Green climate readiness project gets $140 million

A sum of $140.1 million has been allocated in the 2020/21 budget to strengthen the capacity of Jamaica’s National Designated Aut...

FLOW is committed to Jamaica’s development

Although telecommunication company, FLOW has been plagued with widespread theft and vandalism of its network cables, the company i...

Jamaica records -1.1 percent inflation for January

Jamaica recorded an inflation rate of -1.1 percent in January 2020, after it achieved a Consumer Price Index of 267.5.  The C...

Government allocates $276 million for community development projects

The Government has set aside $276.2 million to continue key activities under the Jamaica Integrated Community Development Project,...

$21.5 million for initiatives under child-friendly environment project

A sum of $21.5 million has been allocated by the Government to advance teacher training and development under the ‘Promoting Qua...

Help needed: OECS looking to Morocco for development aid

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has started negotiations with Morocco in relation to the design and implementa...

Agricultural assistant programme to be launched in March

An agricultural assistant programme, aimed at strengthening extension services provided to the farming sector, will be launched in...

Low Productivity: A threat to Jamaica’s economic growth

The low productivity of the Jamaican workforce is a huge challenge to sustainable economic growth and development. That’s accord...