Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Hon. Nigel Clarke, is encouraging young persons, to take on entrepreneurial ventures, particularly those leaving tertiary institutions. “There is no better time to have an entrepreneurial venture than when you are young… this is the time to take risks,” Dr. Clarke said. He was speaking at the finals and awards presentation of...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Winston Lawson, is urging small and medium businesses in St. James, to take advantage of the recently announced $14 billion stimulus package. “We encourage our members and the small and medium business community who will directly benefit from the stimulus to allocate the surpluses back in your businesses to allow...

Over 500 Jamaicans are to benefit from cataract surgeries at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), performed by Chinese ophthalmologists from the Bright Journey Medical Mission. The Mission, which will be on their second visit to the island, will also be providing equipment and supplies valued at $52.9 million to KPH and carrying out training and lectures in ophthalmology, and facilitating...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has awarded grants totally $1.25 million to 50 businesses in Accompong, St. Elizabeth, as part of plans to boost economic activity in the area. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, presented the grants during a handover ceremony held in the community on Friday, March 22. The beneficiaries were selected under the Ministry’s Economic...

Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade was among nine (9) Caribbean Ministers of Trade who together with UK Trade Minister, Hon. George Hollingbery, signed an agreement to preserve existing preferential trade terms between their countries and the United Kingdom in a Post-Brexit era. Welcoming the development, Minister Johnson Smith said “Continuity and certainty...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams says the latest installation of Wi-Fi in the Corporate Area represents a significant step towards transforming Jamaica into a truly digital society. “As a Ministry and certainly as a government, we understand the growing need for connectivity for our people and the need to become a digitally inclusive society where no one...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth from right), with members of Kiwanis International, who made a courtesy call at King’s House on March 19. At (fifth left) is Governor of Eastern Canada and the Caribbean District, Melford Clarke.