Staff WriterJAMAICAN GOVERNMENT IMPOSES A NEW TAX ON GAS—03/14/15 The government of Jamaica is imposing a new gas tax, believing that requiring a seven-dollar per liter tax on petrol will fund the mechanism, which will functions like a type of polices...
SEPROD PRODUCTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN U.S.—03/07/15 GraceKennedy Foods USA has signed an agreement with Seprod Limited to distribute Seprod brands in approximately 7,000 retail stores in the United States. Under the agreement, Seprod is provided with...
JAMAICAN PLANS TO IMPORT GOAT EMBRYOS—03/03/15 The importation of 200 goat embryos is scheduled for Jamaica in the next fiscal year. The goat embryos represent part of a program designed to improve the breeding stock of these animals on the island...
jamarchMINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE WANTS INCREASED BANANA PRODUCTION—02/23/15 Derrick Kellier, Jamaican Minister of Labor and Social Security, said that the island’s banana industry is poised to increase production. According to Kellier, developments...
FIRST NEXUS CARIBBEAN YOUTH SUMMIT HELD—02/14/15Jamaica was the site of the first Nexus Caribbean Youth Summit. The event features speeches from philanthropists like the CEO and chairman of Sandals Resorts Adam Stewart and the CEO of Geneva Global...
RATE DETERMINATION TO BE APPEALED—02/07/15The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) plans to appeal a rate determination made by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) in January 2015. JPS will appeal several issues linked to losses in the areas of...
HYLTON WELCOMES INVESTMENT BY TOYOTA JAMAICA—01/31/15Anthony Hylton, Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, participated in a ground-breaking at the site of a new branch of Toyota Jamaica Ltd. Hylton welcomed the firm’s...
TRAINING IN PHOTOVOLTAICS OFFERED AT TECHNOLOGY CENTER—01/24/15The Caribbean Green Technology Center’s Workforce Program is offering 40-hours of training designed to help students pass the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners...
JAMAICAN GOVERNMENT TO FACILITATE INVESTING IN CUBA—01/17/15Arnaldo Brown, Jamaican State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, said the government is ready to help in making it easier for local investors to tap opportunities in...
FARM IN PORTLAND LOOKS TO AGRI-TOURISM—01/11/15Restoration Village Farm, owned by Trevor and Jean Campbell in Tom’s Hope, Portland, is planning to cash in on the agri-tourism market. The farm, which comprises 36 acres, is started offering...