The National Business Portal (NBP) has made doing business in Jamaica much easier by allowing businesses and individuals to go online and follow, in a simplified way, the steps involved in conducting business in Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Manager for Policy and Business Advocacy at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, said the idea of a business...

As the August 6 Independence celebrations kick into high gear, individuals born the same year Jamaica was declared an autonomous nation from the United Kingdom are expressing a sense of pride at the country’s achievements over the past 60 years. Ushered into the world on June 10, 1962, in Montego Bay, St. James, Educator, Donna Gaynor-Lyn Fatt says the gains...

Farmers are hailing the Content greenhouse project in Williamsfield, Manchester, for enabling them to increase production and earnings, while adding economic value to the community. The project, which got under way in 2017, involves the revitalisation of former bauxite lands for agriculture production. Forty-three farmers are engaged in cultivating crops such as cucumber, sweet potato, cabbage, lettuce, hot pepper in...

Brilliant, courageous and thorough are just some of the adjectives that can be used to describe Director for the Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services (EDMSS) Branch in the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) Dr. Nicole Dawkins-Wright. One of the members of the senior management team at the MOHW that has been leading the nation’s fight against the COVID-19...

In 2017, when One on One Educational Services was facing financial challenges, the company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ricardo Allen, went to the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) for assistance. He tells JIS News that at the time “we were running out of money” and he had made the tough decision to close the physical office space and...

The 2022 Jamaica Festival Song album is now live on global music streaming services across the world including Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Spotify, Tidal, and Pandora. The album titled ‘Jamaica Festival 2022 Song Competition’ features the ten finalists in this year’s competition. It’s the third consecutive year that finalists in the Jamaica Festival Song Competition have been released on...

Jamaica’s main economic engine (tourism) has grown exponentially since the island’s shedding of its colonial status on August 6, 1962. In fact, a closer look at numbers provided by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will show that the tourism sector has shown strong and sustained growth. Since independence, the total number of visitor arrivals to the island has grown from...

As Jamaica marks 60 years of Independence this year, citizens are being urged to embrace and take pride in the country’s dynamic culture and heritage. Whether it’s music, dance, food, or art, Jamaica’s unique and vibrant culture continues to be a major force around the world and is a manifestation of the local saying “wi likkle but wi tallawah.” Speaking...

Rich soil, ideal climate, and the ability to produce large quantities of various crops fit the profile of St. Elizabeth, the parish that has the reputation of being the ‘breadbasket’ of Jamaica. St. Elizabeth, Jamaica's third largest parish, is an essential part of the nation’s food system, being able to add hundreds of thousands of tonnes of domestic food crops...