Jamaica says it is confident the island-nation will start to see economic growth as it implements the multi-million Economic Reform Program with assistance from the International...
Jamaican super star sprinter Usain Bolt crosses the line to win the men’s 400m relay for his team. PHOTO/Matt Dunham/AP Usain Bolt sprinted to a second...
Jamaica’s first crowd funding platform, isupportjamaica.com has been launched the island-nation’s leading microfinance company – the Jamaica National Small Business Loans Limited (JNSBL). The isupportjamaica crowd...
Aerial view of some buildings within the Montego Bay Free Zone. PHOTO/Montego Bay Free Zone Co. Ltd Employment at the Montego Bay Free Zone in Jamaica...
Asafa Powell. PHOTO/Getty Images The Jamaica government says while it “stands by all our athletes” it adheres to the rules governing anti-doping in sports. The island-nation’s...
People caught lighting up in bars, restaurants and other enclosed public spaces now face hefty penalties in Jamaica. The new law also prohibits smoking in outdoor...
Kim Collins at the London 2012 Olympics. PHOTO/AFP/Getty Images Sprinter Kim Collins of St. Kitts & Nevis raced to a comfortable victory in the 100 meters,...
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is looking to raise J$107.8 million (US$1,070,001.24) to retire debt and offer new services, according to its prospectus for an initial...
A survey conducted in 2010 revealed that at the time, over 25 percent of Jamaica’s doctors wanted an end to the free healthcare system that was...
Air traffic supervisors have been monitoring flights to and from Jamaica because controllers are calling in sick over a pay dispute with management. The Jamaica Civil...
Aspiring visual artists hoping to sketch out a promising future flocked on Thursday to an animation industry conference in Jamaica, which hopes to become the next...
Net remittances to Jamaica by Jamaicans abroad. IMAGE/Bank of Jamaica In a bid to kick start Jamaica’s economy, the island-nation is actively wooing its citizens living...
Jamaica has given the new board of the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Airlines one month to indicate how it intends to use the Air Jamaica brand...
Veronica Campbell-Brown at the 2012 London Olympic Games. PHOTO/File Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica is serving a suspension while anti-doping officials rule on her recent...
Manufactures in Jamaica have accused Trinidad & Tobago of breaching the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) trade rules established under the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas by imposing non-tariff...
Jamaica is particularly exposed to higher borrowing costs because of financing needs in the financial years 2015 and 2015 following the US$932 million International Monetary Fund...
Jamaica is a hub for innovation. While currently home to just three “pure play” animation studios, the animation industry in Jamaica has the potential to create...
A major international credit rating agency is warning of more Caribbean sovereign debt restructurings ahead of the Caribbean Development Bank annual meetings in St Lucia this...
A company that monitors global Internet traffic says that the undersea fiber-optic cable connecting Jamaica to Cuba has come online. Internet analysis firm Renesys says it...
Less than 72 hours after he announced that Caribbean Airlines had accumulated massive losses in 2012, Trinidad & Tobago Finance Minister Larry Howai has announced that...
Latest statistics released by the Bank of Jamaica indicate that the island-nation’s economy remained in recession during the first quarter of 2013, however, the economy was...
The Trinidad & Tobago based and state-owned Caribbean Airlines recorded losses estimated at US$70 million last year, the twin island-nation’s Finance Minister Larry Howai has revealed....
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will earn US$4.5 million each year from their deal with Verus International, the owners of the Caribbean Premier League, a...
Ambassador Carlton Masters Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has appointed Carlton Masters as the island-nation’s first Representative to the African Union. He, (Masters) has also been...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday said it had approved US$932.3 million loan under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Jamaica. The four-year extended fund facility...
Ambassador Courtney Rattray. PHOTO/JIS Ambassador Courtney Rattray has been appointed Jamaica’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Rattray has been serving as...
The Jamaica government has presented a J$521 billion (US$5.21 billion) tax free budget to parliament with Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips indicating that the aim of...
