Too many rooms! - Hotel growth pressuring infrastructure
Some resort towns have exceeded the level of development recommended by the Tourism Ministry, raising fears among environmentalists and officials that the infrastructure is coming under strain.
Portia bats for women at international conference
PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller is showing no let up in her unofficial campaign for the empowerment of women.
Editors' Forum - NEPA ducks planning blame
The NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says it does not have authority to stop any development ordered by parish councils.
Move to certify environmental assessors
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is moving to have persons who conduct environmental impact assessments (EIAs) certified by a reputable university.
Jamaica not ready for massive resort development - PIOJ
An unreleased study commissioned by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has painted a grim picture of the current Tourism Expansion Project and its hotel development programmes.
Port Authority secures loans
The Port Authority of Jamaica has secured three loans from the Export Import Bank (EX-IM) of China and Citibank, to finance the purchase of four ship-to-shore gantry cranes for the fifth-stage expansion of the Kingston Container Terminal.
Contractor General to face Public Accounts Committee
Contractor General Greg Christie will on Tuesday appear before the Audley Shaw-chaired Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) to clarify and answer questions in relation to his report on the Sandals Whitehouse project.
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