Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, JC Hutchinson (left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, examine a field of scotch bonnet peppers, during a tour of the Yallahs Agro Park in St Thomas on February 14. (Photo:
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaica has moved 74 places up on the World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Architecture Performance Index. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the country’s ranking improved from 166 to 92 for 2017. The report analyses countries’ transition towards more affordable, secure and sustainable energy systems. Holness
The Government of Jamaica has taken a decision to tax Health Insurance Premiums by the imposition of GCT on the premiums charged effective April 3, 2017. This would increase the cost of Group Health Insurance by the current GCT rate of 16. 5 %. The premium for Group Health
Vernon James Vice President – Life for the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) is urging the Ministry of Education to leverage Technology to provide more access to education using smart phones and the social media. Mr James who was speaking at the Awards Ceremony for the Mathematics Teacher of
Sanya Goffe Fundamentally, a pension trustee owes duties of honesty, loyalty and good faith to the beneficiaries of a plan, a duty to administer the trust with care and skill, and a duty to ensure compliance with the terms of the trust. A breach of trust may arise where a
European Central Bank (ECB) head Mario Draghi insisted on Thursday that the bank's massive stimulus efforts are still needed even though the 19-country Eurozone's economy is strengthening. "The recovery is progressing and now may be gaining momentum," Draghi said in a speech at a conference at Frankfurt's Goethe University.
On Saturday, while driving from Oxford, England, to Sheffield - one segment of the journey as I started a tour to participate in discussions on justice issues - a conversation started with my friend, Wally, about taxation systems in Jamaica and England and how they compare. It dawned on
Rezworth Burchenson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Victoria Mutual Wealth Management, has said 75 per cent of Jamaicans do not have a retirement plan. Mr. Burchenson said this could have serious implications for fiscal policy, taxes and economic growth because the state will have to bear the responsibility for these
While addressing the media launch of the Middle Managers’ Conference 2017, Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck called for a more business-friendly ethos in the public sector which will be essential to propel the current Administration’s ‘5 in 4’ growth strategy. “There needs to be a shift in the orienting
Property owners are advocating a phased approach to the implementation of new property tax charges, even while admitting that use of updated valuations is a necessity. Howard Johnson, a former president of the real estate association of Jamaica and broker with Howard Johnson and Associates, says he believes that the