Yohan Blake in action during his 200m semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. PHOTO/Ben Curtis/AP World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake has been sidelined for...
In a bid to reduce the fallout from Jamaica’s possible withdrawal of the Air Jamaica brand from Caribbean Airlines, Trinidad & Tobago has said that it...
The government in Jamaica is threatening to withdraw the Air Jamaica brand from the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines following widespread reports here that the carrier would be...
Latest reports indicate that the Trinidad & Tobago carrier – Caribbean Airlines will be reducing on the number of flights to Jamaica and major US gateways...
More than 60 percent of the 2,500 government paid medical doctors who are attached to the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association and the Medical Association of Jamaica...
Jamaica is looking to auction two licences for use of the 700 MHz band, then intention of this process is to attract new entrants to the...
The project once completed is hoped to turn Jamaica into the ICT hub of the Caribbean. (JIS) – Jamaica is in the process of rolling out...
(Jamaica Gleaner) Client records of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank have been accessed by outsiders, but the bank says the breach should not be described as a...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has declared her support of Jamaican Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron’s bid for the Presidency of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). In...
Two of the biggest trade unions in Jamaica have signed a contract with the government to freeze wages for state workers for three more years. The...
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has raised Jamaica’s foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to “CCC+” and out of default. The move comes after the completion...
Yohan Blake in action during his 200m semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium. PHOTO/Ben Curtis/AP Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, the World 100 metres champion, will open...
The latest numbers released by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) have revealed that the economy of the island-nation contracted by an estimated 0.6 percent in...
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New terminal building at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica intends to privatize the management of the Norman Manley International Airport...
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch have each downgraded Jamaica’s credit rating following the country’s announcement of a debt exchange offer on Monday night. Fitch downgraded...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaica’s political and business community Tuesday gave a cautious response to the call by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for nationals to...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 and depth of 110 km rattled sections of Trinidad early Sunday morning. It is reported that the tremor was...
Jamaican and Japanese officials on Monday launched a pilot project designed to investigate whether rare earth elements can be commercially extracted from the island’s bauxite waste....
Kingston Harbor, Jamaica. PHOTO/File Jamaica has launched ambitious plans that if implemented will turn the island-nation into the global logistics hub for the Americas and position...
Jamaica has the highest ranking for press freedom in the Western Hemisphere, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders. Jamaica was...
Richard Lecky in action. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner (Newswire)–Richard Lecky, also known as A-Wire, is a pro BMX rider from Portmore, Jamaica – a populous suburban community next...
The government of Jamaica confirmed on January 14, 2013, that it had taken the necessary steps to begin implementing the tariff liberalization aspects of the CARIFORUM-European...
Discovery could help Jamaica challenge China. Jamaica may be able to benefit from newly found deposits of rare-earth elements that are key ingredients for smartphones, computers...
Jamaica further strengthened their playoff chances when they easily brushed aside a struggling Guyana in the opening game of the St. Lucia leg of the Caribbean...
The finance minister of Jamaica says negotiations to forge a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are nearly complete. But Peter Philips says there...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller says it is “necessary” for Jamaica to secure an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
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Tyrone Wilson, founder and CEO eMedia Interactive Ltd Jamaica’s Tyrone Wilson is the founder and CEO eMedia Interactive Ltd – the first new media company in...
In her message to mark the start of 2013, Simpson Miller sought to assure Jamaicans that her administration will adhere to sound macro-economic policies.
(Telecompaper) – Digicel Jamaica will be sponsoring a new Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Special Award for Excellence in Technology reporting with a focus on ICT....
Jamaica says it intends to eliminate mother to child transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and syphilis in Jamaica by 2015. The government of Jamaica...
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica will be rolling out the National Health Card before January 31 next year. The country’s Health Minister, Dr Fenton Ferguson, said there...
