The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) on Monday, January 30, 2023, signed Agreements and awarded grants to nine (9) medium-sized Jamaican companies under its Innovation Grant Fund (IGF), a product financed by the Boosting Innovation Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) programme. This is in addition to three (3) innovation grants announced in 2021. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Anthony Shaw,...

Countries are being implored to collaborate and share vital data relating to weather, water and climate as part of finding solutions to the challenges presented in attaining resilience in these areas. Assistant Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr. Wenjian Zhang, in making the call noted that the information provided to the entity by governments will be of...

The commitment to enhance trade between Jamaica and Africa remains resolute, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. “We recognise that while we do not yet have a bilateral agreement that speaks specifically to trade between Africa and Jamaica, we believe that there are profitable opportunities for trade and investment in tourism that can be...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to make healthy lifestyles a priority in order to combat renal failure, which remains a major health burden on families and the country. This urging comes from Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. He was speaking following a visit to the dialysis unit at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on...

Local designers are being encouraged to participate in the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) textiles workshop series, which aims to explore decoration techniques using hand painting. The workshops will be held in two parts, each comprising four sessions. The first workshop, scheduled for February 14, 16, 21, and 23, will concentrate on silk painting, and the second event on March...

The ceremonial opening of Parliament for fiscal year 2023/24 takes place on Tuesday, February 14 at Gordon House, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the Government’s priorities for the new fiscal year, which begins on April 1. Unlike the openings in 2021 and...

Jamaicans are being implored to make use of the services available at the restorative justice (RJ) centres in their communities to peacefully settle disputes with each other. “In petty discussions, petty quarrels [there is] the inability of some of us to give some ground and to compromise. So restorative justice [plays] a key role in cauterising some of the issues...