The Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane Melissa, leaving more than 6,000 workers in the global services, or outsourcing, sector without a job for now. Mark Kerr-Jarrett, managing director of Barnett...
Jamaica Broilers Group Limited (JBG) says it has a significant inventory of chicken products and restarted distribution on October 31, three days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Ian Parsard, JBG’s senior vice-president of finance and...
Unpredictable weather patterns may affect agricultural output in Jamaica for the rest of the year, even as farmers seek to grow varieties of crops that are more resilient to extreme weather events. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society Owen...
There has been an increase of 61 per cent in the number of live horses acquired for the racing industry in the first year since the general consumption tax was lifted on the importation of the animals in November 2023. However, the operators of...
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation, JBDC, has carried out tests on almost 30 different plant materials over the past two years, with a view to producing essential oils locally for a worldwide market estimated at over US$20 billion....
With the main tourism season having ended in April, egg farmers are praying for a more favourable hurricane season this year so that they can fully supply the country including the hoteliers with eggs for the second half of the year. President of...
GraceKennedy Limited is currently piloting a new organic fertiliser, which makes use of waste generated from its agro park operation in St Elizabeth. David Crum-Ewing, operations executive at GK Foods...
Having gotten predictions wrong in the recent past, the country’s egg farmers are being cautious in saying when they think the shortage of eggs will end. President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association Mark Campbell says he does not know when the...
Corporate Jamaica hasn’t given up on its push to import more foreign labour. Private sector interests are calling on the government to make the process to bring in workers from abroad less complicated in hopes of easing Jamaica’s labour shortage in...
Goat meat produced in Jamaica makes up a fraction of the market, but farmers of the livestock are positioning to rebalance the mix of local and imported mutton. It is estimated that local farmers supply only 15 per cent of the demand for goat meat...
Jamaicans are currently facing a shortage of canned ackee caused by the damage to trees from Hurricane Beryl in early July. Suppliers of ackee from Jamaica, as well as purchasers in the United States, indicate that there is very little of the...
Lands under the management of the Agro-Investment Corporation suffered losses of $700 million as a result of Hurricane Beryl on July 3, which pummelled crops and infrastructure on the properties it manages in partnership with investors. Agro-Invest...
Fertiliser manufacturer Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited says there should be no shortage of the critical agricultural input for the rest of the year as the sector seeks to recover from nearly $5 billion in losses as a result of Hurricane Beryl. The...
Medical diagnostic imaging company Image Plus Consultants Limited is seeking a joint venture partner in building out a new facility at 33 Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston but may also turn to the market to fund the project. CEO Kisha Anderson ruled...
After débuting on air with much fanfare nearly three years ago, radio station The Bridge 99 FM is facing an uncertain future and is now up for sale. Two investors in The Bridge, one of the newest FM radio stations in a crowded and dwindling...
