CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — St Lucia will host a three-day Caribbean Building Standards Forum and Exhibition as the efforts continue to develop a regional approach to disaster resilience and regulation of the building sector. The June 13-15 event is being held in collaboration with the St Lucia-based Organisation of

Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley (Photo: Barbados Today) One week after her Barbados Labour Party's (BLP) historic victory at the polls and getting to work on the economic reality in Barbados — meeting with social partners, trade unions and the business community — Mia Mottley telephoned managing director of

Extolling the economic stability that Jamaica is now experiencing, Curtis Martin, interim managing director, JN Bank, says Jamaicans in the diaspora should prepare to increase their investment in the economy, especially as the Government makes good on bonds it issued under two debt swaps in the past decade. "We estimate

Transport Minister Robert Montague has said that as soon as the House of Representatives approves Senate amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the governor general gives his assent, the Government would be rolling out an extensive public-education exercise to inform motorists about the new provisions in the statute. On

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — The collapse of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would cut at least 0.4 per cent from Canada's economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday, after negotiations to revamp the 1994 pact bogged down. “Failure to reach an agreement within a reasonable timeframe

Sagicor Group Jamaica yesterday announced that its $39- billion assets combination transaction with Playa Hotels & Resorts NV is now complete, and will result in the the properties being run under the agreement benefiting from an expanded presence in resort markets in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica, as well

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Tourism is slated to hand over six satellite phones to destination assurance managers in furtherance of its disaster preparedness initiatives tomorrow. The ministry, in a release today, said that since 2006 it has been working in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, JC Hutchinson, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on May 29. In the background is Member of Parliament for Eastern Hanover, Dave Brown. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams says the Government is to establish a policy framework for disaster risk management. According to Williams, the analytical work is moving apace. She was speaking at this morning's Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica's President's Breakfast Forum at the

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the complex compensation and allowance system in the public sector is to be overhauled as the government moves apace with transformation of the sector. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) on Friday, Clarke said the complex pay structure