The Government is investing $6.31 billion on the rehabilitation of agricultural research facilities across the island over the next six years. The work will be done under phase two of the Rehabilitation of Research Centres Project, which was launched on June 13 at the Bodles Research Centre in St. Catherine. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, said...

Jamaica remains five years ahead of schedule to meet the 2030 target for land mass protection, says Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. The Government has committed to complete legal protection for 30 per cent of land mass and coastal marine ecosystems by 2030 as part of measures to...

A total of 1,353 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) have received support totalling US$5.5 million under the Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme, being implemented by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ). The programme, aimed at promoting sustainable and robust growth among established MSMEs and scalable start-ups, is making an impact in the Jamaican business community, said...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson, is calling for the laws of Jamaica with outdated monetary penalties to be updated. Speaking during a Legislative Policy Development Forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (June 13), Mr. Robertson informed that when the Ministry was established, it received information on this area...

Members in the diaspora and Jamaican businesses can expect to benefit from increased opportunities for trade and commerce at this year’s 10th Biennial Diaspora Conference, to be held from June 16 to 19. The staging of the conference will offer participants the opportunity to connect in person at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. State Minister in the...

The Government has bolstered the work of the National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC) by donating 2,000 helmets for distribution to motorcyclists islandwide. Speaking during the handover of the protective gears at the corporate offices of the Jamaica National (JN) Group on Oxford Road in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 12), Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said too...

The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education Centre (Mico CARE) is now registering students for its annual summer intervention programme, aimed at providing remediation in literacy and numeracy for children aged six to 13 years old. Parents/guardians are being encouraged to take advantage of this year's programme, which will run from July 8 to 25, from 8:00...