The community of Golden Hill and two primary schools from West Rural St Andrew are the latest to benefit from the installation of water systems by the Rural Water Supply Limited to increase storage capacity in communities and schools across the island. The schools, Essex Hall Primary School and the Lawrence Tavern Primary Schools had their newly installed rainwater harvesting...

Changes made to pension regulations by the Government have paved the way for multimillion-dollar real estate investment by GraceKennedy (GK) Pension Scheme in partnership with FosRich Company Limited. Ground was broken for the project at FosRich’s headquarters at 76 Molynes Road, Kingston on Tuesday (November 19), which followed the signing of contracts by principals of the entities on November 5....

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the economy grew by an estimated 0.3 per cent for the July to September 2019 quarter, relative to the corresponding period last year. Speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly briefing at the Institute’s head office in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 19), Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said this represents the 19th...

A call has been made by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, for corporate Jamaica to treat their workers well and invest in their development. He said that such investment is one sure way to increase business productivity and spur the country’s economic growth. “If our private sector treats our workers well, treats them as investments in the business,...

The Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) has embarked on a global services sector (GSS) awareness campaign aimed at changing misunderstandings and stereotypes surrounding the industry and highlighting the higher-end career opportunities that exist. GSS, more commonly associated with business process outsourcing (BPO), also includes operations in areas such as information technology-enabled services (ITES), knowledge process outsourcing (KPO), and...

Jamaica’s Global Services Sector (GSS) is projecting 14,000 additional jobs in the local outsourcing industry by March 2020. Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Marketing Specialist, Cheryl Neufville-Crooks, made the projection while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, November 18. Mrs. Neufville-Crooks, who is tasked...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of activities from November 18-23 to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The events include: ‘Kumba Mi Yabba’ Jamaica Night on Monday, November 18; ‘Raising Capital’ on Tuesday, November 19; ‘Opportunity Evening’ on Wednesday, November 20; ‘Accelerator Programme Demo Day’ on Thursday, November 21; ‘B.O.S.S MAN meets B.O.S.S LADY’ on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans who do not own a home, to take advantage of the opportunities initiated by the Government to make home acquisition easier. Among these, he says, are the reduction in National Housing Trust (NHT) rates and increase in loan capacity,...

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Vice President for Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation, Shullette Cox, says the country boasts key inputs that can potentially enhance its profile as a major business process outsourcing (BPO) destination. “We have training that is available through our partners, the HEART Trust, [and] we have incentives under a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) regime that is modern...