SSP Allen makes a point at the Police Traffic Department's newly opened Road Safety Hub at Elletson Road in St Andrew recently. (Photo: Joseph Wellington) SENIOR Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen says that unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, could better assist lawmen in the execution of their
The unveiling of one of two signs donated to Mandeville Regional Hospital on Wednesday, December 13. MANDEVILLE, Manchester — For many years Mandeville Regional Hospital was unable to adequately care for newborn babies with breathing problems because of resource constraints, including the absence of a ventilator in the Neonatal Unit.
You would not be living on this planet if you haven't heard about bitcoin. This is a digital currency used online as a method of payment which has been making headlines for quite a while now. While bitcoin may be the best known cryptocurrency, there are believed to be in
Amid rumours that the Playa hotel group has expressed interest in buying hotels owned by Sagicor Group Jamaica, informed sources said Friday that Rohan Miller had separated from the financial conglomerate. Gleaner Business understands that while Miller, the CEO of Sagicor Real Estate X Fund Limited, wanted to continue
The National Housing Trust (NHT) says that while it is unable to say what increases may result from the current move by reinsurers to raise rates, current property insurance rates will hold until August 2018. The NHT's reassurance follows an advisory from the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) that
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Jamaica is the highest ranked Caribbean Community country, while the French-speaking island of Haiti is ranked among the worst three countries in the world for doing business, according to the US-based Forbes Magazine . In its 12th edition of the annual report “Best Countries for Business”,
THE long-delayed updated version of the new Road Traffic Act (RTA) is expected to be tabled in the House of Representatives next month. The Bill has been through a robust period of review since it was withdrawn from Parliament in 2016, after several defects were pointed out during the debate
The economy saw an 11.8 per cent increase in foreign national arrivals. The Jamaican economy grew by 0.8 per cent when compared to the third quarter of 2016, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The increase was attributed to improved performances in both the services industries which grew
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica was for the third time voted world's leading wedding destination and again voted world's leading cruise destination at the 24th Annual World Travel Awards held at the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa in Vietnam on December 10. “We're honoured to be recognised
MORRISON... although the scheme is non-contributory, it's a benefit that accrues to you as a result of the fact that you're employed TRADE union leader Vincent Morrison says the Government should review its policy of nullifying pension benefits for people who walk off the job in the public service.
