A Blue Plaque has been unveiled in the city of Wolverhampton, England, in honour of the late Jamaican Rev. Dr. Oliver A. Lyseight, a founding member of the New Testament Church of God (NTCG) in Britain. The unveiling took place last Friday, September 20, during a special service at the NTCG Harvest Temple in Wolverhampton. A Blue Plaque is a...

Jamaica is reported to be leading the way in terms of the establishment of private credit bureaus across the Caribbean. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the island’s first licensed credit bureau, Creditinfo Jamaica Limited, Megan Deane, says there has been a “steady growth” of these facilities throughout the region. Speaking at the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) Chairman’s Club...

All is now in place for the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Expo 2013, which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James from October 11 to 13. First Vice President of the MBCCI, Gloria Henry, is inviting all of western Jamaica to come out and support the event, which for...

Six local authorities across five parishes have been selected to participate in a project geared at stimulating economic development at the community level. This is under the Caribbean Local Economic Development Project (CARILED), which is a six-year programme funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development, Canada (DFATD). It is focused on stimulating sustainable local economic development in...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has indicated that the country is poised to meet its 2015 deadline for the implementation of several critical deliverables relating to facilitation of the Logistics Hub initiative. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 27, the Minister pointed to several projects and strategies that are already on stream and will...

The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission (MWAC) on September 26, concluded its series of island-wide consultations on the national minimum wage, at a two-hour session held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston. The consultation received recommendations and concerns from representatives of a wide array of sectors central to the discussions on the national minimum wage. These included...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nathan Robb, has made a call for business operators to focus on employing strategies for growth. He noted that despite challenges in the economy, there are opportunities for businesses to expand and figures indicate that a number of operations in Western Jamaica are growing. “While we might not have…the larger...