The scrap metal trade which was suspended in Jamaica eighteen months ago is now scheduled to resume early in the New Year. Industry Minister, Anthony Hylton...
Usain Bolt and Veronica Campbell-Brown after they were named Jamaica’s sportsman and sportswoman of the Year 2011. PHOTO/Winston Sill The nominees for the Jamaica’s sportsman and...
When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica’s patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their...
As the value of the Jamaican dollar continues decline, members of the private sector have voiced concern about the possible implications for the country. On Wednesday,...
Jamaica is seeking the support of the diplomatic community here in a bid to attract investments from overseas private and public sector interests in the development...
Wigton wind farm in Manchester, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner (Caribbean Journal) – Jamaica is committed to diversifying its energy generation, and is aiming to generate 30 percent...
Outgoing Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica., Prof Errol Miller Professor Errol Miller is stepping down as the chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica....
Sean Fraser. PHOTO/File Jamaica’s national midfielder, Sean Fraser, has created history by becoming the first Caribbean player to win the Golden Boot in a Central American...
Jamaica went deeper into recession in the third quarter, during which the economy contracted by 0.6 percent year over year, said the Planning Institute of Jamaica...
Jamaica Labor Party leader Andrew Holness. PHOTO/File Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) Leader Andrew Holness, yesterday declared that the 2016 election campaign would begin immediately to replace...
(Jamaica Observer) – Only 15 percent Of the 15,000 qualified students applying to study Medicine at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus each year...
The Jamaican central bank is projecting that the economy will contract in the current quarter as a result of the negative impact of Hurricane Sandy. Bank...
Hurricane Sandy is being blamed in Jamaica for what vendors say is an alarming increase in the prices of most agricultural produce. Based on preliminary information...
Jamaica has revived a reparations commission to research slavery’s social and economic impact and examine whether the predominantly black Caribbean nation should seek compensation or a...
Wigton wind farm in Manchester, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner A new Jamaican company is aiming to establish a 24-megawatt wind farm in central Jamaica within a few...
Hurricane Sandy destroyed 70 percent of the crops in southern Haiti and caused widespread deaths of livestock, while in neighboring Jamaica it left at least US$16.5...
Around 11,000 farmers are thought to have been affected by Hurricane Sandy as it swept through Jamaica last week. Minister of State in the Ministry of...
Projected path of Hurricane Sandy. IMAGE/U.S. National Hurricane Center The Meteorological Service has discontinued the Hurricane Warning for Jamaica as significant improvement in weather conditions are...
Projected path of Hurricane Sandy. IMAGE/U.S. National Hurricane Center Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall Wednesday near the country’s most...
The housing market in Jamaica has been on a minor upswing. Demand for mid to upper priced homes worth J$25 million (US$ 277,000) and above has...
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Sandy. IMAGE/NASA A tropical storm warning has been issued for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Sandy approaches and is expected to strengthen....
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. PHOTO/Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press News Release Ottawa, October 22, 2012 – Senator Don Meredith has...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has revealed that her administration is now discussing a draft Letter of Intent that will embody its commitments during the period...
(PRWEB) – Xoom Corporation, a pioneer and leader in online consumer-to-consumer money transfer services to Jamaica, has announced its partnership with Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery &...
The Cabinet Secretary in the Simpson-Miller People’s National Party (PNP) administration Ambassador Douglas Saunders has revealed that the recent elimination of about 3,000 jobs from the...
Jamaica is stepping up mosquito eradication across the island and urging school children to stamp out breeding grounds to combat an epidemic of dengue fever, the...
Former Jamaica Prime Minister Edward Seaga. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica has held a special joint sitting of Parliament to honor former Prime Minister Edward Seaga. Seaga attended...
The Jamaica government says it intends to introduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2015 as it seeks to make the island nation more competitive by reducing...
Jamaica Prime Minister.,Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in a case where attorneys representing Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller say she should be...
