Businessman, the Hon. Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, has been named the new head of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). The announcement was made Tuesday (April 27) by Minister of Industry, Investment...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) will be staging a number of activities to mark Intellectual Property Rights Week, from April 23 to April 30. Speaking with JIS News at...

Jamaica will showcase the best of manufacturing to the biggest world audience ever, when the country participates in 'Shanghai World Expo 2010', from May 1 to October 31, in China....

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured some $22.6 million in refunds and compensation for customers between April 2009 and March 2010. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl...

Fifty-two employees of the Clarendon-based Jamalco bauxite and alumina company, who have served a total of 1,120 years, were honoured by the company at its Milestone Awards ceremony held last...

President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Mr. Lloyd Goodleigh, has emphasised that the trade union movement must maintain a high level of professionalism and relevance, which are...

The Government will be placing increased focus on its Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) in order to encourage more young people to own their own business. State Minister for Industry, Investment...

The Zoe Life Social Service Centre in Tweedside, Clarendon, which houses a clinic, postal agency and other facilities to serve the community, was officially opened on Sunday (April 4). The...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, is set to begin a project aimed at enhancing competition in the Jamaican economy in April. The 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, now before...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce's Plant Breeding and Diagnostics Technologies project is set to receive a $7.2 million boost this year. This is based on figures outlined in...

It is a mere 14 years old this year, yet its work can be seen, and its effect felt, across the length and breadth of Jamaica. Since its coming into...