Health professionals against electronic system
BLUE CROSS of Jamaica, the largest health insurance provider here, has officially implemented its new electronic card-swiping system, although most of the country's health professionals are still resisting this computerised payment system. "We cannot...

BoJ chief's salary okayed

A SUBCOMMITTEE of the Central Bank has found that the salary of the Governor was in line with existing guidelines and there's no need for a roll-back as recommended by the Walker Report. Chaired by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Carlton Davis, the...

Companies Act to be tabled today
THE HOUSE of Representatives is expected to start debating the Companies Act when it resumes sitting this afternoon. The debate will centre on the report of a Joint Select Committee of Parliament which had been looking at the proposals and will be...

Child Care Institutions A helping hand in difficult times

CHILD CARE Institutions in Jamaica are administered by the Children's Services Division, Ministry of Health, under section 85 of the Juvenile (Children's Homes) Regulations, 1951.