Chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation(JBDC) Valerie Viera has commended the strong corporate bonds for Export Max III, which will be undertaken in partnership with the Jamaica Manufacturers' and Exporters'...
The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA) wants the Government to offer a low-interest special fund to facilitate the necessary adjustments to business operations in order to comply with the pending ban of plastic and styrofoam...
The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters' Association (JMEA) on Tuesday served notice it would not tolerate any interference with the import policy for refined sugar, or any other input material, for that matter."The JMEA is steadfast in its resolve...
Jamaica's impressive economic growth trajectory could be derailed if a number of outstanding issues are not addressed urgently, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), Metry Seaga, has warned."We have been through a...
Private capital and ownership as well as renewable energy sources, the two pillars on which electricity generation was established in Jamaica more than 120 years ago, will in all likelihood be the platforms for supplying the country's future energy...
One needy family will receive a house in time for Christmas, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Kingston. The house to be delivered on Thursday, December 13, is the first of five to be built under its Home for The Homeless project. Food for the Poor...
Chairman of Food for the Poor, Andrew Mahfood, yesterday issued a call to action for Jamaicans to unite with the charity organisation to stop the forcible removable of children from their homes by the State in cases where they live in deplorable...
After more than a year of investigations the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is yet to charge any current, or former staff member, of the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA),despite the insistence of CEO Shane Dalling...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw has expressed optimism about Jamaica's earning potential from ganja in light of Canada's legalisation of cannabis for recreational use."The signal to us is that we can't continue...
Much more rain is in the forecast for today and is projected to last through to National Heroes Day, the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has advised.This is because the trough across the central Caribbean, which has been generating unstable...
Grupo Aeroportuario del PacÌfico S.A.B. de C.V. (GAP), an airport operator headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico, that operates 12 airports in that country yesterday signed a concession agreement giving it operational control of the Norman Manley...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday reiterated the call by Jamaica and the rest of CARICOM for the United States to lift the embargoes imposed against Cuba almost six decades ago, arguing that societies function best within an inclusive global...
Come Thursday, November 1, Wisynco Group Limited will begin exclusive distribution of the Worthy Park Estate Limited branded line of spirits, and its branded sugar on January 1, 2019, when the new crop starts.The announcement, which was made at the...
Plans are on track for the Government, by next year, to access at least a third of the estimated $45 billion in unclaimed funds lying dormant in accounts of local commercial banks."Tomorrow (today) between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., we are going to...
The public is being advised to stop using the 18-inch standing model of the VideoCon brand fan, model number VC-1881PP, as the motors burnt out during two quality tests conducted by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ).In a release advising of a...
Tropical Storm Isaac, which is projected to weaken to a tropical depression tomorrow when its forecast path will take it south of Jamaica, will still pose a serious threat to life and property, according to the Meteorological Service, which has...
Executive chairman of Medicanja Limited and Jamaican scientist Dr Henry Lowe will today address the 48th annual legislative conference of the US Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC, during the session titled 'The Black Experience on...
For the third consecutive year, the Government will dip into its coffers to bail out farmers contracted to plant cane for the Monymusk sugar factory in Lionel Town, Clarendon, according to Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw."I am inviting and...
Unscrupulous manufacturers working in tandem with corrupt customs officials and brokers are largely to blame for the dismal state of Jamaica's sugar industry, a situation Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw warned...
Agriculturalist Lenworth Fulton will tomorrow take the reins of the 123-year-old Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) following a formal handover ceremony during the monthly board meeting at the JAS headquarters, 67 Church Street, downtown Kingston....
A preliminary $42 million tab for damage to its underground network caused by contractors carrying out road improvement work on behalf of the National Works Agency (NWA) is part of the financial toll telecommunications giant FLOW is facing.This does...
Football is undeniably a team sport, but being an only child, whiz-kid Joel Ricdawno Barnett has found a way to enjoy the game, playing by himself. It's one of the few fun things the 11-year-old does when not reading, which is a full-time hobby and...
Until the issue of responsible dog ownership and population control is given legislative priority, tragedies such as the mauling to death of senior citizen Whittington Cole by free-roaming dogs is a risk to which most Jamaicans will remain exposed,...
The 2018 game bird season gets under way today and runs until Sunday, September 23, with two shooting sessions on Saturdays - from sunrise to 9 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to sunset. On Sundays, there will only be one shooting session - from sunrise to...
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) last Friday gave the green light to game bird hunters to legally hunt the white-tailed deer that is wreaking havoc on crops in Portland and elsewhere.The agency used a forum at the Knutsford Court...
