Pepsi-Cola (Jamaica) Limited has announced an investment of some $360 million in new equipment and machinery at its Spanish Town Road plant, to bring the local company on par with...
Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell, has warned local producers, that the coming of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) would place increased pressure on them to...
The Jamaica Customs Department has officially launched its electronic (e)-payment system to facilitate the convenience of online payment by importers. The e-payment system was first introduced by the Customs Department...
Jamaica's Information Technology (IT) sector is set to benefit from a low cost technology system, the Net Integrator, which will soon be available on the local market at a cost...
Vice President of Wireless Business Unit at The Lewis Group (TLG), Norman Anderson, has said that wireless technology was critical to helping the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meet and overcome its...
Jamaican businesses are being encouraged to enhance their employees' competencies in information technology (IT) through certification by the International Computer Drivers Licence (ICDL) programme. This, as a number of Chief...
Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Loreen Walker has said that the new Patents and Designs Bill now before Parliament will extend the term of a patent...
Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has said that the Government was making strides in the development of the country's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, despite various...
With the expansion of two local bauxite production plants, Jamaica's bauxite sector is expected to see an increase in output this year. Aluminium Partners of Jamaica (ALPART) in St. Elizabeth...
Jamaica is seeking to forge tourism links with the African country of Ghana, through the development of the annual Quao Festival into a major tourism event. "We want to build...
Work has commenced to address some of the social needs of the four inner-city communities that have been targeted for improvement under the Government's anti-crime initiative. Allister Cooke, Social Intervention...