To recover outstanding fees for signage and advertisements, the Revenue Department of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has started sending letters to car dealerships across the Municipality. Addressing Wednesday’s (July 8) meeting of the KSAMC, Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, said 188 letters were printed for dispatch with billing applied retroactively for several years, adding that...

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), in collaboration with WizdomCRM, is hosting its inaugural summer camp to introduce primary and preparatory school students across Jamaica to investing through a fun, interactive platform. The camp, which runs from July 7 to 22, is being conducted virtually, enabling children from all parishes to participate. JSE Managing Director, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, noted that...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is undertaking wide-ranging airport development projects across Jamaica, aimed at enhancing capacity, safety, and efficiency, in line with growing air-travel demand. Speaking at the MBJ Airports virtual forum on Wednesday (July 2), Minister Vaz underscored the importance of airports to the island’s economy. “Airports are major contributors...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the investment being made by the Loshusan family in the construction of a supermarket in New Kingston is a signal of confidence in the Jamaican economy. “We are receiving signals that are saying to us that the business community has immense confidence in the economic programmes of the Government...

Jamaica has achieved over 80 per cent of the provisions on the journey towards full implementation under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), through the work of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA). Speaking at the recent launch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus in New...

Grassroots entrepreneurs supported by the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) have generated more than $100 million in sales over the past five years. This was disclosed by Director, Local Economic Development at the SDC, Avril Ranger, during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, at the agency’s Television Department in Kingston. “We have put...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is placing emphasis on alignment with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by supporting the resilience of local economies through its Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP). Executive Director of the SDC, Omar Frith, told a recent JIS Think Tank that the impact of the flagship programme, now in its 10th year, reflects...