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January 26th, 2007
Wisynco's J$1-billion expansion to be completed by April
Friday, January 26, 2007, the Jamaica Observer
Distribution company Wisynco, headed by William Mahfood, is now constructing a 260,000 square-foot logistic warehouse and distribution centre that the company expects to be completed in April this year. Wisynco's expansion efforts are expected to com ....read more
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January 19th, 2007
Stanbury upbeat about 'Sounds of Jamaica'
published: Friday | January 19, 2007, the Jamaica Gleaner
Entertainment attorney and managing director of Caribeat, Lloyd Stanbury, beamed as he spoke to The Gleaner at JAMPRO's Trafalgar Road, New Kingston, head office on Tuesday night.
Ten years after Jamaica first staged the 'Sounds of Jam ....read more
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January 21st, 2007
Bed and breakfast programme gaining momentum
published: Sunday | January 21, 2007, the Jamaica Gleaner
More than 500 rooms under the bed and breakfast programme will be available in the next seven weeks for the local leg of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
In a release on Friday the Ministry of Tourism, Entertain-ment and Culture, said the be ....read more
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January 19th, 2007
JAMPRO gives music a listening ear
published: Friday | January 19, 2007, the Jamaica Gleaner
For years the Jamaica Promotion Corporation (JAMPRO) has been helping many young Jamaican talents to be recognised around the world. A strong contingent of over 50 artistes, producers and lawyers will travel to France to attend the MIDEM M ....read more
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January 12th, 2007
ACS To Open Second Outsourcing Center In Jamaica
[url]http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196900577
Affiliated Computer Services said Friday that it is poised to expand its presence in Jamaica with the construction of a 65,000-square-foot Montego Bay outsourcing center to provide near-shore services to customers in the U.S. ....read more
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January 13th, 2007
C&W adding 'finishing touches' to Cup deal
published: Saturday | January 13, 2007, the Jamaica Gleaner
Cable & Wireless, the official telecommunication provider for the ICC CWC 2007 Cricket World Cup, yesterday announced that they are putting the finishing touches to the telecommunications systems that will serve the needs of Jamaicans an ....read more
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January 10th, 2007
Kingston hotels ready for Cricket World Cup
published: Tuesday | January 9, 2007, the Jamaica Gleaner
It's 61 days and counting to the start of the highly-anticipated Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, and Kingston's finest hotels say they are ready for the buzzing business the event is expected to bring this March.
Many are almost full and ....read more
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November 29th, 2006
Do Developing Countries benefit from hosting Major Events?
Wednesday, November 29, 2006, [url]www.jamaicans.com
What is the Legacy of hosting CWC 2007 in the region?
Kingston, November 29 - “The broadening of destination Jamaica’s product mix will be another of our long term benefits from hosting CWC, as we will now have an establis ....read more
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December 17th, 2006
Jampro joins with Indian chamber of commerce
published: Sunday | December 17, 2006
Jampro, Jamaica's investment promotion agency, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AssoCham) of New Delhi, giving the island a strategic link to India.
Jampro is seeking ways of strengthening ec ....read more
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November 24th, 2006
E-Commerce Transforming Business Landscape - Minister Paulwell
Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell has reiterated that e-commerce was facilitating more seamless business transactions in the island.
Addressing the opening ceremony of an exposition hosted by the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SMAJ) yesterday (Nov. 22 ....read more
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November 25th, 2006
Food sector to capitalise on opportunities
THE NATION'S food sector has been put in a position to capitalise on the opportunities presented by Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 and beyond. This is the word from Norman Grant, president of the country's largest farmer-based organisation, the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS).
Senator Grant not ....read more
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November 22nd, 2006
Jamaica on a mission to India... in search of energy, film, ICT investors
Investment promotion agency Jampro left Monday for India on a trade mission hoping to spark investor interest in alternative energy, film and communications technology.
