The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is set to stage its annual Small Business Exposition and Conference on Thursday, May 22, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Now in its seventh year, the event will feature an impressive mix of local and international business leaders; trade support and facilitation advisors; wealth advisors and business development specialists, who will be...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on Jamaicans to work with her to build a brighter future for the country. Making her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 29, Mrs. Simpson Miller acknowledged that there are challenges and “it has not been easy”. She noted however, “that in situations...

The Transport Authority (TA) is urging members of the public to be aware of the identifying marks on licensed public passenger vehicles, in order to protect themselves when travelling. Communications and Customer Services Manager at the Transport Authority, Petra-Kene Williams, told JIS News that under section 60 of the Road Traffic Act, the Transport Authority is empowered to issue licences...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says reducing the debt of the country is one of the main priorities of the Government. “This administration has not only been saying that we have to live within our means, we have been doing more with less,” she said. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller leaves the island on Wednesday, April 30, for Mexico where she will participate in the Sixth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Association of the Caribbean States (ACS). The Summit, convened under the Chairmanship of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, coincides with the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says Entrepreneurship Jamaica, a business competition launched by the National Housing Trust (NHT) to encourage innovative ideas at the community level, has been successful. During her 2013/2014 Budget presentation last year, the Prime Minister announced the initiative, which provided residents in NHT-built schemes with mentorship to convert ideas into business ventures, that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says her administration remains committed to protecting Jamaicans, particularly the most vulnerable, from the effects of the current economic adjustment measures, as it implements the country’s macro-economic transformation programme. This commitment, she indicates, is evidenced by the administration’s earmarked expenditure of $5.5 billion to safeguard the welfare of the society’s most vulnerable,...