression of savings accounts in banks and the horrendous fees that banks charge to keep people's money, Jamaicans must find alternate ways of making and saving money. I know that this is easier said than done, given the fact that many Jamaicans have been locked out of what

Financial inclusion and the Jamaica Stock Exchange2018-05-24T14:31:47+00:00

Economy grows by an estimated 1.2%

2018-05-24T14:17:17+00:00

The Jamaican economy grew by an estimated 1.2 per cent for the January to March 2018 quarter compared to the corresponding quarter of 2017, according to latest data from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The positive out-turn for the January to March 2018 period reflected increased external demand from

Economy grows by an estimated 1.2%2018-05-24T14:17:17+00:00

Hurricanes cost Caribbean US$700 million

2018-05-24T14:10:10+00:00

TORA BAJA, Puerto Rico -- Residents manage provisions after the passing of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, last year.. (AP) MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The tourism industry in the Caribbean region attracted almost one million fewer visitors after hurricanes Irma and Maria hit last year, costing it

Hurricanes cost Caribbean US$700 million2018-05-24T14:10:10+00:00

More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing aggressive treatment

2018-05-24T13:56:10+00:00

American doctors are successfully persuading increasing numbers of men with low-risk prostate cancer to reject immediate surgery and radiation in favor of surveillance, a trend that is sparing men's sexual health without increasing their risk of death. Subscribe to the Post Most newsletter: Today’s most popular stories on The Washington

More men with low-risk prostate cancer are forgoing aggressive treatment2018-05-24T13:56:10+00:00

Holding company for CLICO assets to launch IPO on Trinidad exchange

2018-05-24T13:43:54+00:00

Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley. The Rowley administration continued the efforts of its predecessors to recover rescue funds pumped in saving CLICO. Several assets that once belonged to the CL Financial Group and its flagship company CLICO are being folded into a new entity called National

Holding company for CLICO assets to launch IPO on Trinidad exchange2018-05-24T13:43:54+00:00

Just a little longer for workplace safety law – Robinson

2018-05-24T13:34:25+00:00

Danny Roberts (left), head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Institute; and Shahine Robinson (second left), minister of labour and social security; along with Olivia Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sports, review a placard bearing the image of National Hero Marcus Garvey in the possession of Allan

Just a little longer for workplace safety law – Robinson2018-05-24T13:34:25+00:00

The Missing Piece | The 4 Cs for Jamaica’s growth

2018-05-21T14:41:01+00:00

Imani Duncan-Price in robust discussions with the founding managing partners of StartUp Junkie Jeff Amerine (left) and Brett Amerine in Fayetteville, Arkansas. StartUp Junkie works with entrepreneurs, startups and growth-oriented companies in every stage. 1 2 On her Eisenhower Fellowship, Imani Duncan-Price has travelled to several cities in the USA

The Missing Piece | The 4 Cs for Jamaica’s growth2018-05-21T14:41:01+00:00

What should happen when this IMF agreement ends?

2018-05-20T08:31:57+00:00

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde in conversation with Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) and then Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston last November. Leader of the Opposition Peter Philips is in the background. (Photo: Richard Browne) Last year, on

What should happen when this IMF agreement ends?2018-05-20T08:31:57+00:00

Government to confront pension crisis – Williams announces raft of amendments to act

2018-05-20T01:38:06+00:00

The Government is taking steps to amend the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Act, following the disclosure by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) that only a handful of the Jamaican population had a pension plan. In her sectoral presentation to Parliament earlier this week, Fayval Williams, minister without portfolio

Government to confront pension crisis – Williams announces raft of amendments to act2018-05-20T01:38:06+00:00
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