Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chair, Richard Byles, says the growth target set by the Economic Growth Council (EGC) is achievable. EGC Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, said he is aiming to put Jamaica in a position to achieve annual growth of five per cent over the next four years. Addressing the EPOC’s monthly press briefing at Sagicor Life, New Kingston, on...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the tragic incident that happened in the United States in Orlando on Sunday is a terrible attack on humanity. He was speaking this morning (Tuesday, June 14) at a Security and Ethics Conference, hosted by the Ministries of National Security and Education Youth and Information, at Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. “The terrorist bullet does not...

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, says Jamaica is not satisfied with arrivals from traditional and emerging markets, and will be targeting new territories to fully maximise its tourism potential. “For the Northern and Eastern European region, we have set our sights on Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Finland, the Czech Republic and Poland,” he pointed out. Mr. Pennicook also noted that...

Several pieces of legislation are to be amended through the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. “We are looking at the most important piece of legislation, the Anti-Doping in Sport Act, where some amendments are needed. I am hoping we can fast-track that before the Olympics in August,” says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange....

Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says there is need for an international lobby to highlight the risk to Jamaica and other Caribbean states of measures by developed countries and financial institutions to tackle money laundering. He said while international rules must be followed, concerns must be registered when action is taken in an indiscriminate manner. “We have to clean up...

Jamaica is ready for the Olympics, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. She was speaking with JIS News at the inaugural staging of the Racers Grand Prix held on Saturday (June 11) at the National Stadium in Kingston. The international track and field event, organised by the Racers Track Club, attracted some of the world’s...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the multi-destination marketing of countries within the Caribbean will serve to boost visitor arrivals and add value to the tourism product in the region. “It provides for partnership (among) countries…that will allow for cost effectiveness, and so, when we bring partners together, we share in the cost and we benefit together,” he said....