March 31, 2015 Total value added at constant prices for the Jamaican economy recorded a decline of 0.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014 when compared to the similar quarter of 2013. This reduction in output was due mainly to a 3.9 per cent decline in the Goods
7:14 am, Fri June 5, 2015 Excerpt from Gleaner Publication The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued an advisory, cautioning members of the public against investing in an unlicensed entity which has been seeking clients. In the advisory, released on Thursday evening, the FSC cautioned potential investors about solicitations by
Saturday, June 06, 2015 | 4:07 PM Finance Minister Peter Phillips (left) with NCB’s group managing director, Patrick Hylton MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips has said that despite Jamaica’s achievement in its Economic Reform Programme and the fact that the economy is returning
Alphonso Grennell, organiser of the Jamaica Driver & Traffic Safety Expo to be held in Half-Wa- Tree, St Andrew, tomorrow. (Photo: File) THE 2015 Jamaica Driver & Traffic Safety Expo will be held in Mandela Park in Half-Way-Tree, St Andrew, tomorrow. Starting at 9:00 am, the event is also paired
By Marlon Tingling June 2, 2015 Players in the Caribbean insurance industry are being urged to develop innovative products that will provide natural disaster protection for critical sectors such as agriculture and tourism. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith, made the appeal, as he delivered
Wednesday, June 03, 2015 THE CARIBBEAN insurance industry is being urged to develop innovative products that will provide natural disaster protection for critical sectors such as agriculture and tourism. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lloyd B Smith, made the appeal as he delivered the keynote address at the
BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, June 03, 2015 MAHFOOD... We need to stop talking about one per cent growth. JAMAICA attracted US$699 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 or 7.0 per cent higher year-on-year, according to just published data from a United Nations-based regional body. The
BY KEITH COLLISTER Wednesday, June 03, 2015 HAVANA, Cuba — Tourists enjoy cigars, mojitos and live music at the Bodeguita del Medio Bar, frequented by the late American novelist Ernest Hemingway in Old Havana, Cuba on May 24th. The thaw in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has led to
A satellite image of superstorm Sandy as it approached the United States in late 2012. Forecasters said the hurricane season, which begins June 1, is expected to be very quiet because of El Niño, the weather pattern that suppresses storm formation. With weather experts predicting six to 11 named storms
Wednesday, June 03, 2015 Chris Hind, general manager, JN General Insurance Company JEFFERY Town, a little-known community in north-east St Mary, was propelled into the limelight at the United Nations 2015 Conference on Disaster Risk Management in Sendai, Japan, in March, when its Farmers' Association emerged as one of three
