JBDC launches GEMINI Programme

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), in collaboration with the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), is implementing another programme geared at helping small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to access capacity-building support. The programme is dubbed the Growth and Expansion of MSMEs through Innovation and Capacity-building (GEMINI) Grant pilot program.

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Government 2023 Bridge works

32 Bridges across the island to be repaired over the next two years. I’m Andrae Palmer and Let’s go Roundabout JA.

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Residents of Pembroke Hall Get Wellness Park

Residents of Pembroke Hall and neighbouring communities are now enjoying the amenities of the newly renovated community wellness Park in the area. The facility now boasts a jogging trail, playground area, benches, as well as an area dedicated to playing table tennis and chess.  The park was renovated at a cost of approximately $16 million and officially handed over by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports, and Education (CHASE) Fund, during a ceremony held on its grounds on Friday May 12.

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KSAMC installing canopies in downtown

Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation installing canopies in Downtown. And later a child month tip. I’m Andrae Palmer and Let’s go Roundabout JA.

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Roundabout JA – St. Ann Farmers Urged to Prepare for Tourism Boom

With approximately 5,000 new hotel rooms to be added in the resort area over the next five to 10 years, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging farmers in St. Ann to boost production to supply the expected increase in demand for food. Minister Charles says St. Ann is a tourism mecca, continuously seeing an expansion of hotel rooms and tourist attractions. As such there will be a greater need for farmers to contribute to the culinary experiences of tourists.

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Roundabout JA – Entry Fees to be Removed from TEF Public Attractions

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says entry fees will be removed from public attractions that are funded and developed through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). Minister Bartlett notes that the move will enable more Jamaicans to access and enjoy local attractions.

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20,000 New Rooms for Tourism Sector

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has announced that some 20,000 new rooms are set to come on stream over the next five to 10 years for the Tourism Sector. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debates in the House of Representatives on Tuesday minister Bartlett pointed out that the additional rooms will be located all over the island.

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