Jamaica is the only country that dedicates an entire month – May – to activities focusing on children. A Jamaican paediatrician, Dr Cecily Williams, actively promoted the idea. She was globally recognised for…
Oran Hall | Setting up a trust
QUESTION: I read your article in The Gleaner on setting up a trust, but you never went into detail. I don’t know if I can do it myself like I registered my company,…
Rosalea Hamilton | Are we reforming our Constitution to achieve people sovereignty?
Since the announcement of the establishment of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) on March 22, there has been much discussion about the involvement of the Jamaican people in reforming our Constitution. The discussion…
Adekeye Adebajo | Farewell to arms? UN peacekeeping at 75
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping. The first mission in 1948 deployed military observers to monitor the ceasefire along Israel’s border, following conflict with its…
Gordon Robinson | Harry Belafonte – global hero
For more than 96 years a giant journeyed with us through this existence we call life. He was born on March 1, 1927 in Harlem, New York, thus, according to the ancient Hindu…
Jannel opens the ‘JAR’ of empowerment
It was her passion for female empowerment, entrepreneurship, and education that led educator and transformational leader Jannel Alexander-Reid to establish the Institute of JAR some five years ago to pour into the lives…
Courts Ready Cash expanding footprint
Courts Ready Cash is increasing the touchpoints with which customers can access its microfinance services as it targets further growth under its new parent company Bluestart Capital. General manager of Bluestart Capital Atasha…
Digital marketplace for Jam-Dex
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill is bullish on seeing a number of players in the productive sector embracing e-commerce in a matter of months and taking their business to…
Innovative Systems raises $220m for expansion
Innovative Systems, a retailer of electronic products, has raised $220 million in a bond offer for accredited investors that will fuel its 2024 expansion. The company will add three locations in Kingston, Portmore,…
Sygnus project delays stretch investment life cycle
Faced with project delays in the order of six to 12 months, real estate company Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited, SRF, has pushed back the next starting point for the next cycle, which…