Mayor of Gibraltar, Kaiane Aldorino Lopez, has been conferred with the keys to the City of Kingston in recognition of the long-standing ties between the cities of more than 70 years. Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Delroy Williams, made the presentation during a special sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Wednesday (February 27). Mrs. Aldorino Lopez, who is...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to carry out infrastructural upgrade of four St. Ann-based Primary and Infant schools. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that the upgrading work forms part of the Ministry’s national infrastructure development programme, adding that the Government remains committed to tackling the infrastructural needs of schools across the country....

The Microcredit Act (2019) was tabled in the House of Representatives on February 26 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The Bill seeks to regulate the persons who provide microcredit services, ensuring that such persons are licensed by the Regulatory Authority. They will also be required to keep proper accounting and other records...

A total of $34 billion (approximately US$265 million) was raised over the last four years from equity fund investments facilitated under the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP). The JVCP was established by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) in 2013 to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with access to alternative equity financing. Coordinator of the JVCP, Audrey Richards,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has endorsed the launch of the Association of Chinese Enterprises in Jamaica (ACEJ), which is geared towards enhancing communication between the Jamaican business community and the Chinese enterprises operating in the island. The launch took place on Tuesday (February 26), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston....

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, says construction of the Rio Cobre water-treatment facility is an important intervention that will help to build resilience and reduce the reliance on the Constant Spring and Mona systems to supply areas of St. Catherine and the Corporate Area. “This facility is contemplated in a broader context of water-supply improvement for...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the rehabilitation of more than 70 police stations islandwide is part of a bigger plan to significantly improve the working conditions of members of the security forces. In a recent interview with JIS News, the Minister also pointed to the $1.9-billion investment to build the JCF Mobile West facility in St....