The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) will this year commence construction of 100,000 square feet of additional business process outsourcing (BPO) space in Kingston and St. Catherine at a cost of $550 million. As stated in the 2019/20 Jamaica Public Bodies Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, the expenditure is a portion of the $952 million budgeted for the period. Work...

Government Senator, Matthew Samuda, says Jamaica’s middle-income state designation should not render the country ineligible to receive international climate change investments. He argues that as Jamaica and, by extension, other Caribbean states contend with the effects and impact of climate change, international financing for public- and private-sector stakeholder response is necessary to enable the countries to adapt and seize economic...

Two new divisions have been established at the National Land Agency (NLA) to continue the titling of land under the Registration of Titles Act. They are the Land Administration and Management Division (LAMD) and the Adjudication Services Division (ASD). The departments were created out of the merger of the NLA with the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), the latter...

The National Spatial Data Management Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will be increasing the number of geographic information systems (GIS) teacher training workshops, under its GIS in Schools Education Programme (GISSEP). This was disclosed by Acting Principal Director of the Division, Simone Lloyd, in an interview with JIS News, following the conclusion of a teacher...

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the film, animation and music sector is reaping significant benefits from the investment, export and trade initiatives that the entity has been facilitating. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 27, she pointed out that JAMPRO manages several talent programmes by identifying, discovering and providing opportunities for individuals who...

Owners of creative projects and the local investor community will network and discuss business deals at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music Investor Forum, to be held in Kingston on Friday, March 29. The Forum will include networking opportunities, meetings, discussions on marketing creative projects for investment, a presentation on ‘Distributing Caribbean Films’, and a panel discussion dubbed – ‘Finding...

The Climate Change Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation will host a post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change on March 29 at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. The event is a free, public consultation that will allow a segment of the youth population to share their views and experiences...