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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in conversation with French Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, at a press conference at Jamaica House on July 1, to announce the successful divestment of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT).

Kingston Terminal Divested

The Government has divested the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) to Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at a press briefing at Jamaica House today (July 1). He said financial closure was...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Lobster Harvesting Regulations to be Tightened

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), speaks with members of a Micro, Small, Medium-Sized (MSME) Thematic Working Group at the Group’s inaugural meeting in the Ministry’s training room at its head office, on June 22. Also pictured at the head table are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett; and Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden.

Industry Minister Gives Charge to MSME Working Group

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), in discussion with (from left): Chief Innovation Consultant, the Pivotal Point, Valerie Fox; and Founder, BizTactics Limited, Sandra Glasgow. The occasion was an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development workshop at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 22

Process of Starting a Business Being Simplified

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (2nd right) in conversation with a greenhouse farmer in Watt Town, St. Ann during a recent tour of the facilities which have been established on reclaimed mined-out bauxite lands.

Greenhouse, Water Harvesting Projects Bring Joy to St. Ann Farmers

10 years ago CommerceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Downtown Kingston to be Established as a Tourist Destination

The Government plans to establish downtown Kingston as a tourist destination. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during his Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives, on June 28. He informed that the boundaries establishing the area for urban renewal benefits to local and overseas investors has been...

Senior Veterinary Officer and Technical Manager in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Winthorph Marsden, makes a point during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 31.

10 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Gov’t Labs Ensuring Your Food is Safe

What if your food were not tested? You could experience severe stomach discomfort, major gastrointestinal distress, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, dehydration and even death. In other words, you could get food poisoning! Having a food testing regulatory body in the country ensures that your foods are monitored and the best practices are applied to ensure it is fit for consumption. The...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry. (FILE)

10 years ago CommerceMining

Mining Minister to Place ‘Urgent Focus’ on Mined-Out Lands

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, says urgent focus is to be placed on the issue of land ownership and the use of reclaimed lands for agriculture within mining communities. He made the commitment while meeting with the executive management Team of Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica (JAMALCO) on June 17. He said the development of communities on lands which...

Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)

10 years ago CommerceFinance & Public Service

BPO Space to be Increased in Kingston and Mobay

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Port Authority of Jamaica will be spending $3.8 billion to increase Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) space in Kingston and Montego Bay. Addressing the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James on June 15, Mr. Shaw pointed out...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce luncheon on June 15.

10 years ago CommerceTransport

US$200 Million Bypass to be Built in Montego Bay

Traffic congestion leading into the city of Montego Bay should be eased soon, following a commitment from the Government to build a bypass at an estimated cost of US$200 million. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement at a Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry luncheon, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre,...

10 years ago AgricultureCommerce

186 School Gardens to be Established

The Government is to partner with local fertiliser manufacturer, Newport Fersan (Jamaica) Limited, to establish 186 gardens in public schools across the island. This was disclosed by Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, during a tour of the company’s Wherry Wharf complex at Newport East, in Kingston on June 14. He...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, during the agency

10 years ago Commerce

JANAAC wants more Medical Labs to get Accredited

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley, is calling for more local medical laboratories to become accredited. “We want you as consumers to agitate so that your medical practitioners...will request medical tests from accredited laboratories,” she said. Ms. Shirley was addressing the World Accreditation Day dinner and awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court...