From left: Wayne Gentles of GWest, Denise Crichton-Samuels of GWest, Prime Minister Andrew Holiness, Elva Williams Richard of GWest, and Mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis participate in the cutting of the ribbon to declare GWest Centre open in Montego Bay last week. (Photo: Philp Lemonte) MONTEGO BAY, St James
Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point during his address at the Jamaica Employers' Federation's (JEF) annual CEO Breakfast held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr Nigel Clarke, is calling for
Business Leader: Executive Steward Nominee #2 Today the Jamaica Observer publishes the second of 12 stories on the nominees for this year's Business Leader Award being held under the theme 'Business Leader: Executive Steward'. The nominees are among the top CEOs in Jamaica. As I settled down for my
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The trail of death and destruction left across the region following the passage of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, have had a devastating impact on the financial results of international reinsurers. According to the Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC), local insurers
Music is always better live. An important moment everyone, especially a music lover, should experience in their lifetime is seeing their favourite band or artist perform live. A connoisseur of music, Peter Levy has seen the late Prince perform Purple Rain, and watched Billy Joel artfully attack his piano when
Minister of Finance and the public Service Audley Shaw listens as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Mission Team to Jamaica Dr Uma Ramakrishnan addresses journalists earlier this year at the Office of the Prime Minister. Yesterday the IMF released its second review of Jamaica's current Stand-By
Executive chairman of Medicanja Dr Henry Lowe on Friday confirmed to the Jamaica Observer that the company is looking to list on both the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) junior market and the Jamaica Stock Exchange by the first quarter of 2018. CEO of R&D Pharma in Canada Derrick Lewis, while
The Road Safety Unit (RSU) in the Ministry of Transport says the number of motorcyclists killed in road crashes this year is up 13 per cent, when compared with the corresponding period last year. Motorcyclists, pedestrians and pedal cyclists account for 60 per cent of the road users killed in
MAHFOOD... we are hoping to have the company listed or at least the IPO released to the public between now and December (Photo: Bryan Cummings) Local manufacturer and distributor Wisynco is looking to raise just over $1 billion in new funds by year end. The company, which announced its plan
RAMAKRISHNAN... the Jamaican dollar is broadly correctly valued While the IMF has praised Jamaica for its exemplary implentation of difficult economic reforms, the fund is still at a loss why Jamaica's economic growth should be so low. “After more than four years of difficult economic reforms, Jamaica's programme implementation remains
