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The 18-member Cabinet, four State Ministers and Attorney General led by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), was sworn in at King’s House on Monday, March 7, 2016.
The 18-member Cabinet, four State Ministers and Attorney General led by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), was sworn in at King’s House on Monday, March 7, 2016.

Cabinet Sworn in: Govt to Focus on Growth, Job Creation and Debt Reduction

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the newly installed Government has as its priority, the growth of the economy, creation of jobs and reduction of public debt. He was addressing the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s...
Chief Information Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Andre Williams (left) and Acting Operations Manager, JCA, Owen Gayle, observe data on a laptop in the JCA’s server room. The JCA is implementing the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents.
Chief Information Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Andre Williams (left) and Acting Operations Manager, JCA, Owen Gayle, observe data on a laptop in the JCA’s server room. The JCA is implementing the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), a web-based system designed to transform the agency to a paperless operation through the use of electronic documents.

Jamaica Customs Integrating Business Processes
Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.
Jamaican Andrew Chong (5th from left) along with the other recipients of the China Communication Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Employee Award for 2013-2015 display their award. Occasion was an awards ceremony that was held in Beijing, China in late January.

Jamaican Receives CCCC’S Youth Employee Award
Residents of Parade Gardens clear garbage and mosquito breeding sites from the community earlier this year. (File Photo)
Residents of Parade Gardens clear garbage and mosquito breeding sites from the community earlier this year. (File Photo)

Residents of Parade Gardens and Surrounding Areas Unite for Zika Clean-Up
Chief of Mission for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica, Josephine Tamai (right), is in discussion with fellow observer, Cynthia Combie Martyr, at a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 26, to present the mission’s assessment of the General Election held on Thursday (February 25).
Chief of Mission for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica, Josephine Tamai (right), is in discussion with fellow observer, Cynthia Combie Martyr, at a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on February 26, to present the mission’s assessment of the General Election held on Thursday (February 25).

General Election Free And Fair – CARICOM Observer Mission

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Commerce

Over 70 Entrepreneurs Benefitting from Training

Over 70 local and regional entrepreneurs and innovators are currently benefiting from training in product and business development skills under the Caribbean Green Tech Start-up Boot camp. The programme, which is an initiative of the Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) aims to identify and support Caribbean entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing locally appropriate solutions to climate change mitigation...
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Chief of Mission, Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS), Janet G. Bostwick (centre), addresses a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston today (February 26), to present the EOM’s preliminary report on the 17th General Elections. She is flanked by: Director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, OAS, Gerardo de Icaza (left); and Deputy Chief of Mission, Melene Glynn.
Election 2016

OAS Observer Mission Lauds Electoral Process

Jamaica has received high praise from the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the manner in which the country’s 17th General Election was conducted. Chief of Mission, EOM, Janet G. Bostwick, said several “good practices” were observed during the electoral process, which can be beneficial to other countries in the region. “The EOM wishes...
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Custos of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair, addressing a civic ceremony at Blenheim, in the parish, to commemorate the 132nd birthday of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, on February 24.
Community

Hanover Residents Pay Homage to Bustamante at Birthplace

Scores of citizens from Hanover turned out in the Blenheim community on  February 24 to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. Leading the celebration was Custos of Hanover, Hon. David Stair, as well as civic and political representatives from the parish. Addressing  the ceremony adjacent to the house in which Sir...
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Chief Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper-Chen (left), is presented with a plaque by President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Desmond Hutchinson. Occasion was a special joint meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Spanish Town, Portmore, North St. Catherine and St. Andrew North on February 23, at the Police Officers’ Club on Hope Road in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Communities Urged to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Chief Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper-Chen, is urging greater public participation in community clean-up activities in order to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika Virus. Jamaica has recorded one case of the mosquito-borne virus, which is strongly suspected of causing serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. Dr. Prosper-Chen said...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left); and Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan (3rd left), examine sorrel reaped by a locally developed Sorrel Harvesting Machine, during the official launch on October 27 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew. Also pictured are inventors of the machine and Directors of Turner Innovations Limited, Allison (left) and Oral Turner (right).
Agriculture

Processing of Sorrel for Popular Christmas Drink Now Cheaper and Easier

Farmers preparing to plant sorrel to meet next year’s demand for the rich, nutritious Christmas-time drink, now have the option of using a locally developed machine, to reduce the time and cost of processing the fruit. The Sorrel Harvesting Machine was developed by St. Elizabeth farmers and founders of Turner Innovations Limited, Oral and Allison Turner. The machine feeds picked...
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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), speaking with community member, Joan Martin (right), in the New Day Primary and Junior High School Research and Remedial Education Centre/Community Access Point (CAP), which was opened recently.
Community

Two New CAP Sites in January

Two new Community Access Points (CAPs) will open in St. James and St. Catherine in January, as the Government continues to provide Internet access across the length and breadth of Jamaica. They will be located at Flanker, Montego Bay, and West Prospect on the outskirts of Bog Walk. The CAP sites, being established through funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF),...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right), observe as HEART Trust/NTA Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), explains aspects of the agency’s new mobile services programme, during the initiative’s recent launch at the St. Thomas Technical High School in Eastern St. Thomas. Also observing is HEART’s Client Service Representative, Mervis Laing.
Labour

Persons with Disabilities Accessing Training Through HEART/NTA

Persons with disabilities are being afforded greater opportunities to pursue technical and vocational education, through the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA). Executive Director, Dr. Wayne Wesley, says since 2014, over 40 of these persons have enrolled in programmes at HEART academies and training institutions island wide. This facilitation, he noted, is consistent with a mandate from Prime Minister, the Most...
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