Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to remain focused on their brand’s core values to achieve continued success for their business. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) virtual ‘JBDC In Concert’ under the theme ‘Building a Brand’, recently, Chief Executive Officer of Point Global, Javette Nixon, emphasised the importance of entrepreneurs building a brand. “The idea of building a brand...

Jamaica is expected to be among the regional countries to receive coronavirus (COVID-19) test kits from the latest batch being provided by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne, said 4.5 million additional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test kits are being dispatched to member states across North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. “This...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, on Tuesday (April 21) commissioned into service a new high-tech Cobas machine at the National Public Health Laboratory in Kingston, boosting the country’s capacity to test for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr. Tufton said that the machine will allow for the testing of about 384 samples during each eight-hour shift at...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has dismissed rumours that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is up for sale to Chinese Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). “I wish to clarify that the JUTC is not for sale, lease or any form of divestment. While Jamaica maintains a good relationship with China, no such deal has been brought before...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that educational institutions are to remain closed until May 31 as part of ongoing measures to control and prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). However, he told a digital press conference at Jamaica House in Kingston on Monday (April 20) that classes will continue. “I want it to be clear,...

First responders will be allowed to ride free on Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses as well as Montego Bay (MoBay) Metro Buses, during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement during a Statement to the House of Representatives on April 21. He informed that the decision was taken with the full...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Cabinet has developed a protocol for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans into the country. The island’s airports and seaports, which were ordered closed effective March 24 as part of measures to control transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), will remain closed until May 31. “Previously, when we closed the borders, we allowed limited...