IAJ NEWS BULLETIN covering the period JULY to DECEMBER 2021 contains many interesting happenings in the Jamaican Industry as well as Greetings from the Heads of the Member Companies. Very interesting and informative reading. NEWS BULLETIN UPDATED THURSDAY, DECEM,BER 9A
Bartlett: The thinking behind the pension scheme was to ensure that the workers of our industry can have an opportunity to look forward to a future that will secure them and their families. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the delayed pension scheme for tourism workers will be introduced on January
A driving simulator, valued at $5.4 million, has been installed at the Swallowfield Examination Depot in St. Andrew. The equipment, acquired by the Transport Authority (TA), and was officially handed over to the Island Traffic Authority (ITA) on Tuesday (Dec.7), will aid in developing the competence of learner drivers, thereby
AP A man walks through a deserted part of Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa, on Monday, November 29. As countries shut their doors to foreign tourists or reimpose restrictions because of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus, tourism that was just finding its footing again could face
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— The new Omicron variant of COVID-19 could slow the global economic recovery, just as the Delta strain did, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. "A new variant that may spread very rapidly can dent confidence and in that sense, we are likely to see some
AP US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. 1 2 United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says that the appearance of a new COVID-19 variant could slow the economy and hiring, while also raising uncertainty about inflation. The recent increase in delta cases and the emergence of the omicron variant
Before the COVID-19 pandemic very few of us gave any thought to the global supply chain. Our first indication that something had gone wrong was the rapid increase in the price of consumer goods. Our supermarket bills started a steep climb and items that we do not purchase as frequently
Rum sales at Worthy Park Estate are above pre-pandemic levels, due to increased distribution locally and overseas. The producer of Rum-Bar products generated 15 per cent more rum sales than in 2020, the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and about 10 per cent more than 2019, said Managing Director of
