There has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of road fatalities so far this year. A total of 72 persons have died in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year, according to the Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport. The increase is relative to
Two of the main purposes of a financial plan are to provide direction and meaning to financial decision-making and to clarify and connect all parts of a person’s life programme. Students fit into the pre-career or foundation phase of the financial life cycle, one of the main objectives being effective
Jamaica National Group is going after new business from the public sector and is making its approach through the bodies that represent them. JN’s banking subsidiary has already signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, which represents approximately 20,000 educators, notwithstanding that the group has its own
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said on Thursday that he would be engaging in a series of meetings with local bankers hoping to convince them to extend credit to entrepreneurs in the tourism industry. Bartlett, while reviewing the tourism sector’s mid-season performance, said that while the industry had numerous local
The head of Jamaica's leading cancer support charity is urging health insurance providers to offer more affordable critical illness plans to improve access to cancer care. Executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulite Gordon, who was speaking on Thursday at the launch of the book: Through The Valley, written by cancer survivor Michelle
Richard L Bernal, the pro-vice-chancellor for global affairs at The University of the West Indies, has revealed that the debt owed by the Government of Jamaica to China was 4.1 per cent of the national debt, and that Chinese direct foreign investment amounted to US$2 billion — most of which
Nigel Clarke, Jamaica's minister of finance and the Public Service, recently wrote a column for the Financial Times , one of the world's leading business publications, explaining how Jamaica has managed to cut its public debt over a short period of time by the equivalent of half its gross domestic
A total of $34 billion (approximately US$265 million) was raised over the last four years from equity fund investments facilitated under the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP). The JVCP was established by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) in 2013 to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with access to
THE Government has initiated steps to tap into nearly $50 billion in dormant bank accounts, which are being sought to provide low-interest financing to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Audley Shaw says a consultancy group has been contracted and tasked with the
Amid concerns about the high number of uninsured motor vehicles on Jamaica's roads, the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) says the police will be intensifying the clampdown. Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Allen told RJR News that there has been a zero tolerance approach to the problem. "In fact, I
