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Compete Caribbean to provide US$100,000 Matching Grants to Projects That Foster Local and Diaspora Business Partnerships for Development in the Caribbean. Today in Montego Bay, in the context of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2012, the Honourable Portia Simpson Miller launched the Caribbean Idea Marketplace initiative (CIM), a business plan competition platform that encourages local and diaspora entrepreneurs to forge partnerships...

Students at 12 Corporate Area high schools are set to benefit from a series of one-day workshops aimed at exposing them to the exciting discipline of robotics. Dubbed “Lego Yuh Mind Day”, the initiative is the undertaking of Halls of Learning, a Jamaican-based organisation dedicated to empowering the lives of young people through education. The project, which will run from...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the 'Jamaica Investment Forum 2012,' is being held at an opportune time for the country, as the government seeks to capitalise on new opportunities for growth and development. She was speaking at a cocktail reception held on Wednesday Feb. 29 at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, for potential local...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Sandrea Falconer, said that selection of persons to serve as board chairmen and heads of agencies is based on qualification. She was responding to questions on February 29 at the Jamaica House press briefing, about the appointment of supporters of the ruling People’s National Party to posts within the public service. “The government is...

The Government is exploring the option of having more night court sessions in an effort to reduce the backlog of cases before the judiciary. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure on February 29 at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing. She informed that Cabinet, at its meeting this week, was advised of the...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, said that developing countries like Jamaica, must “move with alacrity” to explore development opportunities in the deep seabed. He was speaking on February 29 at the official launch of observations marking the 30th Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton has announced that subject to the implementation of appropriate regulation, the ban on the scrap metal trade may be lifted. While not setting out a timetable for the process that would culminate with the resumption of scrap metal exports, he disclosed that already, the Ministry is in dialogue with stakeholders in...

The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) Committee and the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS) have donated $650,000 to the Glenhope Place of Safety towards the institution’s rebuilding effort. The donation was in keeping with a commitment from the committee, at the staging of its 32nd annual prayer breakfast on January 19 that all the proceeds from the event would go...

A package of investment projects, for the development of the country’s shipping and logistics industry is to be facilitated by the Government of Jamaica. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, as he presented the Ministry’s “integrated 10-point strategy” on Tuesday (February 28), during a media briefing at his New Kingston offices. Mr. Hylton...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining is moving to expand broadband access to make it easier for Jamaicans, especially those in remote areas, to conduct business with government agencies.  Portfolio Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said broadband technology “is going to be a major focus of mine” to ensure that every nook and cranny of Jamaica has access.  “An...

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to visit the island from March 7-20 to conduct an Article Four review, which will serve as the start of formal negotiations of a new agreement with the Government. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips in a statement to the Houses of Representatives Wednesday...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, said that increasing production and consumption of local produce is a top priority of government, as it looks to reign in imports and increase economic gains. “In a developing country such as ours, and as a government, we believe… (this) must and should be the order of the day,” he said on...