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 Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is reporting that 2,837 entities took advantage of its COVID-19 Compliance Relief Initiative, during the initial period from May 2020 to March 2022. The support programme was launched to assist businesses hit hard by the pandemic to formally close without paying the full fees associated with filing closure notices. Due to overwhelming request for...

The local Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry continues on a growth path with the official opening of Omni Nearshore Limited at the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (August 19). The new 17, 142 square feet space, which represents investment of some US$2 million, provides customer service, collections, merchant care, and back office support services for...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the National Identification System (NIDS), when implemented, will make banking easier for citizens. “We believe that NIDS offers to Jamaicans that level of comfort and ease to do transactions,” he said. “Imagine you have a single national identification system that is acceptable everywhere....

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to set goals as a key ingredient for business success. Goals are predetermined targets that a business or individual plans to achieve over a set period of time. Managing Director of Sisters' Ink, Opal Levy, explained that goal setting “is when business professionals create specific objectives for the future”. She said that “when creating new businesses,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says that Pedro Cays will be declared a protected area this year. He said he intends to make a submission to Cabinet in a few weeks “and after that we can move to the declaration.” The Prime Minister was speaking at the unveiling of the signage designating the 207.7 Km2 Black River Morass...

The management of Red Stripe has been commended for piloting the local brewery giant through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to expand the entity’s operations. This includes further production capacity buildout at the firm’s Spanish Town Road-based plant in Kingston. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, who toured the plant, including the built-out facilities,...