Jamaica’s parliament has passed a bill offering a tax incentive for officers of global companies that set up their head offices in Jamaica. The Income Tax...
(Jamaica Gleaner) – It has now been confirmed that the Portia Simpson-Miller administration will announce plans to abandon its long-stated intention to introduce liquefied natural gas...
Jamaica will be eliminating more positions from the public sector before the end of this year. This has been revealed by the country’s Finance and Planning...
Jamaica is looking to implement a bill that would create a new tax exemption to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country, help stimulate the...
Jamaican bankers and financial stakeholders lobbying the Jamaican government to take on a US tax compliance rule, which require them to release client information to American...
David Mullings: co-founder and Business Development Manager Keystone Augusta Inc. Keystone Augusta Inc., is a private investment and diversified holdings company founded by Jamaicans Kirk Anthony...
Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File (Jamaica Observer) – Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has said that her administration has been working hard to secure additional...
Jamaica is in the process of finalizing a National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS. The policy will be tabled in parliament in the coming weeks. The country’s...
Wigton wind farm in Manchester, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica is undertaking a wind mapping study to determine wind blowing patterns and the best sites for erecting...
Jamaica Prime Minister.,Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File Jamaica’s prime minister Portia Simpson-Miller is calling on private companies in the Caribbean country to each hire at least one more...
The ruling People’s National Party (PNP) government of Jamaica and the parliamentary Opposition (Jamaica Labor Party – JLP) remain on a collision course over the planned...
Jamaica beats the United States 2-1. PHOTO/Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters Jamaica surprised the United States 2-1 to seize the Group A lead as Mexico moved closer to the...
After nearly eleven months of arduous and painstaking evaluations and working tirelessly to meet the requirements of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Fly Jamaica Airways...
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Gruppo Campari has reached an agreement with the majority owner of Lascelles deMercado and Company to takeover the spirits conglomerate, in what it...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller with Trinidad & Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. PHOTO/Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday urged her...
At least one of the entities that have been granted licences to operate in Jamaica as credit bureaus could start up by the end of the...
Air Jamaica brand facing extinction. In May 2011, Trindad & Tobago base Caribbean Airlines officially acquired a financially strapped Air Jamaica. The acquistion gave Air Jamaica...
Carmelita Jeter (l) beats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to the tape. PHOTO/Reuters American Carmelita Jeter beat London 2012 gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica in the women’s 100-meter...
Fly Jamaica Airways is one step closer to officially begin operations. On Friday the airline tested a Boeing 757 aircraft by taking to the skies and...
The government of Jamaica in a bid to encourage growth in entrepreneurship, has doubled its allocation of grants available to entrepreneurs to JAM$ 42 million (US$...
Jamaica posted an unemployment rate of 14.3 percent (representing approximately 180,000 peop) in April 2012. The rate of unemployment is the highest posted since January 2000....
The claim by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound that it is difficult to test Jamaican athletes because they are “hard to find” has been...
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) this week raised the short-term sovereign credit rating on Jamaica to “B” from “C.” The ratings firm also affirmed its “B-” long-term...
On the day I turned a year closer to 40, Jamaica became 50 as an independent nation. As is wont to happen when one shares a...
A teacher of the all-boys grade six at Jericho Primary School, assists one of her 49 students. The school separates boys and girls to gain optimal...
Superstar sprinter Usain Bolt anchors Jamaica in 4 x 100 relay to gold. PHOTO//Matt Dunham/AP Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt has anchored Jamaica to victory in the...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Usain Bolt took a day off and let his teammates do the work. They gave Bolt a chance for another triple...
Khary Sharpe – founder and CEO Bakari Digital Khary Sharpe is the founder and CEO of Bakari Digital, a web and mobile application software development company...
Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary on August 6. Jamaica, with a population of approximately 3 million, was the first and largest of 10 Caribbean islands to...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica celebrates after winning the womens 100m Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce leaned across the finish line of the women’s 100 meters, then looked up at...
