With water regulations in effect in sections of Kingston and St. Andrew, National Water Commission (NWC) customers are being urged to store water for use outside of scheduled supply hours. The regulatory measures, which started on Monday, apply to customers served by the Constant Spring Water System.
President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Garnett Reid, has welcomed the Government's decision to reserve 20 per cent of Government contracts for small enterprises.He was reacting to Finance Minister Fayval Williams' announcement of the Set-Asides Programme during her budget debate presentation yesterday.
The Finance Ministry will be hosting a public meeting with small business operators tomorrow to prepare them for participation in the Set-Aside initiative.
The Public Procurement Set-Aside Framework is aimed at getting more small-sized local businesses to bid for government contracts.
As sections of the Corporate Area enter another day of water regulations, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has expressed concern that the restrictions could have negative implications on members.
The restrictions took effect on Monday and apply to customers served by the Constant Spring Water System in St. Andrew.
That's the comment from Group Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Livingstone Morrison, as he proposed specific areas of action to develop a practical financing framework for Jamaica to cushion external shocks. Mr. Morrison was speaking at the office of utilities regulation’s 12th annual director-general’s stakeholders’ engagement at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston.