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The country has recorded broad, notable gains across the four goals underpinning the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. Being spearheaded by the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, the Plan seeks to position the island to achieve developed country status and make it the “place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.” The national goals are...

Fifteen Justices of the Peace (JPs) from across Jamaica have been honoured for exemplary service by the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMAJ). At the entity’s 27th Golden Scale Awards Banquet held at Hotel Grand A View in Montego Bay on Saturday (August 20), the men and women were hailed for sterling contribution to nation-building and to the delivery of...

Southern Cross Boulevard in the Freeport area of Montego Bay, St. James, has been renamed Anthony Hart Boulevard in honour of the late businessman and humanitarian. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, attended the road renaming ceremony held on Saturday (August 20). He hailed Mr. Hart as a visionary, who was instrumental in the development of the Montego Bay...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Oral Heaven, says that the business community is in support of the ‘Restoring Paradise, A Public Order Reset’ operation now underway in the second city. The initiative, aimed at curtailing widespread illegal vending, indiscipline among taxi operators and other forms of public nuisance, began on August 15 and will run...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says the country has adequate gross and net international reserves to finance its obligations, cushion against exogenous shocks, and address near to medium-term eventualities. Addressing the BOJ’s digital quarterly media briefing on Friday (August 19), Senior Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson, reported that the gross reserves total US$4.3 billion, representing 129 per cent of the...