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The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) partnered with the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and the National Water Commission to complete infrastructure work on Common Road and Star Apple Lane.

Another event, focusing on the Corporate Area’s homeless population, could be added to the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation’s yearly calendar of activities.

The Government has several plans to impact the Labour and Social Security portfolios in the 2022/23 financial year, details of which Minister Karl Samuda outlined in his recent sectoral debate presentation.

Any good contractor will tell you, the difference between a solid structure and a feeble one is quality building materials. That’s why it’s important for stakeholders in the sector to be aware of and understand how to apply the relevant standards being used for across the construction sector. To provide an avenue for stakeholders to learn the standards is the...

Jamaica’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low in January. Which sectors are employing more people?

Hundreds of Jamaicans gathered at White City Studio in the United Kingdom recently for the launch of the Jamaica 60 activities in that territory. Listen in for the highlights

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.