From RJR Website 12:40 pm, Thu August 20, 2015 A woman accused of being involved in a health insurance scam has been arrested by the police. Twenty-five-year-old Dian Brown, a factory worker of Central Village, Spanish Town, St. Catherine was on Wednesday charged with breaches of the Larceny Act. According
Tropical storm Danny, the first named storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, continues to develop about halfway between Africa and the Lesser Antilles. Danny is forecast to reach hurricane strength by Thursday. The computer model forecast shows that it may not reach near the eastern Caribbean
August 17, 2015 The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), reports that for July 2015 the All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price Index was 227.2 indicating an increase of 0.9 per cent. The index for the heaviest weighted division, ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ recorded the highest movement for the month, 2.2
July 1, 2014 The Jamaican economy grew by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the similar quarter of 2013. This performance resulted from increased output levels in both the Goods Producing industries of 5.5 per cent and Services industries of 0.3 per cent. For
From RJR Website General Accident has reported that its profit in first half of this year was $27 million. That was well below the performance of the first six months of 2014, when General Accident reported $187 million in profit. According to General Accident, the largest factor behind the disappointing
17 August 2015 Bank of Jamaica Reduces Benchmark Interest Rate Bank of Jamaica announces that with effect from 18 August 2015, the rate offered on its benchmark 30-day Certificate of Deposit will be reduced to 5.25 per cent from 5.50 per cent. Macroeconomic vulnerabilities continue to be reduced in
Lynvalle Hamilton TODAY, the Jamaica Used Car Dealers' Association (JUCDA) is expected to submit concerns and recommendations to Anthony Hylton, the Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, on certain aspects of the revised Motor Vehicle Import Policy. The policy came into effect in April 2014. According to JUCDA president Lynvalle
SHANGHAI, China — Investors monitor screens showing stock market movements at a brokerage house in Shanghai on Thursday. (PHOTO: AFP) AN investor's decision to buy a particular bond or series of bonds is typically dependent on an assessment of one's investment goal, time horizon and the amount of risk that
BURCHENSON... reform of the pension system could contribute significantly to national economic growth. THE reform of the pension system in Jamaica to include the entire working population could contribute significantly to national economic growth and ensure coverage for thousands who are currently without, as has been the experience in Chile
Minister of Finance and Planning Peter Phillips has reiterated the Government's decision to purchase US$3.25 billion of debt owed by the PetroCaribe Development Fund, citing that the move was absolutely necessary. In his address to corporate heads at the Victoria Mutual Inaugural Economic Forum on Wednesday, Phillips stated that the
