Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says contractors and contracting firms play critical roles in improving productivity in the construction sector and the wider economy. “I believe the time has come for the strategic role of contractors to change. Today we need contractors who not only crunch numbers, but who...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says contractors and contracting firms play critical roles in improving productivity in the construction sector and the wider economy “I believe the time has come for the strategic role of contractors to change. Today we need contractors who not only crunch numbers, but who...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is cognisant that much work remains to be done to further reduce bureaucratic impediments to doing business in Jamaica. He noted that Jamaica’s improved ranking at 75 out of 138 countries in the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2016/17 Global Competitiveness Report, up from 107 in 2012, “reflects our...

Entrepreneurs in the personal care industry and persons who want to start a business in the field, are invited to the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) annual Opportunity Quest at its Hope Gardens offices on Thursday, May 25. Acting Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications, Carolyn Rose Miller, told JIS News that this event, to be held from 10:00 a.m. to...

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) is reporting positive response to its ‘Pon di Corner’ community sensitisation meetings. The sessions, which got under way more than two weeks ago, seek to raise awareness about Jamaica’s economic programme, which is underpinned by the three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Agreement (SBA). The precautionary SBA is an insurance against unforeseen economic shocks...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to creating a hassle-free environment to facilitate investment. He said that while the State must always be seen as an enabler and not an obstacle to development, regulatory systems and framework should not be bypassed in favour of expediency....

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the $250 million being spent on upgrading works in Ocho Rios will be a tremendous boost to the economic fortunes of the resort town. Minister Robinson, who is also Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann, where Ocho Rios in located, said that the work to be carried out...