The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) is placing greater emphasis on digital transformation as a key tool to improve the ease of doing business as the country solidifies its position as the logistics destination of choice. Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, said this is being done through initiatives such as the National...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica, His Excellency Deryck Lance Murray, raise a toast to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Independence of his country, at the High Commission on Windsor Avenue in Kingston, on Wednesday, September 28.

Consumers who find themselves with substandard products are being reminded to make the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) their first point of contact for redress, prior to going to the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA). Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Tuesday (September 27), Inspector-in-Charge, Import and Domestic Commodities Inspectorate at the NCRA, Dr. Wendell Richards,...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is maintaining that teachers and administrators should not deny students entry to school as a form of disciplinary action for infractions deemed in breach of established rules. “Schools are not allowed to do that. There are too many risks associated with that. Once a student steps on the school compound, we act in the...

The Legal Metrology and Petroleum Inspectorate is urging the consuming public to have confidence in the Authority’s regulatory work and to assist the entity in spotting areas of non-compliance. The Inspectorate, which is a unit of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), is responsible for the testing and verification of all weighing and measuring devices that are used in...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Hon. Fayval Williams, is urging the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to prioritise the regularisation of electricity in several communities across the constituency. Mrs. Williams, who is the Minister of Education and Youth, noted that the cost of wiring houses is out of reach for many persons, adding that over the years, through the...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) hosted a Youth Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday (September 28). The event formed part of activities marking Tourism Awareness Week 2022, from September 25 to October 1, under the theme ‘Rethinking Tourism’. The theme is consistent with that selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for...