With water regulations in effect in sections of Kingston and St. Andrew, National Water Commission (NWC) customers are being urged to store water for use outside of scheduled supply hours. The regulatory measures, which started on Monday, apply to customers served by the Constant Spring Water System.

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President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Garnett Reid, has welcomed the Government's decision to reserve 20 per cent of Government contracts for small enterprises.He was reacting to Finance Minister Fayval Williams' announcement of the Set-Asides Programme during her budget debate presentation yesterday.

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The Finance Ministry will be hosting a public meeting with small business operators tomorrow to prepare them for participation in the Set-Aside initiative.

The Public Procurement Set-Aside Framework is aimed at getting more small-sized local businesses to bid for government contracts.

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As sections of the Corporate Area enter another day of water regulations, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has expressed concern that the restrictions could have negative implications on members.

The restrictions took effect on Monday and apply to customers served by the Constant Spring Water System in St. Andrew.

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That's the comment from Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Livingstone Morrison, as he proposed specific areas of action to develop a practical financing framework for Jamaica to cushion external shocks. Mr. Morrison was speaking at the office of utilities regulation’s 12th annual director-general’s stakeholders’ engagement at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston.

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The tax on non-alcoholic sugar sweetened beverages has been redesigned to now apply to the amount of sugar in it, instead of on the beverage volume.

The change was made in response to concerns raised by manufacturers and recent discussions in the wake of the initial announcement of the proposed tax, as art of revenue measures for the 2026/27 budget.

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Organizers of the popular Love & Harmony cruise are urging passengers booked on the upcoming six-day, five-night excursion to brace for possible travel delays, citing ongoing disruptions linked to the partial United States government shutdown.

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Following news of dancehall artiste Rygin King’s detention by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, US based immigration attorney Bridgett Bennett says the first thing the artiste’s team needs to do is determine where he is being detained.

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Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Livingstone Morrison, has called for faster progress on Jamaica's renewable energy transition.Mr. Morrison made the appeal in light of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, which has led to restricted access through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil choke point.

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JABBEM said the policy, as is, reinforces a legacy of colonial and capitalist dispossession which limits Jamaicans' access.

The lobby group wants government to create a new policy which restores full, unconditional and inalienable public access to the beach.

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