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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has called on the financial institutions to facilitate more lending to the productive sector, especially to viable micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME). She argued that the provision of financing to MSMEs will help to foster entrepreneurship, and in turn, facilitate job creation, increased output, and revenue for the country.  “I invite...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has said that her administration is employing deliberate strategies to restore Jamaica to a viable economic path as quickly as possible.  This, she said, is in the face of enormous challenges. “We will first steady the good ship of Jamaica and then steer her into calmer waters toward our destination of robust...

Compete Caribbean to provide US$100,000 Matching Grants to Projects That Foster Local and Diaspora Business Partnerships for Development in the Caribbean. Today in Montego Bay, in the context of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2012, the Honourable Portia Simpson Miller launched the Caribbean Idea Marketplace initiative (CIM), a business plan competition platform that encourages local and diaspora entrepreneurs to forge partnerships...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the 'Jamaica Investment Forum 2012,' is being held at an opportune time for the country, as the government seeks to capitalise on new opportunities for growth and development. She was speaking at a cocktail reception held on Wednesday Feb. 29 at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, for potential local...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that Jamaica must increasingly tap into the lucrative nutraceutical industry estimated to be worth US$86 billion. The Prime Minister, in a message delivered by Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the official launch of some seven local nutraceutical products on February 23 at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that some companies have responded favourably to her call to play a greater role in the creation of employment for the jobless in the country. Addressing members of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM), at its first Speakers’ Forum Luncheon, held at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the new agreement to be negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide a measure of confidence to the business community, while offering hope for the Jamaican people. She was addressing the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM) Speaker’s Forum Luncheon 2012, which was held Thursday Feb. 16...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is assuring the public that the fire at the Riverton City Landfill in St. Andrew is now "relatively" under control. The Ministry, in collaboration with various agencies, has been working to contain the fire and institute measures to abate the smoke nuisance since the blaze started on Monday night (February...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling on the nation to embrace the restorative justice approach in resolving conflicts, to maintain a peaceful and just society.  In a speech read by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during a civic ceremony at Emancipation Square, Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Wednesday (February 8) the...

There is need to address the digital divide between the rural and urban Internet users in Jamaica, says Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Hopeton Dunn. He pointed out that findings from a recent survey conducted by a department at the university, revealed the gap between urban and rural users...

SALUTATIONS   ·         Master of Ceremony - Ms. Erica Allen ·         His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen ·         Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, Justice Minister  and  Mr. Robert Rainford, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice ·         Mr. Delroy Chuck, representing the Leader of the Opposition ·         His Worship The Mayor, Councillor Owen Palmer ·         Bishop Edwards of Spanish...

The Cabinet retreat which began on Thursday, February 2 ended yesterday afternoon. The members heard presentations from the Financial Secretary and his team; the Bank of Jamaica Governor as well as a team from the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Among the issues examined over the four day period are: the state of the country's economy, the social challenges and...