Scrap-metal dealers, who have been in limbo for the last several months, were disappointed on Monday as the government of Jamaica unveiled tough new regulations for...
The Supreme Court has ruled that the licence held by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is not exclusive, paving the way for other players to enter...
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding. PHOTO/File Former prime minister Bruce Golding has left Jamaica on Sunday for medical treatment. Golding, who resigned from office last...
Jamaica has taken a major step toward making the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) it’s final appelate court. Leader of the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell...
South Korean company Samsung has emerged the preferred bidder to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure in Jamaica. Jamaica has set up a committee that is...
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has developed a Business Diaspora Strategy, aimed at tapping into the significant economic potential of the Jamaican Diaspora. Minister of State...
Nearly 15,000 pounds (6,800 kilograms) of marijuana have gone up in smoke in Jamaica. The bonfire of seized drugs follows raids on marijuana-growing and trafficking operations...
Yohan Blake wins in Lucerne. PHOTO/Urs Flueeler/AP Yohan Blake warmed up for the London Olympics by finishing in 9.85 seconds to win the 100 meters Tuesday...
Wade Lyn – founder and CEO Cleone Foods. PHOTO/Midlands Business News Jamaican entrepreneur Wade Lyn is the founder and CEO of Cleone Foods a company that...
(Reuters) – Jamaica is in advanced talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new lending agreement and another round of discussions aimed at hammering...
The Civil Aviation Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (CAA) has instructed national carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) to drop its Air Jamaica brand from its aircraft. The...
The Government of Jamaica has introduced a special telephone tax on all calls originating in Jamaica, effective July 15, 2012. This will include a tax of...
(Jamaica Observer) – Telecommunications company Digicel Jamaica said today it was “disappointed” with the ruling by the Supreme Court to refuse the company’s application seeking leave...
Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (r) Welcomes CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. PHOTO/File Amid an escalating trade war between Jamaica and Trinidad &Trinidad — two...
Jamaica together with its closest southern neighbor Colombia, has conducted a marine life survey that will help to prevent damage to the marine ecosystem when drilling...
Michael Lee-Chin. PHOTO/Zuma Press/Newscom NCB Capital Markets announced plans to acquire over 96 percent of Michael Lee-Chin’s Advantage General Insurance (AGI) but declined to reveal the...
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Fly Jamaica Airways, a new airline set to begin operations in Jamaica in August, has taken the owners and partners close to a...
Freelancer.com, one of the world’s larger outsourcing and crowdsourcing marketplace has launched in Jamaica with Freelancer.com.jm. This is set to create an optimistic atmosphere among entrepreneurs...
Jamaica is planning to expand its health tourism offerings, according to Industry Minister Anthony Hylton. Improving the niche tourism market could help improve health care in...
Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (r) Welcomes CARICOM Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. PHOTO/File Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque says Jamaica cannot survive...
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has opened applications for a new member dealer, which will grow the cohort of brokerages licensed to trade on the stock...
(Jamaica Gleaner) Digicel Jamaica has commissioned its new 4G mobile service and is marketing the service to subscribers as the ‘Surf, Stream and Share’ plan. Digicel...
The Jamaica has plans to launch a mobile payments service to promote financial inclusion among the under-banked population of the country, local media reports. Anthony Hylton,...
Jamaica is now the the latest jurisdiction to raise the possibility of concluding a bilateral agreement with the United States to implement the Foreign Account Tax...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Usain Bolt was involved in a minor car crash shortly before dawn Sunday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica but was...
Jamaica’s sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Usain Bolt recovered from a poor start to win the 100 meters in 9.79 seconds Thursday in the Bislett Games,...
Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt at a meet in Zurich. PHOTO/Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images There was less of a show in Usain Bolt’s arrival to the Diamond...
