IT seems like Parliament has been too busy for the past two months to address the passage of the long-anticipated Road Traffic Act (RTA). Checks by Jamaica Observer's weekly Auto magazine yesterday showed that while the Senate passed the Bill with 161 amendments on May 11, the House of Representatives
Investigators from the Port Antonio fire station are conducting a probe into the cause of an explosion of a 40-ft container in the farming community of Kensington in east Portland yesterday. At least three houses, a church, and two vehicles suffered extensive damage The massive explosion, which shattered doors and
Scotia Group Jamaica CEO David Noel has been elected president of the Jamaica Bankers Association. He succeeds Nigel Holness, the managing director of FirstCaribbean Jamaica. Other JBA executives elected at the group’s annual general meeting on Thursday included JMMB Bank CEO Jerome Smalling, as vice president, and First Global Bank
Minister with portfolio responsibility for investment and trade, Audley Shaw, has sought to defend reports on Jamaica's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows following a publication by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) which quoted the country as earning US$239 million less than numbers recorded by the
MONTEGO BAY — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is excited over record growth in tourism earnings and arrivals in the first half of the year in spite of the imposition of a state of emergency in St James since January. “To come out of a state of emergency and grow in
Women's roles have been evolving for years — we see women balancing being homemakers, their careers, and their investments. Let's look at what are the contributing factors affecting women in our world and how their investment strategy is perceived. Many studies have shown that women are far less aggressive than
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says that the unveiling of Jamaica's Global Centre for Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management at last week's Tourism Summit in Jordan was an astounding endorsement from the international tourism community. The conference brought together key stakeholders from the private and public sectors to discuss strategies for
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) says it recorded a drop of $87.29 million in its total comprehensive income for the 2015/16 financial year, moving from $245.81 million to $158.5 million. In its annual report for the year ended March 31, 2016, which was laid before Parliament on Tuesday, the FSC
QUESTION: I am seeking some advice as it relates to saving and investment. I would like to do some saving towards purchasing a piece of land in another two years. I am a very determined saver, but I need to make my savings work for me. I just don't want
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gusty winds began to hit the eastern Caribbean today as Tropical Storm Beryl advanced rapidly toward a region struggling to recover from last year’s deadly hurricanes. The government of Dominica said it would shut down its water system and Puerto Rico’s governor warned of
