Mark Titus

#LIGHTONVIOLENCE | Hanover determined to fight criminal elements

Published:Thursday | June 8, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:While extortion is not a major problem in western Jamaica, overall security remains a significant challenge in places like Hanover, where the high incidence of crime, especially murders, is driving fear into the business community."...

Sugar crop season extended

Published:Tuesday | June 6, 2017 | 8:31 AMMark Titus

In a bid to fill the shortfall caused by the premature closure of the Frome Sugar Estate and lost time due to the recent heavy rains, local sugar producers have taken a decision to extend the 2016-17 sugar production year by two months. Annually,...

JCPS sets new sugar target, extends crop year

Published:Monday | June 5, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:In a bid to fill the shortfall caused by the premature closure of Frome Sugar Estate and several days of inactivity due to the recent heavy rains, local producers have taken a decision to extend the 2016-2017 production year to the...

SEZ regulations to go to Parliament this month, says Holness

Published:Friday | June 2, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the long-awaited regulatory and legislative framework to govern the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) will be placed before Parliament for passage into law by the end of this month.The prime minister made...

US$1m sugar dispute heads to mediation - SCJ and Everglades looking to Dispute Resolution Foundation to settle impasse

Published:Wednesday | May 31, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

The multimillion-dollar impasse between Everglades Farms Limited and the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings seems headed to the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) instead of the minister with responsibility for agriculture, Karl Samuda.Under...

$100m rescue plan for Trelawny cane farmers

Published:Tuesday | May 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:The cloud of uncertainty that has been hanging over cane farmers in Trelawny in the wake of the shutting down of operations at the Long Pond Sugar Estate is poised to be lifted, thanks to plans to establish an ambitious $100 million...

Reforms having positive impact on economy, says BOJ boss

Published:Friday | May 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) governor Brian Wynter says Jamaica is set to record a single-digit current account deficit of the balance of payments, a feat that was last accomplished about 20 years ago."Jamaica has long lived beyond its means by spending...

Catch A Fire- creating the life you want

Published:Tuesday | May 16, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Over the years renowned clinical child and family psychologist Dr Susaye Rattigan, have been staging female themed workshops, geared at inspiring them to be their best. Catch a Fire, held at Altamont West hotel in Montego Bay recently, was no...

Tomblin leaving JPS soon - to take up CEO post at US-based INTREN

Published:Monday | May 15, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Kelly Tomblin, who has been the face of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) since she joined the light and power company as president and chief executive officer in 2012, is on her way out of the company, and heading to take up...

Sugar company wants its US$1m - Everglades seeks to settle demand through mediation

Published:Friday | May 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Efforts are now underway to settle a dispute over a reported debt of just over US$1 million which the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings is seeking to collect from the owners of Everglades Farms Limited.The Sunday Gleaner has confirmed that SCJ...

BPO players unhappy with SEZ plans

Published:Monday | May 8, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Business Process Industry Authority of Jamaica (BPIAJ) president Dr Guna Mupurri says the lobby group is awaiting the final decision on fees to be imposed on users of special economic zones (SEZ) before deciding on its next course of...

BPO sector seeking to build capacity in MoBay

Published:Monday | May 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Some 40 participants from the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector got an insight into the fundamentals of effective workplace mentoring last Saturday when they participated in the first in a series of one-day seminars put on by...

JPS’s Gibbs is new boss of MoBay Chamber

Published:Thursday | April 27, 2017 | 2:49 PMMark Titus

Western Bureau:T'shura Gibbs, the western regional director of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), became the third female president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) when she upstaged the incumbent, Gloria Henry, by a...

Battle lines drawn in Mobay chamber's presidential race

Published:Sunday | April 23, 2017 | 5:11 PMMark Titus

Western Bureau:The upcoming elections for the presidency of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) is poised to be a contentious affair as battle lines have been drawn between the supporters of incumbent president Gloria Henry and...

Illicit cane fires hurting farmers

Published:Wednesday | April 19, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Cane farmers along the Westmoreland and Hanover sugar belt have all but thrown in the towel after Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC) was forced to bring a premature end to the 2016-2017production at the Frome Sugar Factory due to the...

CARIMAC : Same name, new meaning

Published:Wednesday | April 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:The much-respected Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) is to be renamed the Caribbean School of Media and Communication on August 1, which means it will be operating under a new banner for the start of the next...

Huge concerns in Hanover as NEPA fails to request EIA for Green Island housing development

Published:Sunday | April 9, 2017 | 2:06 PMMark Titus

While the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is confident that its decision not to request an environment impact assessment (EIA) from the developers of Winchester Estate in Hanover is sound, Lucea's mayor, Councillor Sheridan Samuels,...

Montego Bay Free Zone employment creation awards

Published:Monday | April 3, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Advanced Call Centre Technologies walked away with top prizes at the Montego Bay Free Zone employment creation awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) in Montego Bay on Friday, March...

Montego Bay chamber clash - JPS executive to challenge sitting president

Published:Saturday | April 8, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

President of the influential Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Gloria Henry, seems undaunted by a possible challenge to her bid for a third term and has expressed confidence that her work will speak for her.Henry is expected to face off...

Sweet smiles - JCPS confident that supply will meet demand locally and overseas

Published:Thursday | March 30, 2017 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Major Hugh Baker, the general manager of Jamaica Cane Product Sales (JCPS), is expressing confidence that there is sufficient sugar available to satisfy the local market and meet its supply obligations to the overseas markets.Jamaica's main sugar...

MoBay’s bypass study back on track

Published:Wednesday | March 22, 2017 | 3:46 PMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:The new traffic study by the National Works Agency to determine the feasibility of creating the much-touted Montego Bay bypass is now well advanced and is poised to be completed in May.The data, which will inform the decision-making...

Landilo gas plant battle heads to court

Published:Saturday | March 25, 2017 | 8:52 AMMark Titus

A Westmoreland resident is headed to court as he continues the fight to prevent a petroleum storage and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) dispensing facility from being established near his home in Llandilo.Armed with a report from the Office of the Public...

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