St. George’s – The Grenada Football Association (GFA) has released its 21- man squad for the eagerly anticipated opening match of the 2023-2024 Concacaf Nations League (CNL) against Suriname. The showdown is set to rekindle a 17-year-old rivalry between the two nations, with the last encounter taking place in the Caribbean Cup on September 8, […]
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Jamaica on Sunday 14 May and will meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness the following day. They are expected to discuss a wide range of issues, including the impact of the climate crisis in the Caribbean and upcoming High-Level discussions on the mid-term review of the global framework […]
The growing ties between Jamaica and Sierra Leone signal a recognition by both countries of the need to widen their tourist catchment areas beyond their traditional regions. It is the perfect time to spread larger nets as both regions – the Caribbean and Africa – reset and reconfigure their tourism sectors following the massive COVID-related disruptions. Sierra Leone has significant historical ties with North […]
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, OCTOBER 17, 2022: CEMEX TCL Group’s Jamaican subsidiary, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) will spend USD$40million to increase its cement capacity by up to 30 per cent in the coming months. The announcement was made by CEMEX Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fernando A. Gonzalez at a ceremony to break ground for the project […]
Luxury-Included® Resort Company Reveals Latest Plans for Newest Resort in Honor of Late Founder’s Birthday OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA, July 06, 2022 – Eager to extend a warm welcome home to the wholly reconceptualized and fully renovated Sandals Dunn’s River, Sandals Resorts International (SRI) announced today that reservations are now open for arrivals beginning May 24, […]
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. – Rock Connect, Jamaica’s third licensed telecommunications provider, has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to provide market expertise to support the buildout of Rock Connect’s network and expedite provision of broadband to Jamaica’s unserved and underserved communities. Leveraging its global expertise, IFC […]
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 – The World Bank’s Regional Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, completed a three-day visit to Jamaica yesterday. This was his first official visit within the region since being appointed to the post in May last year. Lilia Burunciuc, the recently appointed Country Director for Caribbean […]
April 30th, the Jamaican Economy Panel (JEP) presented the results of its inaugural discussion which focused on the country’s recovery from COVID-19. The Jamaican Economy Panel is a new initiative and partnership between the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) and the Department of Economics at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona. The […]
March 20, 2021, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Greater food safety is the goal of a new project recently launched in Jamaica by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The two-year activity will seek to provide BSJ’s subsidiary the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) with capacity building resources to assist and strengthen the country’s production of […]
