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Former prime minister Edward Seaga says Jamaica will not benefit from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Seaga, who is now chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), told a public lecture at the University last Thursday that the agreements were not the way forward. He says the agreements were more of a hindrance to Jamaica’s overall development.

The CSME allows for the free movement of goods, services, skills and labour ...

Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler, is quietly confident that this year could see an upshot in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) with major progress expected to be made with projects at Four Seasons, Beachlands, Cost-U-Less and Fort Ferdinand.

Speaking on Starcom Network’s Sunday brass tacks programme earlier today, Sinckler acknowledged that last year was not a good one for foreign investment but this year should be different with hopes high on Four Seasons, Beachlands, Cost-U-Less and Port Ferdinand.

“People have held back on ...

It is not that Jamaica is a failed state, in my opinion, as expressed by some, most lately among them, former Prime Minister Edward Seaga. The issue is that the potential of the country is far from being fulfilled. The political leadership, as borne out by the ongoing Manatt, Phelps & Phillips commission of enquiry and the FINSAC commission of enquiry, is far behind the expectations and intelligence of the Jamaican people, at home and throughout the diaspora.

A country that, ...

THE HOSPITAL ship USNS Comfort docked at the Kingston Harbour yesterday and is expected to be here for just over a week to provide free medical care for thousands of Jamaicans.

More than 150 surgical procedures are scheduled to be done on the ship, the beneficiaries already pre-determined and pre-screened by the Ministry of Health.

In addition, doctors and nurses from the hospital ship, with assistance from the Jamaica Defence Force and the Jamaica Constabulary Force, will work from two locations in ...