Jamaica Prime Minister., Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File Jamaica Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, on Tuesday, announced a raft of measures designed to make more Jamaicans homeowners, ranging from...
There is very little difference between a resident of Jamaica and a non-resident purchasing or investing in stock in Jamaica. The same rules and processes apply...
(Jamaica Gleaner) Aircraft maintenance in Jamaica has been dealt a severe blow as Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) carried out another round of lay-offs, sending home 90...
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt (C) wins the men’s 100m in Rome – in 9.76sec. PHOTO/Andreas Solaro/AFP World record-holder Usain Bolt put his poor performance in the Czech...
Cable & Wireless Jamaica (LIME) saw its revenues decline by 2 percent to JMD 20.43 billion (US$ 233 million) in the year ended 31 March 2012....
Despite an austerity budget and the initial stabs at tax reforms, Jamaica is unlikely to conclude an economic support agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has added Qatar and Jamaica as its 71st and 72nd member nations. The IIHF says Qatar will become a full...
Jamaica sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 10.04 seconds in the wind at the Golden Spike meet Friday, his first...
The finance minister of Jamaica, Dr Peter Phillips yesterday dismissed calls for a stimulus budget saying it was enticing, but unrealistic. Making the opening presentation during...
(Dow Jones Newswires) – National Commercial Bank of Jamaica has filed plans to offer up to US$225 million in American depositary shares (ADS) as the Jamaican...
The agreement that allowed Digicel to increase its stronghold in Jamaica could be undermined if the Jamaica Fair Trading Commission (FTC) determines that the transaction could...
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal. PHOTO/File Trinidad &Tobago energy minister Kevin Ramnarine revealed yesterday that Trinidad &Tobago has given Jamaica a commitment that Trinidad...
Deika Morrison, founder of Do Good Jamaica Early childhood education project plans to tap Overseas Jamaicans via crowdfunding. (PRWEB) – Do Good Jamaica’s latest project, Crayons...
By Kevin Edmonds As part of her election campaign, Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller of Jamaica announced her intention of breaking ties with the British monarchy and...
Jamaicans could bid farewell to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council by the end of the parliamentary year. Governor General Sir Patrick Allen said an...
Jamaican sprinter.,Yohan Blake. PHOTO/File World 100 metre champions Yohan Blake, of Jamaica, and Carmelita Jeter, of the USA, won their respective events at the inaugural Cayman...
Usain Bolt wins the 100 metres in 9.82 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica PHOTO/Getty Images Usain Bolt won the 100 meters in 9.82 seconds in the Jamaica...
The parliament of Jamaica yesterday sanctioned amendments to the 11-year-old Telecoms Act, signalling the end to any possibility of monopoly in the telecoms market and paving...
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File And now, the encore. Sprinting sensation Usain Bolt is the world record holder, the defending Olympic champion and, these days, an...
Jamaica Prime Minister.,Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller met this weekend with more than 200 members of the business community in Philadelphia at a...
Former Jamaica Prime Minister., P.J. Patterson. PHOTO/File Former Jamaica Prime Minister., P.J. Patterson is now seeking legal advice about a libellous e-mail alleged to have been...
A leading businessman from Haiti has downplayed the recent closure of the Haitian embassy in Jamaica and any adverse impact that may have on trade relations...
Brian Pengelley, the president of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), is warning that walking away from membership in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) would not solve the...
Health tourism has the capacity to generate US$ 35 billion per year and it appears to be a viable income generating option, which, if pursued, could...
Jamaica Prime Minister., Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has been listed in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential persons in 2012. Simpson-Miller is one...
(Jamaica Observer) Thousands of Jamaicans will have their personal financial information released to American authorities if local banks sign on to a new tax compliance agreement...
New Kingston Mayor, Angela Brown-Burke. PHOTO/File As her first order of business, newly elected mayor of Kingston, Angela Brown-Burke says she would be working with the...
