BUSINESS
Smart tips for small businesses in Jamaica
Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by: Lowell Spence BBA, MBA Business Consultant / Sales Coach
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Like the rest of the world, Jamaica continues to suffer at the hands of the vicious unemployment monster. For us in Jamaica, the unemployment rate is approximately 16.8% (source: 2011 Statistical Institute of Jamaica – Statin- last updated August 31, 2011). We can further extrapolate from that statistic, with reference to our second city Montego Bay, that approximately 24,000 able bodied persons are out of work in St. James.
Ambassador Ramdin of the OAS to open Expo 2011
Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin will declare the 14th staging of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Expo open on October 14 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall....
BOJ Governor expects further inflation dip
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter has expressed that he is expecting inflation to fall this fiscal year, 2011-2012. ...Expansion of Fiesta Hotel to generate 3,000 new jobs
Expansion of the tourism facilities in the town of Lucea will see the creation of some three thousand new jobs. A new Dolphin Cove tourist attraction was opened on, March 31, and the Fiesta Hotel is to undergo significant expansion....‘Tourism can be stimulus for agricultural and productive growth’ - Bartlett
Jamaica’s buoyant tourism sector could provide the stimulus for growing the island’s agriculture sector and, by extension, the productive sector, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, stated....Chiodo’s gas saving research
For the next few weeks we look at a personal study by one Jim Chiodo and examine some of his simple but practical suggestions for saving gas....Caribbean Marketplace a major success – Bartlett
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s (JHTA) 2011 Caribbean Marketplace ended recently with just under 12,000 appointments made between buyers and sellers, at the new, state-of-the-art Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James....DIGICEL TO SUPPORT CARIBBEAN MARKETPLACE - Jamaica’s Bigger, Better Network Reinforces Commitment to Jamaica’s Tourism Sector
Digicel Jamaica’s Bigger, Better Network has announced its partnership with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association to bring Caribbean Marketplace 2011 to Jamaica’s shores. Considered as the most important tourism marketing event in the Caribbean, the event is expected to attract 1,700 delegates from approximately 22 countries. ...Robust start to JMMB Group 2011 Preference Share Offer …Receives Strong Response on Opening Day – over J$1 billion
On the heels of Monday’s official opening of its 2011 Preference Share Offer, the JMMB Group has so far received an overwhelming response, with investments totaling over J$1 Billion. ...
All-Aboard Vacations to revive Montego Bay
This year proved to be fruitful for many new businesses in Western Jamaica. While many took on plans of everyday businesses, some introduced new styles never yet experienced on our island; one such is an innovative Montego Bay business called ‘All-Aboard Vacations’. ...
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- JIS presents heritage package to Bolt’s old school
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