Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, says the shifts in corporate tax-filing deadlines is partially to be blamed for the current shortfall in revenues. She was speaking on Nationwide’s news review programme, The Week That Was on Sunday. The House of Representatives approved changes to address a long-standing administrative issue relating to the operation of the income […]

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Deputy Director of Tourism for the Jamaica Tourist Board, Phillip Rose, says there’s been no falloff in tourism as a result of the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict. Rose says demand remains as strong as ever despite higher fuel and ticket prices. He was speaking with Nationwide News during the recently held JAPEX2026 in Ocho Rios, […]

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Medical Chief of Staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Carl Bruce, has been found not guilty of assaulting a fellow neurosurgeon nearly 20 years ago. Parish Court Judge Alwayne Smith handed down the verdict on Monday, in the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Court. His lawyer, King’s Counsel, Tom Tavares-Finson has […]

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The government has raised US $1 billion on the international bond market. The Ministry of Finance made the announcement on Friday. It says this is the lowest interest rate the country has ever secured on global borrowing. Tauna Thomas reports. The bond was priced on Thursday at a coupon of 6.25 percent. The Finance Ministry […]

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Director of the Jamaica Teen Challenge Women’s Centre, Barbara Richards, is calling on the government to invest more in raising awareness about drug addiction and rehabilitation. The women’s centre helps girls and women recover from substance addiction. The centre located in Ocho Rios, St. Ann boasts a 87 per cent success rate in helping women […]

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President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, O’Brian Heron, has declared JAPEX2026 a resounding success, topping the numbers generated for the 2025 iteration. Heron gave a breakdown of the numbers at the closing ceremony for Jamaica’s premier tourism trade show at Sandals Dunn’s River in St. Ann on Wednesday. O’Brian Heron, President of the […]

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The Tourism Enhancement Fund, TEF, is again focused on pursuing its mandate following a pivot to assisting with the recovery from Hurricane Melissa. Executive director of the TEF, Dr. Carey Wallace, spoke with Nationwide News on the sidelines of the Jamaica Product Exchange, JAPEX, 2026, in St. Ann on Wednesday. TEF was set up under […]

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The Independent Fiscal Commission, IFC, is reporting that the economy is bouncing back from Hurricane Melissa faster than expected. But it warns that rising prices and slow spending on capital projects could get in the way. Nora Gaye Banton tells us more. The economy is still shrinking, but not as fast as before. The Independent […]

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Vice-president of the AIC Group, Oscar Serrano, says the UNICO hotel in Montego Bay, St. James will be a unique addition to the list of world class facilities on the island. Addressing the media on Tuesday at JAPEX2026, Serrano says the all-inclusive hotel will place Jamaican culture at the forefront of the visitor experience. The […]

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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, says automatic enrolment in the Tourism Worker’s Pension Fund is currently not feasible due to legislative hurdles. She was responding to Nationwide’s Chevon Campbell on Tuesday, at the Jamaica Product Exchange, JAPEX2026, underway at Moon Palace resort in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The fund, which was […]

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