The eight-member group is to tour New Delhi, Mumbai, India's financial capital and hub of the Hindi cinema popularly known as ' ....read more
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November 15th, 2006
Private sector urged to get involved in trade policy
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, the Jamaica Observer
The private sector must become involved in trade policy negotiation from the policy design stage and not the back end, if it is to have any real impact on trade policy. That's the theme that emerged yesterday at a private sector-sponsored discus ....read more
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November 13th, 2006
Interest in BBHS Programme Gaining Momentum
KINGSTON(JIS)
Monday, November 13, 2006
Interest in the Bed and Breakfast Home Stay (BBHS) programme is gaining momentum, as more persons are beginning to take advantage of the opportunities to be derived from the ICC Cricket World Cup, next year.
This is good news, according to Patricia Patt ....read more
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November 11th, 2006
Ja gov't to waive hotel taxes for media
published: Saturday | November 11, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
THE ORGANISERS of ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 received advice that the Government of Jamaica has agreed to waive hotel taxes for all media accredited to the premier cricket tournament taking place in March and April next year.
On heari ....read more
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November 3rd, 2006
Engaging the Diaspora in Jamaica's Development
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is excited by the future possibilities which the Diaspora community holds for national development.
With an estimated 2.6 million nationals living outside of Jamaica, the Diaspora remains a rich reservoir which the country can access to accelerate eco ....read more
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October 30th, 2006
PM: Jamaican climate poised for investment
published: Monday | October 30, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has emphasised the Government's continued commitment to creating the right investment climate in Jamaica.
"Doing business in Jamaica has become easier and the Government is committed to go even furt ....read more
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October 17th, 2006
JAMPRO to Spearhead Country's Initiative to Benefit from Staging CWC 2007
NEW YORK (JIS)
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
The responsibility for ensuring that Jamaica's economy benefits over the medium and long term from the hosting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) in 2007, has been entrusted to Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), the ....read more
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October 10th, 2006
Jamaica must take advantage of CWC 2007 opportunities, says economic advisor
Source: [url]http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000036/003655.htm
10-10-2006
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (JIS): Carlos Martel, an Economic Advisor from Georgia in the United States, has said that Jamaica must be prepared to take advantage of the many opportunities tha ....read more
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October 4th, 2006
Jamaica and USA forge closer links
Trelawny Stadium seals partnership
Source: [url]http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/usa/content/story/261220.html
Cricinfo staff, October 4, 2006
After more than a year of reports of more concrete links between the USA and the Caribbean being established, the city of Lauderhill in Florida has ....read more
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October 8th, 2006
Prime minister lauds work of TPDCo
Sunday, October 08, 2006, the Jamaica Observer
Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller has lauded the work of the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo) in promoting and maintaining standards in the industry.
"In tourism, it is extremely important to have a product that meets the standard ....read more
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October 6th, 2006
Colombian province seeking closer ties with Jamaica
Source: The Jamaica Gleaner, Friday, October 06, 2006
CESAR James Bryan, mayor of the Colombian Province of Providencia, located about 470 kilometres south-west of Jamaica, began an eight-day visit to the island on Monday, as part of plans to re-establish cultural, educational and commercial lin ....read more
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September 8th, 2006
Gov't Proposes Project to Provide Loan Financing for Small Business Sector
Source: JIS,
Friday, September 8, 2006
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, yesterday (Sept. 7) outlined a government proposal, which would enable small and medium-sized entrepreneurs to access lines of credit from a list of locally approved financial institutions.
Dr. Davies expl ....read more
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September 13th, 2006
Merger finalised - NIBJ, DBJ combine operations September 1
Source: Jamaica Gleaner,
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
The long-planned merger of the National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ) with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) was completed on September 1, creating a single entity that will wholesale low-cost cash for development-oriented projects ....read more
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October 4th, 2006
Bangladesh Keen To Strengthen Ties With Jamaica
October 4, 2006 10:22 a.m. EST
Source: [url]http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005063179
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - President Dr. Iajuddin Ahmed says that Bangladesh is keen to strengthen ties with Jamaica through economic relations and more people-to-people contact.
