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Representatives of the international financial community have praised Jamaica for its economic openness, and have recognized the country's efforts to reduce regulatory impediments to foreign investment. This came out of a successful investment briefing in Washington D.C., on April 29, which also provided participants with a comprehensive overview of the Jamaican economy and highlighted current activity in key productive sectors...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...

With just over a month before the start of the 2004 Hurricane season, the Hanover Parish Council is preparing to undertake a major drain rehabilitation programme in the town of Lucea. The Venture Gutter, which is the main drain that flows through the town, will come in for special attention. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager of the Hanover...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Hanover branch, is moving to assist farmers to make their activity more profitable, and empower them to meet the challenges of globalization, through a series of training sessions. To this end, a farmers' sensitization programme is to be carried out in the parish of Hanover during the month of May under the theme: 'Farming as...

Jamaica's Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has expressed confidence that the economy would continue to rebound, and pointed to several indicators that demonstrated a resurgence in key sectors in the country. His comments came at a press briefing following his address at a trade and investment forum in Washington on April 29, which was organized by the Embassy of...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman on Tuesday (March 30) officially launched a new entrant to the local media landscape at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The company, Caribbean Internet Broadcast Network (CIBN), is an electronic network of radio and television stations that are totally Internet-based. CIBN seeks to deliver streaming radio and television to a global audience and...

With just over a month before the start of the 2004 Hurricane season, the Hanover Parish Council is preparing to undertake a major drain rehabilitation programme in the town of Lucea. The Venture Gutter, which is the main drain that flows through the town, will come in for special attention. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager of the Hanover...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Hanover branch, is moving to assist farmers to make their activity more profitable, and empower them to meet the challenges of globalization, through a series of training sessions. To this end, a farmers' sensitization programme is to be carried out in the parish of Hanover during the month of May under the theme: 'Farming as...

Jamaica's Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has expressed confidence that the economy would continue to rebound, and pointed to several indicators that demonstrated a resurgence in key sectors in the country. His comments came at a press briefing following his address at a trade and investment forum in Washington on April 29, which was organized by the Embassy of...

The Jamaican Consulate in New York, in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, will host a health fair for Jamaican women in the tri-state area on Sunday, May 16, at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. The event, spearheaded by the Community Relations Office, will run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is expected to serve close to...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies has rejected suggestions by Opposition Spokesman on Finance that government had attained its fiscal deficit target by facilitating the inflation of the 2003/04 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. Dr. Davies emphasized that Jamaica's data collection agency, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) had a world-wide reputation of excellence and integrity. "Neither political...

A new state-of-the-art computer classroom valued at some $2 million has been opened at the Prospect College in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The facility, along with 12 new computers, donated by the Mitchell Green Foundation, will provide training opportunities for 30 male students at the institution as they focus on the latest in computer technology, and prepare themselves for lifelong...