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The Government is now clear to start the implementation of the planned public sector compensation review come April 1, 2022. That’s because wage arrangements are now practically behind us.

Food, music and culture are some of the things Jamaica is known for worldwide. Add style to the mix and you get the essence of our local fashion industry. If you’re a local designer and looking to expand your skills, then the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is hosting a series of textile workshops in March just for you. Today...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is calling for enhanced communication and sensitization by banks around the use of customer account information in the domestic financial markets. This, considering the recent 1.7-million-dollar transfer mix up involving the Central Bank’s JamClear®-Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system at one of the island’s top commercial banks. In this week’s going for growth, we put...

The Middle East is rich in culture, natural resources and full of potential investors looking for new opportunities. When you put Jamacia’s welcoming and investor friendly environment with the Middle East you get a match made in heaven. That’s our focus for today as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Senator Kamina Johnson Smith walks us through work by...

Commodity price shocks send inflation soaring to seven-year high. What’s the Bank of Jamaica doing about it? Listen and find out.

Crises such as the COVID 19 pandemic usually cause many persons to panic. But entrepreneurs view these times as a blessing for the numerous business opportunities that can arise. That’s where we turn our attention today as Corporate Communications Manager at Jamaica Business Development Corporation JBDC, Suzzette Campbell gives us the 411 on the latest business trends in Jamaica.

The Government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be continuing efforts to expand the number of persons 75 years and older who are registered under the Social Pension Programme during the upcoming 2022/2023 financial year.

More growth expected for the Jamaican economy as COVID-19 loosens its grip on the world. We’re looking at the near-term prospects and giving you the latest growth projections in this week’s Going for Growth!

For the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the National Works Agency plans to spend more than 927 million dollars on Road Infrastructure Development and Management. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Everald Warmington, led a tour of the areas targeted for repairs.  

On today’s edition of the Arts Page, highlights of the recently held Jamaica Creative Career Expo.

Members of the Diaspora in the US State of Georgia celebrate the contribution of Jamaicans who emigrated to the United States and became pioneers, blazing a trail for their descendants and others to follow.

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has forecast that the drought conditions being experienced over central parishes, is likely to be alleviated by the predicted rainfall for the next few months.