The Preside ....read more
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October 3rd, 2006
Grant urge businesses to take advantage of grants
published: Tuesday | October 3, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) have until next January to access grant funding under the Quality Jamaica Project (QJP), to implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and International Organization for Standar-di ....read more
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October 3rd, 2006
Cooper sees fashionable path to success
published: Tuesday | October 3, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Source: [url]http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061003/ent/ent3.html
Jamaican fashion seems to be going no further than the boundaries of the island. With a number of factors causing its downfall, the fashion industry is scr ....read more
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October 2nd, 2006
Prime Minister pleased with new multi-purpose stadium
published: Saturday | September 30, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
WESTERN BUREAU:
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller has declared that she is quite pleased with the current state of readiness of the new Trelawny multi-purpose stadium, which will host the opening ceremony for the 2007 ICC Cricke ....read more
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September 26th, 2006
Martin Lewis to produce CWC opening ceremony
Tuesday, September 26, 2006, Jamaica Observer
Experienced event producer Martin Lewis will lead the production team for the US$2 million opening ceremony of next year's ICC Cricket World Cup.
Lewis, described by head of the Cricket World Cup (CWC) Local Organising Committee (LOC) Robert Bryan ....read more
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September 20th, 2006
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to build 150MW plant
... to be fuelled by coal
published: Wednesday | September 20, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Public Service (JPS), whose net profits topped $1.4 billion, plans to build a 150 megawatt (MW) coal-fuelled power plant to cut back on the cost of generating electricity for the national grid.
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September 11th, 2006
PM Supports Vernamfield Feasibility Study
Source
KINGSTON(OPM), Monday, September 11, 2006
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has given her full support for a feasibility study to be done on the development ....read more
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September 6th, 2006
Jamaica, Brazil in air services pact
Wednesday, September 06, 2006, the Jamaica Observer
Jamaica and Brazil have successfully completed negotiations on a bilateral air services agreement which allows up to seven flights per week between both countries. It applies to both passenger and cargo transport.
According to a news release ....read more
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September 6th, 2006
Palmyra Resort & Spa continues construction
Hospitality Jamaica, the Jamaica Gleaner
The Palmyra Resort & Spa at Rose Hall, Jamaica's premier beachfront condo hotel community, has shown remarkable progress in the construction of its luxury villas and residences located next to the Ritz-Carlton on 16 acres of beachfront. The Palmyra is curr ....read more
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September 4th, 2006
Artists Show their Work to Potential Buyers
MONTEGO BAY (JIS)
Monday, September 04, 2006
[url]http://www.jis.gov.jm
Sixteen of the island's artists were given the opportunity to showcase their work to potential buyers yesterday (Aug. 31) at an exhibition mounted at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square.
The one- ....read more
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August 27th, 2006
Jamaica sees upsurge in visitor arrivals
Sunday, August 27, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Visitor arrivals to Jamaica for the first half of this year rose by 17 per cent when compared to the corresponding period last year, proving to be one of the few positive indicators from the economy.
According to government released data, visitors f ....read more
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August 23rd, 2006
Clarke, Bunting to chair state boards
published: Wednesday | August 23, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
The government has named businessman and one-time Cabinet minister Claude Clarke to succeed the controversial Dr. Vin Lawrence as chairman of the two state-owned companies that hold Jamaica's bauxite lands and market government's share o ....read more
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August 27th, 2006
Fiesta hotel gets Gov't go ahead
Sunday, August 27, 2006
The government has given the go-ahead to Fiesta Developments Limited for the construction of a 1000-room hotel at the Point in Lucea. This comes one week after the Spanish hotel group threatened to pull its US$150 million investment due to the long-delayed approval process ....read more
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August 23rd, 2006
Jamaica sure to benefit from China's growth, say local execs
Wednesday, August 23, 2006, The Jamaica Observer
Jamaican corporate executives believe that the robust growth forecast for China's economy in 2006 and beyond is bound to have positive implications for Jamaica in areas such as trade, tourism and manufacturing.
