Planned investments of some $1 billion will be undertaken at the Oceana Hotel in Downtown Kingston over the next 12 to 18 months. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, during her presentation in the 2015/16 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 24. In 2014, a Jamaican/Canadian consortium purchased the Oceana...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has commended the efforts of stakeholder agencies involved in the fire containment operations at the Riverton City Disposal Site in St. Andrew. Speaking at a special meeting convened at Jamaica House, where she was updated on activities being undertaken, Mrs. Simpson Miller praised the “collaboration (among) the agencies”, which has resulted in...

Chairman of Jamaica Promotions Limited (JAMPRO), Milton Samuda, says Jamaica has a range of competitive advantages as a business destination, which puts the country ahead of others in the region. Speaking at the 2015 Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Wednesday, March 11, Mr. Samuda said Jamaica is a prime location, which offers...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is inviting international investors to consider opportunities in Jamaica’s emerging nutraceutical industry and the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. The Prime Minister, who was addressing this morning’s (March 11) opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, urged the more than 137 foreign investors in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is expressing optimism that the second staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) will bring increased investment to the country. She was addressing the official opening of the two-day event earlier today (March 11), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The Prime Minister welcomed the over 137 foreign investors...

Researchers can now access an extensive personal collection of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, which documents aspects of his political career and contribution to Jamaica’s development. Dubbed, ‘The Edward Seaga Collection’, the material, which includes artefacts illustrative of nearly five decades (1959- 2005), correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings and autographed books, was officially handed over to the University of...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) presented letters of possession for serviced lots to 50 persons during a Handing Over Ceremony at Creighton Hall, St. Thomas on Friday, March 6. The 50 beneficiaries are the first batch of 140 persons who have been selected for the 60-acre development. Delivering the keynote address at the Handing Over Ceremony, Prime Minister Portia Simpson...