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Negril Chamber celebrates the year

Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

The Aura Lounge at Couples Swept Away Resorts was a picture of elegance for the Negril Chamber of Commerce's annual gala dinner last Saturday. Stakeholders in the popular tourist resort took a break from the busy winter tourist season to celebrate...

Christmas lyme time for Mobay Chamber

Published:Thursday | December 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Members of Montego Bay's business community took time out from their busy schedules to celebrate a relatively successful 2015 at Whitter Village in Ironshore, Montego Bay, on Wednesday.Assistant Commissioner of Police Winchroy Budhoo, in charge of...

Hampden's rum cops international medals

Published:Tuesday | December 15, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Rum distiller and manufacturer Hampden Estate, which is based in Trelawny, made its owners, Everglades Farms Limited, and Jamaica proud recently by copping a total of four medals at the recent ShowRum Tasting Competition in Rome,...

Seprod sugar deal threat to UK contract - Rickards

Published:Monday | December 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:The decision by the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) to award the Seprod Group market-agency status could threaten Jamaica's ability to meet its obligation to British sugar refiner Tate...

No massive job cuts - Phillips

Published:Friday | December 11, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips has rubbished claims that there will be massive job cuts as the Government introduces a public-sector reform exercise to reduce the wage bill as agreed with the International Monetary...

NCB:The Golden Epoch

Published:Wednesday | December 9, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:The picturesque Blue Waters beach club in Falmouth, Trelawny was the perfect venue for National Commercial Bank's client appreciation party dubbed Sunsoir: The Golden Epoch on Sunday.An ambiance conducive to fun and relaxation,...

Port Antonio to get cruise-shipping activities – Tatham

Published:Tuesday | December 8, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau: Despite the protracted lull in cruise-shipping activity in Port Antonio, William Tatham, the vice-president of cruise operation at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), says the resort town remains an integral part of the PAJ's plan to...

Falmouth welcomes 'MS Anthem of the Seas'

Published:Monday | December 7, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

The historic Falmouth port, Trelawny, was back into the limelight last Friday, as it played host to Royal Caribbean International's (RCI) newest vessel, the MS Anthem of the Seas, which made its inaugural call on the seaside town.The MS Anthem of...

It’s not all doom and gloom — Crump

Published:Monday | December 7, 2015 | 4:00 PMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:While the HEART Trust/ National Training Agency has been tasked to ensure a sustained quality workforce to match global labour market demands, former president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Davon Crump, is...

Cruise boost - Mega liner makes first stop in Falmouth

Published:Saturday | December 5, 2015 | 11:12 AMMark Titus

Jamaica's tourism industry received a fillip last Friday as the Royal Caribbean International's (RCI's) newest vessel, MS Anthem of the Seas, made its inaugural call at the Historic Falmouth port.MS Anthem of the Seas is the second ship of the...

Drought not expected to affect sugar yield - James

Published:Wednesday | December 2, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Karl James, general manager, Jamaica Cane Product Sales (JCPS), has expressed cautious optimism that the five factories that will be operational for the 2015-2016 crop year can produce a projected 130,000 tons of sugar to meet supply commitments and...

Blame lack of preparedness, not divestment - says Aubyn Hill …. government benefiting greatly from offloading sugar factories

Published:Tuesday | December 1, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Former banker Aubyn Hill, the man who successfully offloaded the loss-making government-run sugar factories to private owners in 2011, is defending the divestment exercise, saying the unpreparedness of the new owners is the cause of...

Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Awards Banquet

Published:Tuesday | November 17, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

It was a spectacular affair at the 83rd staging of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI) Annual Awards Banquet, held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, last Saturday.It was attended by...

BPO sector says no to new tax - Players say proposed CIT could set back economic projections

Published:Wednesday | November 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Despite being warned of the irreparable harm that could be done, the Government appears set to table a bill to affix a 12.5 per cent corporate income tax (CIT) on the fast-growing business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.The local...

Shortage of extension officers crippling farmers

Published:Friday | November 13, 2015 | 12:24 PMMark Titus

Executive Director of the South Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) Hugh Dixon says the Rural Agricultural Develop-ment Authority (RADA) should move from a teaching to a demonstrative approach as it does not have enough extension officers to...

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke for MBCCI Banquet

Published:Wednesday | November 11, 2015 | 3:34 PMMark Titus

UNITED STATES Congress-woman Yvette Clarke, who has Jamaican roots, will be the keynote speaker at tonight's (Saturday) Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (MBCCI) Annual Banquet at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in the western city....

Kellier says sugar stakeholders should have been better prepared

Published:Friday | November 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Agriculture Minister Derrick Kellier is blaming local stakeholders for the unpreparedness of the sugar industry to meet the new global sugar regime, which takes effect in 2016.Speaking at the 78th annual conference of the Jamaica...

Government to help stranded Trelawny cane farmers

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus, Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: With the Long Pond Sugar Factory, in Trelawny, sitting out 2015/2016 crop year, the government on Monday approved funds for cane farmers who normally supply that factory to transport their yields to other facilities outside the...

Government to help 'stranded' Trelawny cane farmers

Published:Thursday | November 5, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus, Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: With the Long Pond Sugar Factory, in Trelawny, sitting out 2015/ 2016 crop year, the government on Monday approved funds for cane farmers who normally supply that factory to transport their yields to other facilities outside the...

Long Pond’s fate to be decided on Monday - Sugar factory closure could ruin several dependent communities

Published:Thursday | October 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Worried sugar stakeholders in Clarks Town and surrounding communities in Trelawny should know on Monday whether or not the Long Pond Sugar Factory will be participating in the 2015-2016 crop year, as Agriculture Minister Derrick...

MoBay Free zone gets prestigious Global award

Published:Friday | October 16, 2015 | 12:06 PMMark Titus

THE MONTEGO Bay Free Zone, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, has won the prestigious 2015 Global Free Zones of the Year - Business Process Outsourcing Specialism Award.The Free Zone's achievement was highlighted in the esteemed...

Fear stunting growth in the west

Published:Tuesday | October 13, 2015 | 12:07 PMMark Titus

Western Bureau:While there are social-intervention programmes on the table toaddress the ills in many unplanned settlements across St James, the Social Development Commission (SDC), which is tasked to spearhead the effort, is facing a tough...

'Great times ahead' in Montego Bay

Published:Tuesday | October 13, 2015 | 12:18 PMMark Titus

WESTERN BUREAU:Some key stakeholders in Montego Bay, St James, are of the view that based on the build-out sparked by growth in business and infrastructure, the city could physically join the towns of Lucea, Hanover, and Falmouth, Trelawny, within...

The corrupt cops will be gone within a year – SSP McGregor

Published:Wednesday | October 14, 2015 | 12:00 AMMark Titus

Western Bureau:Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Steve McGregor, commanding officer for the St James Police Division, has given a solemn promise that within a year, the division will be free of corrupt cops.McGregor said the strategies being...

Make ‘hip strip' EP hotel zone - MBCCI *.... the two sides of the coin*

Published:Friday | October 9, 2015 | 6:01 PMMark Titus

businesswoman Gloria Henry, president, of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), wants the Montego Bay Hip Strip to be designated a European Plan (EP) hotel-only zone. However veteran hotelier Godfrey Dyer ihas declared a...

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