Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the administration is resuscitating traditional economic activities in which Jamaica has already established a track record of meeting world competition, as it pursues its objective of economic and employment growth. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Ninth Regional Conference...

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, says the National Works Agency (NWA) has cleared most of the roads in St. Mary, which were blocked by landslides associated with heavy rains in the parish over the weekend. Mr. Azan, who toured the affected areas on Tuesday, January 21, where he met with residents, and...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says there are indications that Jamaica recorded economic growth during the third quarter of the current fiscal year. This, he says, is based on the progress which the Government has made to date, in implementing Jamaica’s economic reform programme (ERP), which is consistent with targets agreed on with the International...

Work on the planning and implementation of special economic zones, which will form part of the Logistics Hub infrastructure, are advancing, even as the Government continues to engage and energize the business community to capitalize on the opportunities the project presents. Chairman of the Logistics Task Force, Dr. Eric Deans, updated the local business community on Tuesday, January 21, at...

Come September, students at 37 schools islandwide will have access to tablet computers, through the Tablet in Schools Pilot project. Under the project, 30,000 tablets will be distributed to students in primary and secondary schools to increase the use of technology, and to optimise learning opportunities within and outside of the formal school system. This was disclosed by Minister of...

Dredging of the Kingston Harbour, as part of the Government’s Global Logistics Hub development, is awaiting selection of an approved bidder, who will manage operations at the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT). This was stated by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, at the opening of a two-day symposium on the Jamaica...

The Government has handed over a cheque valued at US$1.69 million to Carib Cement Company Limited as part payment for the provision of clinker to Venezuela, facilitated under the Trade Compensation Mechanism of the PetroCaribe Agreement. The initiative, which commenced in December last year, and is expected to last until May, will see Jamaica supplying Venezuela with some 100,000 tonnes...