Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis, is anticipating a boom in tourism and business activity from the staging of Reggae Sumfest 2026 in St. Ann.  With ongoing work being carried out at the Catherine Hall venue in St. James, which was damaged by Hurricane Melissa last October, this year’s international summer music festival will be held on July 18 at Plantation Cove in Priory.  Mayor Belnavis, who has long championed St. Ann as a premier entertainment destination,  said the move signals a new chapter for the resort parish and the wider northeastern...

Jamaica’s entrepreneurs are being urged to protect their inventions and creative works by registering them with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO).  Executive Director of JIPO,  Lilyclaire Bellamy, made the call, while delivering the keynote address at the Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) of Jamaica’s Young Entrepreneurs Success Series on Tuesday (June 30) at The Hub in New Kingston.  She said that intellectual property (IP) protection is an important aspect of every business owner’s life, especially those involved in manufacturing and...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, officially opened the newly rehabilitated Caenwood Road in Portland on Friday (July 3), providing a safer, smoother and more reliable travelling experience for residents.  The work was completed under the Government’s $45 billion Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement (SPARK) programme, with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) as the main contractor.   Dr. Holness, in his address at the ribbon-cutting, said that the road is engineered for long-term durability.  “The road that we open today is...

The Boundbrook Urban Centre in Port Antonio, Portland is 58 per cent developed and is on track for completion in February 2027.  Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, toured the project site on Friday (July 3), to get a firsthand look at the progress of works.  Being undertaken by the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) through a public-private partnership, the project will deliver five buildings with approximately 148,000 square feet of space.    The total development cost is $4.2...

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information and Digicel Foundation have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of smart labs at three teacher-training colleges, with the aim of accelerating digital transformation in education.  The beneficiary institutions are Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston; GC Foster College of Physical Education & Sport in St. Catherine; and The Moneague College in St. Ann.  Under the MOUs, Digicel Foundation will undertake the retrofitting of the labs, the provision of at least two dozen laptops...

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is greeted by Allison Berman (left), wife of the High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman (centre), at the Canada Day reception held on Tuesday (June 30) at the Official Residence of the Canadian High Commissioner in Kingston.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, highlighted the expansion of the more than 50-year partnership between Jamaica and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), citing the planned establishment of a centre for agricultural innovation. He noted that the centre is the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean, though it will be modelled after...