Richard Byles holds his Hall of Fame citation with his wife Jacinth at the Jamaica Pegasus on Monday. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) Richard Byles, chairman of Sagicor Group Jamaica and of Red Stripe, was inducted into the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's (PSOJ) Hall of Fame on Monday, in a glitzy
Kingston, Jamaica: Sagicor Group’s Chairman, Mr. Richard Owen Byles, became the 25th inductee in the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) Private Sector Hall of Fame on Monday, November 13, 2017. Mr. Byles who is lauded as one of Jamaica’s transformational private sector leaders, has had a long and
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Identification System (NIDS) Bill a short while ago successfully passed the Senate despite what leader of Government Business, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith said was “strong obstruction by the Opposition”. In hailing the passage of the Bill, Johnson Smith noted: “Despite challenges, the interest of
Leader of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith in talks with her follow Government members before the start of deliberations in the Upper House — Norman Grindley photo. The Senate has passed the controversial National Identification and Registration Bill with 168 amendments following another marathon session of parliament’s
File photo showing a policeman assisting a motorcycle driver after he ran into the back of a vehicle along the Washington Boulevard thoroughfare in Kingston. (Photo: Llewellyn Wynter) With motorcyclists accounting for nearly one-third of the road fatalities, there has been increased concern in formal circles about how they should
Min Zhu (centre), the International Monetary Fund’s deputy managing director, in discussion with Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and then Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips at the start of the two-day 2014 High Level Caribbean Financial Forum at Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St James. (FILE PHOTO:
Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton (left), shares a joke with Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Courtney Campbell (2nd right), at the official launch of the Health Ministry's 'Adopt-a-Clinic' initiative at the St Jago Health Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine,
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie. (file photo) KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Building Bill, which seeks to establish a modern legislative framework that will serve to reduce the vulnerability of Jamaica's built environment and ensure public safety. The legislation,
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen cheers after unveiling the cover of the autobiography By Faith, Not by Sight by Senator Dr Floyd Morris at the launch ceremony Tuesday at the UWI Regional Headquarters, Mona. THE current and former governors general and four former prime ministers turned out Tuesday to support
Prime Minister, Andrew Holness (right), listens as Chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Ambassador Dr Nigel Clarke, highlights some of the major recommendations of the report on the strategic review of the NHT. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — A Special Commission reviewing the operations of the National Housing Trust
