Announcements EditorThe Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO)’s Board of Directors is working towards implementing world class Corporate Governance strategies to further improve the Agency’s operations, efficiency, and performance. JAMPRO’S Chairman, Senator Don...
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...
ST. LUCIA TO HOST COMPUTER NETWORK ORGANIZATION—03/14/15 Members of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribOG) will meet in St. Lucia for its ninth regional conference, beginning at the end of April 2015. The group has a major role in the...
MONTAGUE SAYS NEW TAXES A “BETRAYAL”—03/14/15 According to Robert Montague, the opposition spokesperson on energy from the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP), The government of Jamaica must eliminated the tax on gas and electric power or face...
DEATH PENALTY ENDED IN SURINAME—03/07/15 In Suriname, the General Assembly has given its approval to legislation that will formally abolish the death penalty in that country. However, legislators also increased the top prison term limits from 30...
U.S. AMBASSADOR WANTS REDUCED TRADE BARRIERS—03/07/15 The United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Luis G. Moreno, is calling on the island’s government to reduce barriers to trade. According to Moreno, Jamaican should reduce both tariff and non...
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...
LEADERS OF CARIBBEAN NATIONS CREATE MARIJUANA COMMISSION—02/28/15 Shortly after Jamaican became the first country in the Caribbean to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, leaders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) decided to create a...
JAPAN GIVES JAMAICA GRANT OF $100 MILLION YEN—02/28/15 A grant totaling $100 million yen, or J$96.6 million, has been given to Jamaica by Japan. The money is intended to purchase mining and civil works equipment from Japan, as well as environmental...