Sunday, February 15, 2015 CRAIG... Jamaican people have become a lot more aware of their rights  CHIEF executive officer of Billy Craig Insurance Brokers Limited, William Craig, says the insurance market will continue to see significant increases in employers' liability claims this year -- even while pricing for other types

Published: Sunday | February 15, 2015.  Cedric Stephens, Contributor I will use today's column to discuss an email that I received from the head of an insurance company. The message he conveys is of importance to insurance consumers, his company's customers and to the insurance market as a whole, even

Published: Sunday | February 15, 2015.  Ryon Jones, Staff Reporter If, God forbid, you were to meet in an accident and the other party offers to bear the full cost of repair without reference to the police or an insurer, you could be dealing with a motorist with fake insurance

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 INVESTING can be defined as the act of committing money or capital to an endeavour with the expectation of obtaining an additional income or profit. There are many different ways you can go about making an investment. This includes putting money into stocks, bonds, mutual funds,

Friday, February 06, 2015 . Kenute Hare  The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), through the Jamaica Standards Network, will stage a repeat of its special presentation 'Reducing Road Fatalities using Standards and Regulations for Vehicles' at the BSJ's Multi-Purpose Facility on Winchester Road in St Andrew, today.   The session, open

Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill  News that the island's tourism sector earned US$2.2 billion last year, a 5.8 per cent increase over 2013, is indeed heart-warming. The fact that the country welcomed more than two million stopover visitors for 2014 is, we believe, testament to

BY KARENA BENNETT Business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com.   Wednesday, February 11, 2015 SAGICOR'S Sigma Corporate Run has pumped well over $30 million into the economy since the establishment of the 5.5-kilometre charity walk, run and wheelchair road race some 17 years ago. The New Kingston-based fund-raising event, set for Sunday, February 22,

Tue February 3, 2015.   Dr. Vincent Lawrence, ESET Chairman The Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET) confirmed on Tuesday that it has signed off on the establishment 330 megawatts of new generating capacity for Jamaica. This is part of the 380 megawatt project that was originally approved, but which was subsequently

BY STEVEN JACKSON Business reporter jacksons@jamaicaobserver.com    Friday, January 23, 2015 MILLER... chief executive Sagicor Real Estate X Fund  THE Sagicor Group, which officially took control of Hilton Rose Hall this week, has entered into a wider franchising agreement that allows it to use the 'Curio by Hilton' tagline for

RENEE BARNETT.  Wednesday, January 28, 2015 AS children, most of us were taught that in order to be successful and wealthy we need to go to school and get an education, and then get a good job and work hard. However, much has changed and in the real world, outside