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While some Jamaicans are sitting idly by complaining about the lack of employment opportunities, one group in the farming community of Trinityville in St. Thomas has become a trendsetter in the use of locally grown produce to achieve self-sufficiency. From … Continued
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is seeking a bigger share of the lucrative international film industry pie, estimated to be worth billions of United States dollars. Michael McMorris, JAMPRO’s Executive Director of Marketing, told JIS News recently, that discussions were being … Continued
The Jamaica Customs Department has officially launched its electronic (e)-payment system to facilitate the convenience of online payment by importers. The e-payment system was first introduced by the Customs Department on January 7, 2003 as a pilot project. It involved … Continued
Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell, has warned local producers, that the coming of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) would place increased pressure on them to compete effectively with their CARICOM neighbors. Minister Paulwell was launching … Continued
Vice President of Wireless Business Unit at The Lewis Group (TLG), Norman Anderson, has said that wireless technology was critical to helping the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet and overcome its challenges. Mr. Anderson was addressing the Regional Telecommunications Conference organised … Continued
President of Jamaica’s investment promotion and export trade development agency, JAMPRO, Patricia Francis, has said that Jamaica’s Global Competitiveness profile, shows that the country enjoys five key strengths, which are among the highest in the world. As such, producers of … Continued
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and core private sector partners, for the establishment of Jamaica Trade Point, an electronic trade facilitation system. The JAMPRO implemented system is part of the Global … Continued
Deputy Director of the Directorate for Finance, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Rainer Geiger, has said that three main issues would dominate tomorrow’s (March 11) Caribbean Rim Investment Conference at the Jamaica … Continued
Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is partnering with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to highlight issues related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region. This will be the focus of discussions … Continued