Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) makes a presentation to Founder, Caribbean Front Desk and winner of the inaugural Tourism Innovation Incubator pitch event, Dr. Duane Chambers, at the initiative’s closing ceremony held at the Summit in Kingston on December 5. Dr. Chambers will benefit from the $100-million support that has been made available through the EXIM Bank to...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (fourth right), points to the Aenon Town community Wi-Fi sign, which was unveiled during Friday’s (December 8) launch of the service in the Clarendon community. Sharing in the moment (from left) are USF Director of Projects, Jaime Robinson; Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Development Officer, Nicola Bailey; Community Representative, Simone...

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is encouraging small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to take advantage of its online services. Speaking at a recent business development information session hosted by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at the Courtleigh Auditorium, Deputy Commissioner General, TAJ, Dave Jeffery, informed that up to 80 per cent of the services offered by the agency can be...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Willams, delivers remarks at the State University of New York (SUNY) and University of the West Indies (UWI) Health Research Consortium Conference, held at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Thursday (December 7).

Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell (second left), engages with General Secretary, Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Tifonie Powell Williams (second right), and Immediate Past President, JCSA, O'Neil Grant during the JCSA President’s luncheon held at the AC Hotel by Marriot Kingston in St. Andrew on December 7.  At left is President of the Association, Techa Clarke-Griffiths. The President's luncheon serves as...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (left), joins students, teachers and representatives from Courts Ready Cash at the handover of a water tank to Clonmel Primary and Infant School. The presentation was made at the institution in Highgate, St. Mary, on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, met with Secretary of the United States (US) Navy, Hon. Carlos Del Toro, this week, where they discussed cooperation to strengthen Jamaica’s border security. The Prime Minister was on a four-day working visit to Washington DC from December 4 to 7, where he held talks with several high-level US officials. The Prime Minister...