President of the Caribbean Employers' Confederation, Wayne Chen, is calling for local employers to embrace flexible and remote work in order to become more productive and globally competitive, and to design a system to measure employee output when they operate outside of the workplace. “We have a psychological hang-up in Jamaica about control, so that change in mindset will have to take...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to protecting the Montego Bay coastline. Under the ongoing Montego Bay Waterfront Rehabilitation Project, groynes are being built and rehabilitated to reduce the loss of beachfront acreage to coastal erosion and protect valuable coastal resources along the Montego Bay Waterfront and marine ecosystems in the area. These include...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government remains committed to providing “comprehensive” support to Jamaica’s children, to facilitate and safeguard their development and welfare. Addressing the recent digital launch of the SafeSpot National Child and Teen Helpline, Mrs. Williams said the Administration, through the Ministry, will continue to collaborate with local and international partners to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says direct foreign investments in Jamaica’s hospitality sector have not waned, even with tourism being badly affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Minister’s confidence is fueled by confirmation that 980 new rooms will be added to the nation’s stock. Mr. Bartlett, who was in Madrid, Spain, attending the recent international tourism trade fair,...

One of the country’s major European partners, Germany, no longer considers the island a hotspot for the possible contraction of COVID-19. Flights between the two countries resumed on Sunday, May 23, a clear sign that tourism is starting to open up again in Europe, Jamaica’s third biggest market, behind the United States and Canada. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is...

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are to benefit from an intellectual property (IP) monetisation and financing project being undertaken by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO). Speaking at the IP Valuation and IP-Based Financing for MSMEs Webinar held recently, JIPO’s Deputy Director and Legal Counsel, Dr. Marcus Goffe, said the project will aid IP owners and MSMEs in securing...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says that the Central Bank continues to be “very successful” in guiding inflation within the four to six per cent target range. He noted that over the 40 months leading up to April 2021, inflation has been below the six per cent upper bound of the target range on 38 occasions or 95...