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Scotiabank Group last week formally launched Scotia Private Client Group (SPCG), its private banking arm and face of Scotiabank's International Wealth Management Division in Jamaica.

In a press release, the firm said that new enhancements to the private banking arm, which has been operational since 2002, will allow clients to access wider wealth management offerings globally. Additionally, cli
Kingston, Jamaica - On the recent trip to Toronto to launch the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Canada, Walter Elmore, president of TurnKey Productions, and marketing manager Marcia McDonnough visited several major tour operators in Toronto.
I would normally not bother to comment on an article published in the Observer's Friday Caribbean Business Report, but the commentary on the valuation of Access' shares are so far off base that I felt compelled to make an input to set the record straight.
Dancehall.Mobi news update - Jamaica’s Broadcasting Commission is reportedly reviewing the wholesale ban on daggering and explicit music that was effected earlier this year. This review is reportedly being done in an an effort to remove some “gray areas” that have been plaguing media houses that are said to be at risk of license violations.
Dancehall.Mobi riddim update - Vybz Kartel and his Portmore Empire crew have seemingly fired the first shots in anticipation of a clash with Bounty Killer and his Alliance Crew at Sting 2009 - which is expected to happen as usual on December 26 (Boxing Day). Vybz Kartel, Popcaan, Doza Medicine, Shawn Storm, Dotta Coppa..
The overcast conditions didn’t put a damper on the second leg of the RE School Tour. As the tour bus approached the Clan Carty High location, students congregated hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite entertainers.
Hosts Jamaica will face off with number one seed Australia in the NCB Sunshine Netball Series at the National Indoor Sports Centre today at 5:30 pm.

Their second game will be tomorrow at 5:00 pm before they turn their attention to the number two-ranked New Zealand team whom they will play next week in two test matches on Tuesday and Thursday.
I first met Wycliffe Bennett in March 1970 when I applied for the job of junior news editor at the JBC and was called in for an interview. I had been at the Gleaner for just over a year as a proofreader and was assured by my former colleague Tino Geddes that the JBC news department had vacancies.
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