Condolences to the family of the Late Lloyd Goodleigh (Left) former President of the Joint Conference of Trade Unions. IAJ had the privilege of being involved with the JUTC in the presentation of a one day workshop on simplifying the Pension Reform Paper put out by the Joint Select Committee
Friday, December 11, 2015 HYLTON... we expect quite an active and lively relationship between NCB and GHL National Commercial bank (NCB) Jamaica Limited indicates that it will be using independents to represent its interests on the board of Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), following the completion of the transaction in which
Wednesday, December 09, 2015 PHILLIPS... in tourism alone you are guaranteed another 28,000 to 30,000 jobs LUCEA, Hanover – Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has sought to explain how a number of the 100,000 jobs will be created if the People’s National Party (PNP) should form the next Administration, following
Published:Sunday | December 6, 2015 Last week's article produced a lot of chatter. This took place among different groups of persons. This is exactly what I had intended. Based on the reactions of people with whom I came into contact, the group included consumers, professionals in the business of estimating the values
Published:Monday | November 30, 2015 | 4:04 PM In a statement this afternoon, the Guardian Group said the acquisition will be made through the private purchase of some of the shares held by companies owned by the Lok Jack and Ahamad families and the International Finance Corporation. The National Commercial
Published:Sunday | November 29, 2015 QUESTION: I was involved in a single vehicle accident in June. We were driving along the Duncan's Highway in Trelawny. It was raining heavily and our vehicle picked up a skid. We ended up in a ditch. I am the owner of the vehicle. Three
Friday, November 27, 2015 IAJ President Karen Bhoorasingh listens to IAJ's former President Earle Moore (right), while newly elected president of Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Joel Dixon, looks on. Having celebrated its milestone 10-year anniversary last week Wednesday at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, the Insurance Association of
Sunday, November 22, 2015 The latest data provided by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) indicates that unit trust companies doubled portfolio asset value, year over year for the period ending March 31, 2015. As at March 31, 2015, total funds managed by unit trust management companies were approximately $120.5 billion,
Sunday, November 22, 2015 Local pensions funds grew assets to $349.56 billion, the latest data from the Financial Services Commission reveals, also indicating that the funds remain primarily invested in government paper. The latest assessment, released in November, is for the period ended March 30, 2015. Assets have grown by
Published:Sunday | November 15, 2015 QUESTION: I was involved in a fender-bender along the Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay last week. The collision occurred because - truth be told - I was using my cellphone. My car, which was in a line of traffic, ran into the rear of
