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Sixty local entrepreneurs within the micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector are to receive help from the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Accelerator Programme. The initiative is a partnership between the JBDC and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ).

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) says it remains cautious about Jamaica’s growth outlook as external pressures continue to pose major risks to economic recovery.

Firefighters in Old Harbour, St. Catherine now have a more comfortable space in which to operate, following the official opening of their new Fire Station.

Bank customers are teaming up with fraudsters to swindle cash from financial institutions in one of the latest money laundering schemes, known as the Loader Scam. But for these customers, it’s not crime that’s going to pay, but them. Our investigative team sought to find out the ins and outs of the scheme.  

The Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) is working hard to develop products to better serve its stakeholders across Jamaica. One of its latest initiatives is the launch of its certification body accreditation programme, which seeks to help local inspection bodies become certified to examine and approve items for export to the numerous foreign countries. Today, Chief Executive Officer, Sharonmae...

Government to undertake a huge $120-billion road expansion project on the North Coast.

We bring you highlights from Education and Youth Minister, Fayval Willliams' contribution to the 2022-2023 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives

Gabrielle Clarke was bullied in grade one and chose to use the experience as a seed to launch her purpose initiative, Bully Proof Kids International, which she started in 2015, to bring awareness to the issues of bullying, how it affects young people and how to curtail the behaviour.

Preparations are under way for the staging of the ninth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference.

The world is coming to Montego Bay St James in June, as the best minds in academia, policy makers and investors meet to talk in depth about the future of free zones. Jamaica is set to host the World Free Zone Organisation Annual International Conference and Exhibition from June 13 – 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Minister of...

Unemployment insurance is closer to becoming a reality in Jamaica. The first two  phases of the Feasibility Study has been completed as a precursor to implementation with the third and final phase now underway.

Karen and Michelle Campbell of Mount Peto, Hanover, now have a comfortable place to call home, after being among the latest recipients under the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).