Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda (right), shakes hands with Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio, after the signing of an agreement for the lease of lands in St. Catherine to Red Stripe for the mass production of cassava to be used in the company's
TUFTON… there is going to be a need for consolidation through either shared services or the possible merging of authorities (Observer file photo) Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has announced that a major shake-up should be expected in the four Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) that currently operate within
Minister of Transport and Mining Hon. Mike Henry (centre), addresses the launch of the United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week, today at the Ministry's Maxfield Avenue offices. Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Robert Montague and Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton. (Photo :JIS) KINGSTON, Jamaica
In this December 2015 photo, NROCC Managing Director Ivan Anderson (left) consults with a representive of the contractors developing the North-South Highway. Chinese firm CHEC will be developing another toll road -- Highway 2000: May Pen-Williamsfield -- once planning approvals and concession negotiations are finalised later this year. Gas
With a new man, Christopher Zacca, in the president’s chair at Sagicor Group Jamaica since Monday, retiring chairman of the financial conglomerate R. Danny Williams says overseas acquisitions could be the next frontier for the group that posted more than $11 billion in profits last year. Sagicor bought a
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton has urged Parliamentarians to be honest with themselves and with the people of Jamaica, as “healthcare is not free”.He said there is practicality in recognising that increasing health care costs and the government's inability to afford the ideal expenditure of
NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) and its subsidiaries booked net profit of $9.5 billion at mid-year March 31, 2017 - an increase of 58 per cent over the prior year. The group achieved its highest quarterly result of $5.9 billion, up 63 per cent over the comparative quarter, which
In 2016, the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) served the highest net demand since 2009, the company indicates. Demand was 155GWh or five per cent higher than predicted.JPS notes in its annual report that the increased demand was the result of a cheaper product in 2016 (US$0.18) versus
Chuck ... many of the laws have never been changed and many still have imperial measures, which should have been changed decades ago. Jovan Johnson, Parliamentary Reporter Parliamentarians may have to meet three times per week to update 600 laws with outdated penalties and fines. That's according to Justice
Last Easter Sunday seven of us decided that we would do the 111-mile cycle ride to Montego Bay.Of course I had to eat at Peppa's as soon as I got there, which I think is one of the best kept secrets in Montego Bay, and then stayed at my
