JAMAICA’S LOOMING CRISIS 80% without pensions, 70% uninsured — industry demands tax breaks, microschemes to incentivise ...

Jerome Williams (Jamaica Observer) – Members of the insurance and pension industry are urging whoever forms the Government after the upcoming general election to consider legislation which will provide financial incentives and tax benefits for people …

Jamaica: Smoking under fire Legislators recommend total ban on advertising or display of tobacco products

(JAMAICA OBSERVER) – JAMAICANS may soon be forced to ask for a list of available tobacco products whenever they feel the urge to inhale. Lawmakers on Tuesday, during a sitting of a joint select committee (JSC) of Parliament examining the Tobacco Control …

CRICKET-JAMAICA-Russell dazzles in international farewell, asks fans to keep supporting Windies

Oran Hall | Sports people looking abroad for financial security not a new phenomenon

Sports men and women going abroad to make capital of their skills is not new; it is just on a higher scale. Their primary reason for doing so has not changed – they are driven primarily by the desire to make themselves and their families better off …

MINING FREE-FOR-ALL

Seventy-five years after bauxite mining began in Jamaica, the industry that once spurred economic growth now stands at a crossroads, with its legacy marred by environmental degradation and economic loss. Jamaica, long celebrated as one of the world’s …

Don Wehby, former GraceKennedy CEO and gov't minister, dies

Don Wehby, a towering figure in corporate Jamaica and the former Group Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy Limited, has died. He was 62. Wehby, who passed on Saturday, had been ailing. He retired from the food and finance conglomerate in February, …

Portland JSX going solo

Portland JSX Limited will now invest directly into businesses rather than pool with other funds. “Going forward, PJX has transitioned from a fund-based investment model and will pursue a strategy focused on direct investments,” the company said in its …

Inside the high-stakes battle to win a New York City casino licence

A Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square. A sprawling gambling hall along Coney Island’s iconic boardwalk. A Hard Rock casino complex next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets. Eight projects are bidding for up to three state …

ICE raids legal marijuana farm

There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country. But when the federal government decided to stage one of its largest raids since President Donald Trump took office in January, it picked the biggest legal grower in California. Nearly two …

Independence is a Mission to Be Renewed – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s Independence is not merely an anniversary to be commemorated, but a mission to be renewed by each generation. He emphasised that independence extends beyond the right to self-rule, …