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The Bauxite Community Development Programme is providing farmers with supplies over a three year period to develop their products.

The HAJ is making arrangements to start 3000 housing projects during the first quarter of the new financial year, for the period April 1 to June 30 this year.

Montego Bay St James will come alive on April 11 – 12 when buyers from across the world head to the Montego Bay Convention Centre for the Outsource to Jamaica Conference 2019.

Determined to make a difference for the people of Jamaica, the USF not only provides public Wi-Fi hotspots but also ongoing training and devices to ensure beneficiaries can make the most of the technology.

Is Jamaica ready to adopt an inflation targeting regime? And what are the benefits to low inflation? We discuss that and more this week with Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke.

The PetroCaribe Development Fund (PCDF), as an independent body will cease to exist at the end of March.The Fund is to be integrated into the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, with all its assets and a small amount of liabilities controlled by the fund transferred to the Ministry.

Another component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is just around the corner and teachers, students and parents are making their final preparations for the examination. PEP is the series of tests that have replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), as the national secondary school entrance examination.

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is joining forces with the Ministry of Health, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, and the National Food Industry Task Force to empower Jamaican consumers to make healthier choices. This as the CAC launches a health and financial wellness public education campaign.

The 2019/20 Budget debate ends today but among the biggest takeaways so far has been the Government’s plan to give up some 14 billion dollars in taxes, placing that money back in the pockets of business owners and you the consumers. On today’s programme we’re discussing the benefits of the revenue measures with a few Business Leaders.

Data is showing a steady increase in the number of women entering professions traditionally considered male-dominated, many even rising to the ranks of leadership.