Dear Claudienne My credit card was classified as bad debt in April of 2018 and I was advised that I had three months to pay the amount owed. The majority of the sum owed is interest because I had stopped using the card for a year or more. I was
Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr Damien King, says that the improved fiscal management being exercised by the government has increased tax revenue by some $100 billion. “The ability to use resources to provide the services which government is supposed to (provide) is that better fiscal
Canadian company, Global Canna Labs (GCL) has received approval from the Jamaican Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) to commence commercial medical cannabis sales domestically to licensed dispensaries. The company has announced the sale of 46.5 kilograms of dried medical cannabis products in the local dispensaries since their formal approval late in
One hundred and twenty employees of Guardian Life Limited were recently recognised by the company at its 19th Awards Ceremony, held at the Sunken Gardens, Hope Gardens. The event saw over 400 team members from across the island coming together to celebrate the company’s 20th anniversary and support those who
ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE HELPLINE Cyber scammers, says Philadelphia journalist Jared Shelly, tricked leading US tech companies, Facebook and Google, into “wiring away millions by simply asking for the money via email”. The main perpetrator, a Lithuanian man – according to Risk & Insurance − and his associates, posed as a
I am a 24-year-old registered nurse who has been working for almost two years. My dream is to own a home within five years’ time, but I’m making a small amount of income that is mostly used to pay student loans and rent. Could you provide me with some
With a platform designed to connect global investment, innovation and influence, transformative growth ideas designed to connect global investment were untapped during the recently held ‘Destination Experience Visionaries Summit’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in St Andrew. With a stellar line-up of tastemakers, influencers, and captains of industry, the backdrop
Experts in the real estate sector agree that homeownership is probably one of the most powerful drivers of wealth creation in the Jamaican economy. Carlton Earl Samuels, chief development financing officer at The Jamaica National Group (JN), said owning a home is a safe investment, pointing out that homeownership offers
Time is money, and a new report shows just how much time and money American's are wasting sitting in their cars and trucks. The total last year was $87 billion, or $1,348 per driver, according to new data analysed by research firm INRIX. Each year, INRIX issues a Global Traffic
Negotiations are under way for phase-one rehabilitation of the railway service from Montego Bay, St James to Appleton Estate in St Elizabeth. As stated in the 2019/20 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the project, which is expected to commence during the fiscal year, will be pursued under a joint-venture arrangement
