The MSME Business Roadshow is making waves across the country, bringing together entrepreneurs, industry experts, government officials, and other stakeholders to enhance the sector’s contribution to economic growth and development. Organised by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the Roadshow initiative, launched in 2023, serves as a one-stop shop for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to access all...

Heeding the advice from his teachers not to quit school due to financial difficulties has paid off for Carlos Evans, as he has won the Top Business Student award at the José Martí Technical High School, in St. Catherine. The student, who hails from a Corporate Area inner-city community, lost his father in a tragic incident and had to rely...

The Change Makers Union copped the 2024 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Development Challenge, showcasing the innovative thinking of Jamaica’s youth in addressing global development challenges. The team’s winning initiative ‘STEM Agri Youth Jamaica (SAY-JA)’ is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) agri-education-focused project, geared towards young people in vulnerable communities. Stafford Brown and Diandra Spence from the University...

In an ambitious move to deepen financial literacy and empower Jamaicans with investment knowledge, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has been expanding its educational initiatives, reaching audiences from primary-school students to seasoned investors. Since launching its Caribbean Business Exchange (CBX) cable television channel in 2022 as part of its educational programmes, the JSE has seen tremendous feedback, with increasing participation...

Fishing, whether artisanal, commercial or recreational, is a natural and popular activity for islanders of all ages. As such, ensuring that the practice is done legally is critical to preserving livelihoods, traditions and the sustainability of the fisheries resource. This is why the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is reminding persons to register with the Authority for a licence to fish....

Tokyo 2020 Olympics volunteer, Teiyana Kawashima Stojkovic whose act of kindness assisted 110m hurdles Olympic Gold Medallist, Hansle Parchment secure victory, is now in Jamaica. The Olympics volunteer gave the athlete taxi fare to get to the track and field stadium to compete in the final, after he accidentally boarded the bus to the aquatic venue. Ms. Stojkovic, who hails...

The Government has been steadily and consistently investing in the capacity of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to improve garbage collection islandwide and maintain a clean and sustainable environment. Since 2016, the Administration has spent billions of dollars to purchase 165 new garbage trucks, which have been added to the agency’s fleet to enhance waste management in communities....

If ever there was an embodiment of the adage ‘age is just a number’, it would be the impressive showing at the Sunshine Senior Citizens Club’s pre-Valentine’s Day High Tea, on Tuesday (February 11), in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. Donned in various red and white outfits, senior citizens from the Eastern parish spent the afternoon inside the Anglican Church Hall...

The National Child Diversion Programme aims to redirect children having run-ins with the law onto a better path. To achieve this, children, aged 12 to 17 who are referred, must participate in a mentorship programme. This sees them being paired with adults, deemed capable of positively impacting their behaviour, who act as their mentors. The national programme is spearheaded by...