SAGICOR Group President and CEO Christopher Zacca says that the acquisition of Alliance Financial Services Limited (AFSL), once completed, will help the group to dominate the financial market. Speaking at Sagicor's annual awards and recognition event on Wednesday, Zacca told employees that the deal is in its final stages, however

Oran Hall | Buy life insurance to satisfy your needs Share Published:Sunday | March 27, 2022 | 12:06 AM x Life insurance is a very important element of personal financial planning. It has many benefits, but there are so many different types of policies, and individuals have so many different

United States-based fried chicken franchise BirdShack’s trademark bird atop a weathervane has flown Jamaica’s way, promising to ignite a new round of competition in the local fast food market, particularly the apparently lucrative fried chicken segment now dominated by KFC and Popeyes. BirdShack, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is being introduced

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang said prosperity and economic growth are under threat and could derail the ability of the Government in meeting its obligations to pay suitable wages or carry out infrastructure developments if crime and violence are not brought under control. Chang was delivering the keynote address

Minister with responsibility for Industry, investment and commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, has blamed the former 2012/2016 People's National Party (PNP) Administration for the failure of the hedge fund efforts to control local oil prices. Responding to an accusation from Opposition Senator Damion Crawford in the Senate debate on the 2022/23

The FSC had put out its first iteration of the document in February 2021 after it observed promotional activities and disclosures on various initial public offerings (IPOs) and additional public offerings (APOs) at the time. In the current iteration, the FSC has amended the definition around what is market conditioning,

Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited has signalled that it is not getting left behind in the digital wave that has been sweeping the financial sector. CEO of Sagicor Bank Jamaica Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham told the Jamaica Observer that the bank is being diligent about how it rolls out its digital offerings.

THIS week we will focus on how retirement strategy differs or is similar for two self-employed individuals, one aged 21 years old and the other 55. Camille Steer, senior corporate manager, JMMB Fund Managers, advises that, whether an individual is planning for retirement at 21 years old or 55 years

Contributed The Rex Nettleford Scholarship Fund at The University of the West Indies recently received a boost from the Guardian Group Foundation. From left, Dwayne Honeyghan and Toni-Ann Grey, both hall resident advisers, as well as University student Michaela McLaggon were only too happy to receive the well-needed donation from

Principal of the Gregory Park Basic School, Jennifer Ferguson (right), leads her young charges in a grateful hands-on gesture after receiving a delivery of sanitation supplies to support the safe resumption of face-to-face classroom activities. Also sharing the moment behind the happy youngsters are Aesha Nelson (left), telephone operator, and