CEO of S Hotels, Christopher Issa, says the record 62-foot-tall monument is meant to represent Jamaica's recovery from Hurricane Melissa. He was speaking with Nationwide @ 5 on Wednesday during the official unveiling of the "Together We Rise" monument. The monument...
President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, JHTA, O'Brian Heron, says all hotel rooms decommissioned following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, will be ready for business in early 2027. Heron was speaking on Nationwide at Five on Wednesday evening. The...
Principal director at the Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson, says the threat posed by storm surge was among the biggest takeaways from last year's passage of Hurricane Melissa. Thompson was speaking on Cliff Hughes Online on Wednesday on the first anniversary of...
Nearly 140 Jamaicans are still occupying shelters one year after Hurricane Melissa. That's according to figures provided by Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM, Commander Alvin Gayle. Shelters were among a number of...
After decades spent at the helm of Continental Baking Company Limited, Gary 'Butch' Hendrickson has stepped down as its Chief Executive Officer. He announced that his son Craig has taken over the reins of the parent company responsible for brands such as National,...
President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, JCC, Emile Leiba says the government's move to cut back on spending by forbidding purchases and cancelling events, could end up hurting small businesses. The Holness administration is further clamping down on spending by...
Chairman of the National Artificial Intelligence, AI, Task Force, Chris Reckord, says Friday's cyberattack on JETS Limited stresses the need for companies to prioritise cybersecurity. JETS Limited, the company that operates the Multi-Link debit card network, was hit...
Opposition Senator Cleveland Tomlinson is taking the Andrew Holness administration to task for what he says is its failure to deliver on growth-related promises made when it took office over 10 years ago. He was delivering his contribution to the State of the Nation...
Government senator, Marlon Morgan, believes defamation should be criminalised in Jamaica. Senator Morgan made the argument last Friday during his contribution to the State of the Nation debate in the Upper House. Libel was decriminalised in November 2013, following...
Minister with responsibility for land titling, Robert Montague says the Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Dr. Dayton Campbell, will assist in finding contractors to facilitate the work being done by the government to build homes for victims of Hurricane...