Published:Monday | December 31, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
The Supreme Court has quashed the National Environment and Planning Agency's (NEPA) decision to authorise the construction of a liquid petroleum gas plant in a residential community in Westmoreland.But it was not a full victory for Ashton Pitt, the...
Published:Monday | October 29, 2018 | 9:38 AMMark Titus
National Pen, a subsidiary of Cimpress and sister company to Vista Print Jamaica Limited, will today officially open its first operation in the Caribbean at the Montego Bay Free Zone in St James. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m...
Published:Thursday | October 18, 2018 | 11:29 AMMark Titus
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has called for Prime Minister Andrew Holness to address the concerns of residents of Industry Cove, Hanover regarding the construction of a housing scheme in their coastline community by the National Housing...
Published:Thursday | October 11, 2018 | 10:46 AMMark Titus
The Government has signed a deal with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the construction of the long-awaited Montego Bay bypass, with work expected to get underway by the 2019-2020 financial year. Karl Samuda, Minister without portfolio...
Published:Thursday | October 11, 2018 | 10:28 AMMark Titus
Isratech Jamaica Limited officially opened its multi-million dollar Cornwall headquarters and its first retail outlet at Reading in Montego Bay on Wednesday. Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in his...
Published:Saturday | September 29, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox Quesada is anticipating a boom in the cannabis industry after October 17, when Canada will become the first G7 nation to legalise the sale of recreational marijuana.The move is projected to lead to $5 billion...
Published:Wednesday | May 23, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Everton Watson is adamant that for all of his 24 years in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), he carried out his duties without favour or affection, malice or ill will.But his time in the force came to an abrupt end last August, leaving him bitter...
Published:Saturday | January 20, 2018 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
While claiming a successful first two days of operations since St James was placed under a state of emergency, the security forces are appealing for greater support in order to restore normalcy to the parish."After the first 48 hours of the...
Published:Thursday | December 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
The Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin, the custos rotulorum of Westmoreland, is calling for the Government to move with greater urgency to complete the renovation of the Savanna-la-Mar police lock-up, as two of the three facilities being used to house...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Already forced to carry out the day-to-day operations without the requisite manpower, the islandwide 'sick-out' by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has left stakeholders in western Jamaica concerned that things could take a turn for...
Published:Wednesday | December 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Despite a late entry in the outsourcing market, officials in Trinidad and Tobago are confident that they can become the premier destination for companies in North America to outsource their finance and accounting operations.According to the A.T....
Published:Thursday | December 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
It was another spectacular showing by the business community at the 85th staging of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Annual Awards Banquet, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre recently. More than 400 persons,...
Published:Tuesday | December 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Western Bureau:Immediate past president of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Dr Guna Muppuri, is taking the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) to task for the slow process of granting SEZ status to qualified...
Published:Wednesday | December 13, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
While Jamaica continues to lead the rest of the world in energy diversification, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Dr Andrew Wheatley says that his Government does not intend to become complacent but will intensify its efforts to reduce the...
Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
A Jamaican-owned entity, Yallahs Inter-national Inc, has initiated discussions with Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) to acquire the Monymusk Sugar Factory in Clarendon."Yes, we have reached out to JAMPRO and Petrojam with our business model and...
Published:Monday | December 11, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
WESTERN BUREAU:Emanuel DaRosa, president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Public Service company (JPS), said the organisation will embark on an aggressive anti-theft campaign to stem the illegal extraction of electricity. The measures will...
Published:Wednesday | December 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Western Bureau:Following a slight delay, the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) will get its 2017-2018 crop year at the Frome Sugar Factory going tomorrow, three weeks later than previously announced."We had to delay because of the weather ... ....
Published:Thursday | December 7, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Western Bureau:The Unicomer Group of Trinidad and Tobago copped two of the three awards that were up for grabs at the inaugural Regional Investor of the Year Award (RIYA) reception at the Iberostar Hotel and Resorts in Montego Bay last Wednesday...
Published:Wednesday | November 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Xu Jing, the regional director for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), said Caribbean countries can tap into the billions of dollars spent by Chinese travelers annually, but urged them to change their...
Published:Monday | November 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Jamaica, along with Cuba, Dominica Republic, and Mexico are set to roll out a multi-destination offering to the international market for the 2018 winter tourist season.According to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, two-thirds of this new...
Published:Monday | November 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Eduardo Fayor-Sol, senior adviser at the International Institute of Tourism Studies at George Washington University in the United States, said Caribbean governments must be prepared to make game-changingdecisions, at the risk of major opposition,...
Published:Thursday | November 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
WESTERN BUREAU:President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry T'Shura Gibbs says that commercial activities in the tourist capital have been severely affected by the heavy rains, which, yesterday, left numerous streets and buildings...
Published:Wednesday | November 22, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
Despite murders in St James swiftly approaching the 300 mark, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry T'Shura Gibbs says that it will not be a deterrent to the investment and commercial activities in the parish - at least for...
Published:Tuesday | November 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
WESTERN BUREAU:According to the Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC), one of the major players in the local sugar sector, a chronic shortage of cane cutters and the persistent plague of illicit cane fires could once again have a negative impact on the...
Published:Monday | November 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus
WESTERN BUREAU:George Hong Guo, deputy chief executive officer of Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC), said despite conducting an intense feasibility study on the local sugar sector, his firm was not prepared for the realities that they have had to...
