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Time for action on the MSME policy

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - WE hope that the Green Paper on the draft Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurial Policy, which was tabled in Parliament in May, has not been left to gather cobwebs like other documents now before the legislature. Even if he does not show it, we know that Minister Anthony Hylton, in whose Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce the document originated, is quite eager to see the policy put in place to revive a sector that could be the game-changer for Jamaica's ailing economy.

Brazilian Benefits - Jamaica Ready To Boost Tourism With Links From South American Nation

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - FOLLOWING THE establishment of an embassy in Brazil last year, the Jamaican Government is indicating that it is moving post-haste to ensure that the country is able to capitalise on tourism and investment opportunities served up by the South American nation. Alison Stone Roofe, Jamaica's ambassador to Brazil, has noted that Brazil continues to experience real economic growth, adding that with a population of 200 million that recognises Jamaica as a great brand, the possibilities for the island are endless.

JTB Hosts Jamaica House In Moscow

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Gleaner - Jamaica has been seeking to capitalise on the buzz being created by its athletes in Russia with the hosting of what it has dubbed Jamaica House Moscow. The initiative follows a similar effort mounted at the 2012 Olympics in London and seeks to boost tourist arrivals from Russia and Eastern Europe. Jamaica Tourist Board says Jamaica House Moscow is the hub of all things Jamaican and is housed at the Radio City Sports Bar.

A call to swift action

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News - GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO have woken up to the realization of the need to act and to do so with some measure of urgency in an effort to stop the economic morass which has stymied or eliminated growth in recent years. This call to action was evident, given some of the measures outlined last evening by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler in his presentation of the annual Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals. It seems as if the minister has listened to the many voices and views of what ought to be done in tackling this country’s struggling economy.

Region 2 again tops country in CSEC results… - Zimeena Rasheed creates history with 20 subjects

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - FOR the second consecutive year, a student from the Essequibo Coast in Region
2(Pomeroon/Supenaam) has topped the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations, this time with a regional record of twenty subjects.
Sixteen-year-old Zimeena Rasheed of Anna Regina Secondary School obtained 18 grade ones and 2 grade twos, making the Essequibo region – as well as all Guyana, proud once again and creating history as the writer of the largest number of subjects written by any candidate at this Caribbean exam, ever.

Mottley blasts Sinckler’s Budget

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News - A THROW-YOUR-HANDS-up-in-the-air Budget! That was how Opposition Leader Mia Mottley described yesterday’s Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals delivered by Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler. “It is a cut-and-paste Budget with no clear concept as to where we are going or what we will achieve. Bajans will feel pain but, unlike the past, you will not know its severity or to what end,” she told the MIDWEEK NATION during an interview at the Opposition’s office.

Tough cuts

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nation News - BARBADIANS WILL BE FORCED TO ENDURE 19 months of pain, restraint, public sector hiring freezes and possible job cuts. These measures will be instituted while Government tries to spur the key foreign exchange-earning sectors with incentives for growth to turn around the struggling economy.

No more ‘free’ university education

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Guardian - THERE has been a major shift in financing the education of Barbadians attending the University of the West Indies (UWI). Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, Christopher Sinckler, made the announcement yesterday that from September next year Barbadians will be called on to pay tuition fees at the UWI.

New strategic plan for 2013-2020

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Guardian - The reality is clear and the future yet grim. Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, Christopher Sinckler, has said that the Government’s approach to the new Growth and Development Strategy (BGDS) 2013- 2020 will be more aggressive than its predecessor, the Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy.

Freeze in hiring

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Guardian - FINANCE and Economic Affairs Minister, Christopher Sinckler, has announced a freeze in hiring within the public service. There will be a “total freeze on all new hiring in the central public service and across all statutory entities”. This was the word coming from the Minister as he presented his Budget and Financial Measures in the House of Assembly yesterday. “As reported in the Growth and Development Strategy 2013-2020, a broad objective is to reduce the fiscal deficit to below 2.0 per cent by 2020/21,” the Minister said.

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