Tag - JAMAICA BUSINESS NEWS

JAMAICAN YOUTH AIDED BY IDB—10/25/14The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is cooperating with Jamaica to provide a skills upgrade for young people on the island to make them more employable. According to Therese Turner Jones, the Country...

ALCOA SHARES DECREASE IN VALUE AFTER SALE OF JAMAICA VENTURE STAKE—10/18/14Share of Alcoa, the multinational aluminum firm, showed a lower opening price on the New York Stock Exchange after announcing that it plans to sell its interest in a joint...

CONCEPT BUILDS MUSIC INDUSTRY IN CARIBBEAN—10/11/14One Caribbean Voice (OCV) began in 1997 and was based on a composition by John Arnold. Since then the name has been registered as a Sanch Electronix trademark and become a business model. In 2014...

LEVY INDUCTED INTO CARIBBEAN POULTRY GROUP HALL OF FAME—10/04/14Robert Levy, the chairman of Jamaica Broilers Group, has been inducted into the Caribbean Poultry Association’s Hall of Fame. He was honored for his contributions to the...

MANGOES FROM JAMAICA TO BE SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES—09/27/14The United States Department of Agriculture has given its approval to the importation of Jamaican mangoes to the U.S. market as long as they meet phytosanitary requirements. A ruling...

NEARLY 200 TECHNOLOGY CENTERS CREATED IN JAMAICA—09/20/14The Jamaican government has been instrumental in the establishment of 182 information technology (IT) skills training and resource centers across the island. The activity illustrates the...