Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica places top priority on the services industry, as it dominates the country’s economic activities. Addressing a panel discussion on: ‘Global Perspective on the Service Trade’, at the Global Business Services Summit, held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, on September 30, the Minister pointed out that the services...

Since April this year, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has facilitated close to $200 million in entertainment projects and $43 million in film ventures. This as the agency continues its drive to further develop the country’s film and creative industries. President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, who made the announcement on September 23, informed that capital expenditure for the period was over...

Stakeholders within the film and creative industries are being invited to attend an Open Day to be hosted by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), at its New Kingston offices, on Wednesday, October 1. The event, which will last from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., is targeting all players in film, music, theatre, dance, visual and fine arts. Making the announcement on...

Over the next three years, micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from business development and technical support, under the newly launched Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The MBCI is an islandwide project involving the decentralisation of business development services, geared at reaching a wider group of MSMEs in new and existing industries and sectors. It is being...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says billions of dollars of private investments in infrastructure and other developments, would be involved in the Logistics Hub Initiative. She pointed out that several leading global firms have already made bids on some of the planned projects, while others are already underway. Mrs. Ffolkes...

The island’s first batch of specially trained emergency telecommunication operators, who will provide critical communications support during disasters,  graduated on Thursday, (August 21) during a ceremony held at the Scouts Association of Jamaica Headquarters on Camp Road in Kingston. They were trained under the Emergency Telecommunications and Amateur Radio Communication training programme designed by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

Members of the Clarendon business community, residents as well as students have been updated on the proposed Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative, and the opportunities that will flow from the development. Presentations were made on the initiative at a forum, organized by the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, in May Pen, on August 20,  by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry,...