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  • Investment Conference Opens Tomorrow

    Deputy Director of the Directorate for Finance, Fiscal and Enterprise Affairs of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Rainer Geiger, has said that three main issues would dominate tomorrow's (March 11) Caribbean Rim Investmen...
  • JAMPRO Facilitates Caribbean Rim Investment Initiative

    Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is partnering with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to highlight issues related to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the region. This ...
  • JCCP Launched To Increase Competitiveness Of Local Firms

    The Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) launched the Jamaica Cluster Competitiveness Project (JCCP) last week (Feb. 21) at a summit attended by representatives from various sectors of the economy....
  • Women's Resource And Outreach Centre, A Beacon Of The Inner-City

    The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) has been just that for the women of the surrounding communities of Beechwood Avenue in Kingston, a rock. For the past 20 years, the centre, situated at 47 Beechwood Avenue, has been one of the pillars of the...
  • Government Spearheading Legislation To Revise Incentive Scheme

    Government is spearheading legislation aimed at revising the incentive scheme regimes, to consolidate and simplifying present systems and to encourage greater private sector involvement in economic development....
  • Asia Development Area Holds Planning Workshop

    A special one-day workshop to formulate a strategic development plan for the community of Asia in South Manchester was held recently at the Assembly Church of God in Pratville....
  • Development Minister Launches 2003 Island Cruiser

    Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, on Friday (Nov. 29), officially launched the 2003 line of locally-manufactured vehicles known as "the Island Cruiser" in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland....
  • Development Minister Commends Psoj For Job Creation Initiative

    Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson, has commended the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) for using job creation as a basis for rewarding businesses.Dr. Robertson made the statement at the PSOJ Job Creation Awards Ceremony, at the Terra...
  • 42 Persons Graduate From Bauxite Training Programme

    Forty-two persons from Manchester have graduated from a special skills training course, through the Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP)....