WELL-KNOWN housing expert, Carlton Earl Samuels, says that in order to further narrow the housing gap, greater attention needs to be paid to addressing affordability, as supply is improving. Samuels, who is chief of development financing at the Jamaica National Group, says many Jamaicans still cannot afford to finance a
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) and Dr. Nigel Clarke (right) watch Russell Hadeed, chairman of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), insert the Wigton Windfarm Limited strip on the Jamaica Stock Exchange's Listing Board, last month In an article dated March 18, 2016 in the Jamaica Observer 'Equity is the
Sagicor Financial Group, based in Barbados, announced that revenues jumped 80 per cent for its March 2019 first-quarter led by increased activity in the USA and Jamaica, according to an earning update. Shareholders in Sagicor will vote next month on whether to sell a majority stake to Canada-based Alignvest, an
QUESTION: We defaulted on significant credit card debt last year (for reasons that, unfortunately, could not be helped). The bank’s attorneys have written to us, informing us that they will take legal action against us if we don’t pay. We do have a car (which we are trying to sell)
Question: I recently got quotations from three different companies to insure my family home. It has reinforced concrete block walls and a Decramastic tile roof. The house covers an area of 2,800 square feet and is in Kingston 6. The estimated cost of rebuilding is $35 million. Annual premiums range
Shares in Sagicor X Fund ticked upwards after the release of its first-quarter results, but dipped following the announcement of a change of auditor. Richard Byles, chairman of the X Fund, indicated that the change in auditors from PwC St Lucia to Grant Thornton reflected an avoidance of conflict of
Transport and Mining Minister, Robert Montague (at podium), making his 2019/20 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 4. Others (from left) are Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton; and National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang. (Photo: JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Plans by the Jamaica
The Sagicor Foundation last Friday officially commissioned into use a new block of classrooms at the St. Christopher's School for the Deaf in Browns Town, St. Ann, developed through proceeds from the 2018 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run. The new building was constructed in collaboration with Food for the Poor Jamaica.
PORT Royal is Jamaica's diamond in the rough, and we need to carefully plan and sustainably develop this jewel which will make us so proud, we will be happy to share it with the world. To begin with, we must first understand and commit to the concept of sustainable development,
WHEN I started this column, I made a promise to demystify the very confusing world of investing. Today's article is one of the key pieces in that process. It's dedicated to simplifying and explaining one of the basic elements of investing. One that everyone talks about but not everyone
