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Green light given to new credit legislation
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica government is to introduce legislation to facilitate increased access to credit, and enhance the business environment as part of its compliance with the deadline set out in the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Information Minister Sandrea Falconer said the Security Interest in Personal Property Act (2013) is designed to implement a legal…
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Government assures continued finance for geothermal project
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government says it will continue to seek assistance to finance the exploration of developing the island’s geothermal energy Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said his administration has invested an estimated EC$67.7 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in the venture so far. “These investments have allowed government to establish that the geothermal resource of…
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Tourism boost
NASSAU-Bahamas, , CMC – The Bahamas and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Co-operation on Civil Aviation Security for Pre-clearance Operations Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that local officials said would help boost the tourism sector. “This agreement codifies the terms and conditions under which the competent authorities from both governments will engage in co-operation activities in the area…
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Media group condemns action of attorney
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Thursday said it was concerned that an attorney representing two Olympic medalists had seized recordings of an interview conducted by local journalists. “Except for threat to life or a court order they should, under no other circumstances, hand over notes or recordings to parties outside of their professional supervision” PAJ…
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Worrying times for sport in the Caribbean
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Jamaica and the rest of the region are still reeling from the shocking disclosures that five Jamaican athletes, starting with the legendary Veronica Campbell-Brown and including their beloved Asafa Powell and 2004 4×100 Olympic gold medallist Sherone Simpson, have tested positive for banned substances. It is a crisis of very real proportions in Jamaica, where, as André…
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It’s high time for a free trade pact with Haiti: Business leaders
Santo Domingo. – Haiti’s ban on local products has prompted the young business leaders grouped in ANJE to call for a free trade agreement with that country. “We must set clear rules, to see how we can reach an agreement, write it all down so that the products manufactured in Dominican Republic can be consumed at good prices in Haiti,”…
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