One hundred Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are to benefit from capacity building, technical assistance, or grants during the new fiscal year. This intervention and other activities will be supported with an allocation of $849.9 million under the Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) project. The funds, which have been provided for in the 2022/23 Estimates of Expenditure,...

For fiscal year 2022/23, the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) plans to implement capital programmes valued at $1.174 billion. This is outlined in the 2022/23 Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on February 10. Under the programme, work is set to...

The Government is spending millions of dollars on the rehabilitation and repair of several roads in the parish of Hanover. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, said that work is being undertaken on the Hopewell to Cacoon Castle roadway at a cost of $224 million. He noted that $60 million of...

Ground was broken on Wednesday (February 2) for construction of a newly designed eastern entrance for the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew. The project, being financed by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, is in keeping with the reimaging of the gardens to make the green space more attractive for visitors. Chief Executive Officer of...

More than 1,500 guests from some 140 countries are set to attend the Annual International Conference & Exhibition (AICE) 2022 that is scheduled for June 13 to 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Jamaica, through the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), was selected to host the eighth annual event that is organised by...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is recovering steadily from the economic fallout sparked by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, based on the out-turns of several key indicators. Notable, he says, is growth of 14.2 per cent and 5.8 per cent in the April to June and July to September 2021 quarters, respectively, following an 18.4 per cent...

The Senate recently approved the Proceeds of Crime (Designated Non-Financial Institution) (Trust and Corporate Services Providers) Order, 2022. The Order provides for the designation of Trust and Corporate Services Providers as Designated Non-Financial Institutions. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who brought the Order before the Senate, said the...