Last week, the World Bank raised i ....read more
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August 10th, 2006
IDB looks to Fund Small Business Support Projects
WASHINGTON (JIS) www.jis.gov.jm
Thursday, August 10, 2006
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through its Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), is looking to provide funding for a number of projects being undertaken by the Jamaica Business Development Cen ....read more
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August 10th, 2006
High marks for Sabina
Lockerbie pleased with progress at Sabina Park, Greenfield
Andrew Hancel, Observer staff reporter
Thursday, August 10, 2006, the Jamaica Observer
Don Lockerbie, venue development manager for the International Cricket Council Cricket World Cup, stated with great assurance that Sabina Park is "ou ....read more
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August 10th, 2006
Trelawny stadium ready to roll
published: Thursday | August 10, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
Adrian Frater, News Editor
Western Bureau:
THE NEW Trelawny multi-purpose stadium, which is earmarked for the opening ceremony of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, is poised to see its first action this Saturday when the venue hosts a ....read more
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August 6th, 2006
Bryan: Ja's World Cup venues back on stream
published: Sunday | August 6, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados
Both the Sabina Park and Trelawny stadium venues in Jamaica are on course for a timely finish as the country prepares to fulfill its obligation of hosting matches in next year's Cricket World Cup.
Robert Bryan, chie ....read more
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July 28th, 2006
Caribbean Business Club to sponsor the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (CAGC)
Caribbean Business Club has recently signed on as a Corporate Sponsor of the 50th annual CAGC Tournament in Jamaica. Some 140 competitors from 10 countries, including hosts Jamaica, are down to participate in the CAGC at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club between August 2-5.
The other Caribbean c ....read more
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July 26th, 2006
Special traffic system for Cricket World Cup 2007
published: Wednesday | July 26, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
THERE WILL be special arrangements made for the physically challenged who wish to attend the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, but able-bodied individuals are being encouraged to park and walk in order to avoid vehicular congestion in the vicini ....read more
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July 24th, 2006
Govt. to Help Small Entrepreneurs by Establishing Business Incubators
By Sonya Phang, Monday, July 24, 2006, Jamaica Information Service
Despite the promising boom for the country's micro and small business sector, many entrepreneurs are still faced with the challenges of sustaining and maintaining their small enterprises, due to a lack of capital, technical and ma ....read more
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July 23rd, 2006
Ticket applications for CWC 2007 increase
Sunday, July 23, 2006 | the Jamaica Observer
With the application phase of Public Ticketing fast approaching the July 31 deadline, ticket applications for next year's ICC Cricket World Cup have increased with interests coming from 117 countries.
"There is an upward trend after the (FIFA World ....read more
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July 24th, 2006
Linstead gets ready
published: Monday | July 24, 2006, the Jamaica Gleaner
A FIVE-MEMBER committee has been formed in Linstead, St. Catherine, to plan business strategies, so that residents in that town can capitalise on opportunities which will result from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Addressing a Cricket Wor ....read more
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July 21st, 2006
Jamaica’s Trelawney Stadium gets some seats and a roof
Jamaica’s Trelawney Stadium gets some seats and a roof
published: July 21, 2006, the St Lucia Star
Jamaica’s Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 has confirmed that work on Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium is progressing extremely well. The LOC’s Venue Development Manage ....read more
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July 19th, 2006
NCB Capital Markets opens preference offer on Tuesday
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, the Jamaica Observer
NCB Capital Markets (NCBCML) will, next Tuesday, open its offer of preference shares to the public to raise $300 million, the first such offer in nearly six years. The shares, to be sold at $3 per share, will carry an "agreed rate" of 11.75 per cent ....read more
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July 18th, 2006
Jamaicans among most Entrepreneurial in the World - Global Report
BY: PETER KELLY
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
www.jis.gov.jm
It is oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, once hailed America's richest businessman, who said that: "there is only one way to make a great deal of money and that is in a business of your own".
And, it seems as if ....read more
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