2019 June - ICD Group

More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and

MultiCare Youth Foundation, Starbucks Help YUTE

The Multicare Youth Foundation (MYF), in partnership with Starbucks and the HEART Trust NTA, recently launched the second phase of its Starbucks YUTE Work project

Labour Market Information System Being Revamped

The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is being revamped to make it more user-friendly, efficient and secure. The website, which falls under the purview

The Diaspora’s role in entrepreneurial

With the identified constraints of access to funding, taxation and bureaucracy, an inadequately trained workforce, crime and corruption, the Diaspora is called upon to play a significant role in entrepreneurial development within the region. These were some of the sentiments that came out of a business and management conference staged by the Mona School of

Economic Independence Requires A New,

Below is an excerpt from a speech delivered at the Mona School of Business & Management Annual Conference on Thursday, July 11. The Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in the Caribbean Region paper by Minto-Coy, et al, (published by the Mona School of Business & Management) focuses on the domestic and enterprise level constraints to entrepreneurship and

BCIC Recommits To Downtown Roots

After 56 years, general insurance company BCIC is betting that downtown Kingston is the place to be. A $50 million renovation of one floor of BCIC’s Duke Street Head Office is just the first phase of a three- to four-year makeover for the company, according to Managing Director Peter Levy. The ribbon was cut on

Monthly Archives: June 2019

More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

MultiCare Youth Foundation, Starbucks Help YUTE

Labour Market Information System Being Revamped