Jamaica could become the business and industrial hub of the Caribbean and the Americas, thanks to the opportunities presented under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), signed recently between CARIFORUM States...

The Government is having discussions with several multi-lateral agencies, to determine how best they can assist Jamaica to benefit from a wide range of resources available to enhance the country's...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has appealed to students to make use of every educational opportunity to prepare for a productive future and to contribute to the...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet Assamba has said that with new and powerful trading blocs emerging in Europe, China and the Americas, Jamaica and the rest of the...

The first of four stakeholder consultations to give micro and small business operators in Kingston, Portmore and surrounding communities an opportunity to get vital information on how to access credit,...

Some 20,146 loans valued $670.5 million, were made to the micro and small business sectors during the 2004/2005 financial year, leading to the creation of some 12,675 new jobs. Industry...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said the Government was fully supportive of the awareness-building activities of the International Year of Micro Credit, and was committed to ensuring...

Strong representation is being made at several levels for an extension of the implementation date to meet the requirements under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), for Americans travelling to...

Jamaica recorded its best ever year in tourism in 2004, reflecting an overall growth of 4.8 per cent, with a record 1,414,786 stopover visitors. This was reported by Dr. Wykeham...

Rafts men operating on the Rio Grande River in Portland have received cheques totalling $680,000 to enable them to revive their operations after setbacks caused by Hurricane Ivan last September....

The Trelawny Chamber of Commerce and Industry has embarked on an initiative to promote unity among citizens in the parish. Dubbed 'Reach out and Touch', the initiative will be officially...