The economic partnership between Jamaica and India has strengthened over the last year. President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, said there has been a 26 per cent increase in trade between the two nations, compared to the previous year. “The partnership between the two countries has flourished over the few years, as evidenced by the steady growth of...

High Commissioner of India, His Excellency Mayank Joshi, says Jamaica must prepare to explore opportunities and identify ways to benefit from India’s increased interest in the Latin American Region. He noted that trade between India and Latin America has increased to some $50 billion and the India Government envisions that this will reach $100 billion by 2028. Jamaica's location can...

Global humanitarian and spiritual leader, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is highlighting the importance of ethics in business for sustainable growth. “Being a businessman, you wouldn’t want your vendors to cheat you and so we must apply the same principles to our customers. What you don’t want your vendors to do to you, don’t do to your customers. This is...

 

Jamaica’s iconic bobsleigh legacy will be incorporated into the design for the country’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Commissioner General of Section for Jamaica’s Pavilion, Maureen Smith, told JIS News that this decision was driven by in-depth research of what the Japanese find most intriguing about the island. “We know that they are huge consumers of our music...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, exchanges greetings with Marriott Hotel Group President, J.W. Marriott, Jr., just before the start of the 45th Festival of Lights ceremony at the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints Temple in Kensington, Maryland, on Wednesday (December 4). Looking on is Chairman of the Board of Marriott International,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), engages in discussion with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (December 5).