(PRNewswire) – Digicel Group, the best value mobile operator in the Caribbean, Central America and Pacific, has acquired Haitian mobile operator, Voila, from its parent company,...
(Reuters) – Jamaica is planning a dollar bond targeted at its diaspora community, the country’s investment minister said on Thursday. “We think a diaspora bond is...
The ruling People’s National Party (PNP) crushed the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) in the local government elections held Monday, taking 12 of the 13 parish...
While Jamaica saw positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2011, following three consecutive years of decline, its recovery remains “fragile,” according to the International Monetary...
Jamaican Prime Minister., Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File The Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) was officially launched by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller thursday at a ceremony held off...
The first tranche of United Way’s 2012 support of restoration efforts in Haiti will be presented to the Salvation Army on March 22. The US$ 16,150...
It is not yet clear when the Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union League (JCCUL) will be able to roll out its new e-payment system to the public,...
The private sector working group has suggested that all registered companies in Jamaica be mandated to file annual income-tax returns. The suggestion, which is contained in...
Dr Bird Power Station, Jamaica., owned by Jamaica Energy Partners – an independent power provider. PHOTO/File (CMC) – The Jamaica government says it will begin talks...
The road to the 2015 Rugby World Cup starts later this month in Mexico City. Jamaica, ranked 83rd in the world, will face Mexico, which is...
(Jamaica Observer) – A 4.8 Magnitude earthquake occurred at 03:34 EST this morning, 102 km NNE of Port Maria, Saint Mary, and 140 kilometers (87 miles)...
(CMC) – The Jamaica government has issued a licence to the Iceland based CreditInfo Limited to operate the first credit bureau in the country. “I signed...
Prince Harry is welcomed by Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/AP/Collin Reid Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller, says it’s time for the Caribbean island to ditch...
Prince Harry arrives in Jamaica. Prince Harry arrived in Jamaica’s capital Monday for a four-day visit amid a push by the country’s new prime minister to...
Jamaica: Net Remittances. Source: Bank of Jamaica (Jamaica Gleaner) On the back of record remittances in 2011 that narrowly edged out pre-recession highs, companies in the...
(Bloomberg) — Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller said the Caribbean island would benefit from a Greek-style bailout as it negotiates a new loan agreement with the...
Jamaica Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File (Jamaica Gleaner) – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has expressed concern about Jamaica’s drop in the ranking of countries in which...
(Jamaica Observer)- Proposed tax reforms will add $JMD7.14 billion (US$ 80 million) to government coffers despite a reduction in the corporate income tax (CIT) rate from...
Jamaica’s Jermaine Taylor (2nd L) competes with (L to R) New Zealand’s Chris Wood, Kosta Barbarouses and Michael McGlinchey during their friendly match on February 29,...
A worker at Federated Pharmaceutical, Kingston, Jamaica. PHOTO/File Small businesses in Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Dominica and St. Lucia, are poised to receive assistance to improve their...
Jamaica is poised for major development in the tourism and energy sectors, with plans advanced for several projects to be undertaken over the short-term. Addressing a...
Jamaica is revelling in its 3-0 victory over Cuba in their second friendly international game at the Montego Bay Sports Complex in St James last night....
(Jamaica Gleaner) – Jamaica’s economy recorded growth of 1.5 percent in 2011 – the first annual expansion in real gross domestic product (GDP) recorded since 2007....
Team Jamaica in training prior to friendly with Cuba. PHOTO/File The Jamaican national team (Reggae Boyz) got their preparation for their upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying...
Jamaica’s minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Anthony Hylton has revealed that Jamaica is teeming with investment opportunities in such areas as business process outsourcing (BPO),...
The Portia Simpson-Miller administration is looking to implement a number of projects that have the potential to sustain economic growth and development. To accomplish this, the...
Jamaica’s famous Blue Mountain Coffee is being decimated by the most harmful pest known to coffee crops worldwide – the Coffee Berry Borer Beetle. The Coffee...
