Expo Jamaica 2016 promises to be bigger and better, with several new features added to this year’s 43rd staging of the event. Marketing, Membership and Business Development Manager, Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA), Tamra Thomas, said that while the expo is primarily for buyers and exhibitors, the new additions are geared at attracting members of the public. “We want Jamaicans to come...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains focused on developing sound economic growth policies aimed at reducing Jamaica’s dependence on borrowed funds. While acknowledging that “we still borrow”, he argues that this is being done more responsibly. Mr. Holness further says that the administration is also endeavouring to reduce Jamaica’s debt “as much...and as rapidly as...

The Ministry of Health is reporting that the country has adequate medical supplies to treat Zika Virus infections. Director of Health Promotion and Protection, Dr. Sonia Copeland, says the Ministry has stockpiled over two million Paracetamol tablets and 2,000 bottles of liquid medicine. Additionally, she says there is an adequate supply of immunoglobulin to treat Guillian-Barré syndrome, a condition linked...

The Government has reintroduced the Consumer Alert Initiative, which entails the publication of survey data on the most competitive product prices offered by merchants. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the first publication, slated to be released this week, contains information from a survey conducted on supermarket products; fuel, including gasoline and diesel oil; and banking...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that legislation will be put in place to regulate the operations of funeral establishments and mortuaries. The legislation will address several critical areas including accountability, compliance with international best practices for the preservation of public health, training, certification and licensing of operators and other personnel. “It will also give you, operators...

Some 80 children and adults across the island will compete for top honours in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) deaf dance festival. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 27 at the Little Theatre in Kingston, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The deaf dance is being executed with assistance from the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) and the...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be looking to secure new business from tourism markets in Latin America and the Caribbean during the 26th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade expo. Billed as the largest tourism trade show in Jamaica, JAPEX will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from April 29 to May 1. Over 100...