BURCHENSON... reform of the pension system could contribute significantly to national economic growth. THE reform of the pension system in Jamaica to include the entire working population could contribute significantly to national economic growth and ensure coverage for thousands who are currently without, as has been the experience in Chile
Minister of Finance and Planning Peter Phillips has reiterated the Government's decision to purchase US$3.25 billion of debt owed by the PetroCaribe Development Fund, citing that the move was absolutely necessary. In his address to corporate heads at the Victoria Mutual Inaugural Economic Forum on Wednesday, Phillips stated that the
THE contentious subject of mathematics continues to trend upwards in terms of pass rate at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level in public schools. According to the results of the May/June 2015 sitting of the exams, 62 per cent of the 23,639 public school students who sat passed. That’s
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaica is on course to pass its 9th consecutive review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This, after successfully surpassing all the key economic targets set by the IMF for the April to June quarter. A team from the IMF
Published:Tuesday | August 11, 2015 A.M. Best Company is a global credit-rating agency. It has a unique focus on the insurance industry with more than 100 years of history affirming it a respected source. NCB Insurance Company Limited (NCBIC) currently has one of the highest rankings in the insurance industry,
Friday, August 07, 2015 Ramona Eubank, assistant manager — GKGOnline (left), and Andre Quarrie, operations associate — GKGOnline (right) assist Elizabeth McGregor with their new online service launched at the CRU Bar, Lady Musgrave Road in St Andrew, last week Friday. (Photo: Rory Daley) GK General Insurance Company Limited launched
BY KARENA BENNETT Business reporter bennettk@jamaicaobserver.com Wednesday, August 12, 2015 BYLES... the Jamaican economy continues to perform well in respect of all indicators except GDP growth. SAGICOR Group Jamaica is anticipating strong business growth for over the next four months based on Jamaica's positive economic indicators and the Government's buy-back
The National Farm Queen Peta-Gaye Stewart helps this little girl pet a baby chick at Denbigh on Saturday. Despite the prolonged drought, the 63rd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural Show has been labelled a success by Government officials. "This year we have the largest amount of cattle we have ever
Published: Sunday | August 2, 2015 Jamaican National plans to pump up capital in its Cayman subsidiary, the National Building Society of Cayman, and will be rebranding the business to link the marquee with its Jamaican parent. The name will change to JN Cayman. "We are going to capitalise the
Peter Phillips, Minister of Finance BY KEITH COLLISTER Friday, July 31, 2015 LAST week Thursday, on July 23rd, Jamaica raised a mammoth US$2 billion on the international capital market through the issue of two new Eurobonds. A recent Reuters article subsequently confirmed that three quarters of this sum, or US$1.5
