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A Corporate Governance Code to guide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, MSMEs was recently developed and launched by the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica PSOJ.

Residents of Seaview Gardens and surrounding communities are to receive training in a range of skills, to be offered by the St. Andrew Workforce College.The institution launched, February 18, is to be established in Seaview Gardens, in West St. Andrew and will provide competency-based training and international certification for unattached youth 17 years and older.

The most recent company to invest in Jamaica is global beverage giant Heineken, which is set to spend millions of dollars to increase production of Red Stripe Beer in Jamaica, and provide thousands of jobs along with it.

Plans are in place to establish an institute for training in the business of real estate as part of the Real Estate Board’s 5-year plan.

From time to time, farmers experience challenges to transport their produce from their farms to the market. In this vein, Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has implemented a project to rehabilitate farm roads in 13 parishes that are involved in agricultural production.

 Jamaica on a path to becoming the fourth major node in the global logistics and supply chain, Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Anthony Hylton, says the country must make use of cold chain logistics technology to generate more exports.

Government has been consistently examining the cost of imported oil and the impact this spending has on the national budget. Today we look at plans by the government to conduct exploration across the island to determine the potential for commercial oil and gas.

An 18-member Labour Market Reform Commission has been established to oversee the review of existing policies and practices in 5 areas of the labour market and to make recommendations to enhance Jamaica’s economic competitiveness.

Energy Wise Ep#5- Manage Electricity Usage: Iron Usage

The zones will provide structured areas for large multinational companies to establish businesses in Jamaica under preferential terms. But what guarantees do we have that the benefits of the SEZ’s won’t just stay with the multinational companies?

Stonehendge Benefits from National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme

We tell you more about this fruit, nut, or seed and the plans that are being put in place to resuscitate the Industry.