A Caribbean climatologist has suggested that there could be a correlation between the increase in temperatures and health problems in the region although there is no empirical data. Cedric Van Meerbeeck says the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology has started gathering data on heat sensation and can now provide
Annotto Bay Health Centre and Hospital. Acute shortages in the public health-care system are hurting the very people that Government's no-user-fee policy is meant to protect because the resources are just not enough to guarantee efficient and timely medical attention. Shortages identified in a 2015 audit of the public-health system
BCIC's Simone Foote is nothing short of regal in her tribal print skirt and complementing top. It was a jolly good time for those in attendance at the IAJ Christmas Party at the Guardian Life car park in New Kingston last Saturday. Here are a few of the ladies and
Health insurance is a highly desirable commodity for a majority of Jamaicans. This was confirmed by a recent survey which found that 85 per cent of persons who are not now covered by health insurance, would welcome it. The findings were contained in a Gleaner-commissioned survey conducted by pollster Bill
LIFE INSURANCE Gross Premiums for 2015 were $32B, 8.5% more than the $29.5B reported in 2014. New Annualized Premiums for Individual Life for the year was $4.9B. This represented an improvement of 6.8% on the annual premiums recorded in 2014. Sums assured for 2015 were $181.2B 8% more than
The Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry, reported at the Institute’s quarterly press briefing, that the economy continued to record growth during the second quarter of the fiscal year. For July–September 2016, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 2.2 per cent relative
Statistics relating to CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SUMMARY ACCOUNTS Fiscal Monitoring Table FY 2016/17 boj-gov-breifing-november-2016
3:25 pm, Wed November 23, 2016 RJR News A 3.2 magnitude earthquake shook several communities in St. Thomas on Tuesday night. In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the Earthquake Unit of the University of West Indies, Mona said it occurred at 8:37 p.m. with the epicentre located in Trinityville. A 3.2
General Accident recorded net profitability of $311.6 million for the first nine months of 2016. It is well above the prior year performance, an increase of 169 per cent.
IAJ organized a splendid send off function for Former IAJ President Hugh Reid who resigned from his position as President of Scotia Insurance and is migrating. This Gleaner publication of October 14, highlights some of the activities at the function.
