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Many persons overseas are looking to do business in Jamaica. Our close proximity to key markets in North and Central America, ready pool of talent, and business friendly environment makes Jamaica very attractive. One of the key tools the Government uses to facilitate foreign direct investment into Jamaica is through Special Economic Zones (SEZs) which are areas in a country...

Annette Peart is a small farmer who lives in Manchester. Ms. Peart knows very well what it’s like to experience hardships, having been without a home of her own for some time. Now she has a 2-bedroom home to call her own, built by the Government under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

The game of chess is played by two people, each using 16 different playing pieces with a prescribed set of moves, around a checkered square board. The pieces include: 8 pawns, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, a queen, and a king. Each piece has its own value and specified directions in which it can move.

Rising crime levels across various Caribbean territories have become a threat to the public health and development of the region. To tackle the issue, CARICOM recently staged a regional symposium on the topic ‘Violence as a public health issue’. The objective? To partner in the creation of a comprehensive crime-fighting plan.

Tarrant High school is preparing its students for the demands of the modern workforce by placing greater focus on Technical and Vocational education.  The school offers over 13 vocational including motorcycle repair, cosmetology, food and beverage management /mixology, floral design, robotics, plumbing, welding, and electrical engineering.

If you were to investigate it is very possible what we see manifesting in the older age of individuals as lifestyle diseases actually comes from ACE or adverse childhood experiences. Today on Mental Health and You, Founder Balm Counselling Agency Annette Richards gives us some insight into what adverse childhood experiences are and how they affect our adult lives.

Jamaica is strengthening its ant-money laundering measures to comply with the standards of the Financial Action Task Force as well as the requirements of the European Union.

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill says steps are being taken to make doing business within the medicinal cannabis industry easier.

Many Jamaicans are risking life and limb, travelling abroad in search of illegal routes into North America. The Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry is urging Jamaicans to comply with the immigration laws that govern the countries that they visit.  

The United Nations (UN) defines chess as a two-player strategy board game where the aim is to move different types of playing piece, each with a prescribed set of possible moves, around a checkered square board. Roughly 70% of the adult population worldwide, primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, and India has played chess at some point...

Mr. Ray Howell served as principal of Edith Dalton James High school from 2006 to 2016 and is credited for playing a key role in the expansion and transformation of the institution. In recognition of his invaluable contribution to the school, its grade-11 building was officially renamed the Ray Howell Building during a special ceremony on the campus on Friday...

On today’s programme, we will be highlighting a crime prevention initiative of the United States Agency for International Development and some of the achievements of the project.