Stories by Cedric Stephens

'Big up' to South St Catherine Member of Parliament Fitz Jackson. This is for taking action to amend the Banking Services Act in an effort to protect depositors/consumers.The MP wants to give banking industry regulator Bank of Jamaica control over...

Q: A few days ago, one of my friends in Trinidad told me that Uber, the global online transportation network company, started to operate in Port-of-Spain and San Fernando. What will happen when that service comes to Jamaica, as inevitably it will?...

Owners and operators of regular taxi services (red plates) who send white plates (robot taxis) "to the gates of passengers" even while acknowledging the dangers posed to those persons who use these services are being very foolish.In the event of...

QUESTION: My vehicle was hit by another driver who was exiting a church compound along Molynes Road, Kingston. I was travelling along the roadway when she met head on with my rear left side. To fix my vehicle, my insurance company is telling me to...

MP appeals for help for flood-ravaged farmers’ said the headline of an article published in this newspaper on October 28. Gareth Davis Sr wrote on the same subject two days later. This one was more specific. It was about a banana farmer, Fredericka Appleby. Her farm is in the Rio Grande Valley, near the town of Windsor in Portland...

This newspaper's editorial said last Wednesday that "despite the nearly 900 deaths in Haiti, the emerging story of Hurricane Matthew ... is perhaps North Carolina in the United States. It is one to which Jamaica should pay attention and learn from"....

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Jamaican Government "to establish a financial inclusion council as part of the efforts to achieve higher economic growth by, among other things, improving financial access", according to an article...

ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE QUESTION:  I am a Jamaican who lives overseas. I bought and insured a vehicle, which is only used during my visits home. When I am abroad the vehicle is garaged. Can the insurance coverage be suspended during the...

Work on the legislative framework, “which will give effect to the implementation of micro-insurance in Jamaica”, continues. These remarks were made on May 5, 2016, by the acting deputy executive director of the Financial Services...

QUESTION: I bought an International Tractor Head in the US and sent it to a relative in Jamaica over 17 years ago. It has been registered in the relative's name since it landed. The vehicle, which has been insured with the same company over the...

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 other...