Sunday, August 02, 2015 CAR thieves appear to have adopted a level of ruthlessness by torching vehicles they have targeted but which they are unable to steal, the Jamaica Observer has learnt. The newspaper's attention was drawn to this new atrocity after firefighters were called to put out a motorcar
Published:Sunday | July 26, 2015 QUESTION: I did a Donald Trump on my insurance brokers. I fired them last week. After being with them for 12 months, I discovered that I was driving my vehicle for over one month without any insurance. The company did not even send me a
The Sterling Repor With Kevin Richard Sunday, July 26, 2015 NEW YORK, United States — In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, American flags fly in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Asian stock markets were rattled Friday by a slump in Chinese manufacturing to a 15-year low and
Erectile dysfunction: A marker for heart disease BY ANIKA RICHARDS Online/Health coordinator richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com Sunday, July 26, 2015 TROUBLE getting and keeping an erection for sexual activity is more than just a problem in a man's pants or in the sack – it is an early sign of impending heart disease.
Published:Friday | July 24, 2015McPherse Thompson The Ministry of Finance and Planning has confirmed that the Government has reached an agreement on a deal with Venezuela to repurchase billions of dollars it owed for oil under the PetroCaribe arrangement. In correspondence yesterday afternoon, the ministry indicated that Jamaica has set
Published:Sunday | July 5, 2015 Sunday Automotives continues its series on career options within the automotive industry with a look at the training and responsibilities of persons involved in insurance. A willingness to learn the basics, which may include working at the lowest rung of the ladder, is essential to
July 15, 2015 The all Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price Index for June 2015 was 225.3. This represented an inflation rate of 0.5 per cent when the index for June is compared to May 2015. The index for the heaviest weighted division, ‘Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ moved upward by 0.4
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) wishes to advise the public that they continue to experience a shortage of Private Motor Vehicle Licence Plates at its offices across the island, as they have not received the expected delivery from the local supplier. The local supplier has advised that that there is a
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Finance Minister Peter Phillips (file photo) LAST week, the Third International Conference on Financing was held in Addis Ababa under the theme: "Financing sustainable development and developing sustainable finance", at which Jamaica was represented by Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips. The overarching focus was the alignment
Contributed by DENNIS CHUNG Friday, July 24, 2015 THESSALONIKI, Greece — With Greece having a lower primary surplus target and seemingly more wate than Jamaica, a young woman cools off under a water fountain in the Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, as a heat wave engulfs the Mediterranean country
