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700 Visitors For World Free Zones Conference And Exhibition
Approximately 700 visitors are expected to be in Jamaica for next month’s staging of the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) Eighth Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE). The four-day event, which is being held in the Caribbean for the...
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$1.07 Billion Reserved For Production Incentive Programme
A sum of $1.07 billion is to be funneled into the Production Incentive Programme this year as the Government continues to drive agricultural output. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., made the disclosure during a recent post-Sectoral debate press briefing at the Ministry’s Old Hope Road offices in Kingston. The allocation for this year includes $258 million for...
Kitson Town Basic School Gets Fresh Coat Of Paint
The Kitson Town Basic School in St. Catherine now has a fresh new look, thanks to the efforts of community volunteers on Labour Day, Monday, May 23. Through a donation of paint and equipment from Sherwin-Williams Jamaica, valued at some $90,000, the building of the early-childhood institution was transformed from a pale and ageing blue to an energising bright yellow....
Foreign Exchange Market Remains Relatively Stable – BOJ
Jamaica’s foreign exchange market has remained relatively stable since the start of the year. Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says this partly reflects actions taken by the BOJ, through its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), in response to the higher than targeted inflation out-turn. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) reports that inflation for the 12-month period, ending April...
Edna Manley College Ready To Train Jamaicans For Growth In Creative Industry
The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts is poised and ready to train Jamaicans for impending growth in the creative industry. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Director for School of Continuing Education and Allied Programmes at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Leighton Jones, said the College is ensuring that it...
Economy Doing Well – BOJ Governor
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the economy has been “doing well”, largely based on the latest growth and employment out-turns. Speaking during the BOJ’s digital quarterly media briefing on Tuesday (May 24), Mr. Byles referenced data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), showing that the economy grew by 6.7 per cent during the October to December...
Civic Education Handbook Published By Office Of Political Ombudsman
To mark Jamaica’s 60th year of Independence and the 20th year of existence of the Office of the Political Ombudsman (OPO), the OPO has published a Civic Education handbook, titled ‘Jamaica Strong and Free’. Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown, said the book captures both the aspiration and inspiration for more civic knowledge, stronger civic depositions and a renewed commitment to...