Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to take advantage of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Social and Economic Recovery and Vaccine (SERVE) Programme to access loan and grant support. The initiative offers lines of credit and grants to MSMEs that have been impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and those looking to digitise their operations. The...

Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Carl Berry, has informed that males now form a large part of the number of human-trafficking victims. Addressing a Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) ‘Trafficking in Persons’ webinar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on March 9, Mr. Berry noted that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has thanked members of the diplomatic corps and their respective governments for contributing to Jamaica’s coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts over the past two years. “You have generously donated field hospitals, mobile units, medical equipment and, very importantly, vaccines. You have responded unequivocally to our urgent appeals for help, and, for this, we are...

The first 100,000 Jamaicans establishing Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets (accounts) after April 1, will receive a $2,500 deposit from the Government. This was announced by Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who says this is in a bid to encourage persons to utilise CBDC as an option to conduct transactions. He was...

The Government intends to grant two Integrated Resort Development licences in the upcoming fiscal year, which will represent a combined investment of approximately US$1 billion. An integrated resort development must have a minimum of 1,000 hotel rooms, of which 500 must be luxury rooms. The development must have a minimum capital investment of US$500 million. Minister of Finance and the...

The official funeral service for the late former Cabinet Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (March 12), at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Chapel. Dr. Robertson, who died at the St. Ann’s Bay Hospital on February 19, following a brief illness, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government. As a...

The Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) is equipping youth with the skills and competencies to transform their lives and contribute to nation-building, says Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. “This programme offers an opportunity for our young people to take advantage of training to change the trajectory of their lives. It is an opportunity to develop positive attitudes…...