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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left) and Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (fifth left), at the launch of the Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Thursday (January 9), on the lawns of Devon House, in Kingston. With the Ministers (from left) are Executive Director, Tourism Enhancement Fund, Dr. Carey Wallace; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith; Chair, Gastronomy Network, Nicola Madden-Greig; and Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley.

Eighth Staging of Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Launched

The Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival is set to return on March 1, 2025, at Hope Gardens. The festival, which was officially launched on Thursday (January 9) on the lawns of Devon House in Kingston, promises an immersive celebration of...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Chief Coordinator and Founder, Power of Faith Ministries International Inc., Bishop Dr. Delford Davis, at the fifth staging of the National Day of Prayer and the 19th staging of the Heal the Family, Heal the Nation annual gathering, at the National Arena in Kingston, on January 8.

Government Provides More Than 14,000 Recovery Grants to Persons Affected by Hurricane Beryl

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Chairman, Artificial Intelligence Task Force, Christopher Reckord; Director of Operations and Acting Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Registrar General’s Department, Kerry-Ann Jones; Principal Director (Acting), Corporate Services Division, Ministry of Justice, Kathy Chambers Adman; Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters; and Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority, Michael Bent, during the Finance Ministry’s Public Sector Service Excellence Conference and Awards function at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (January 9).

Finance Minister Encourages Take-Up of Gov’t’s MyHR+ Platform by All MDAs

Production Manager at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and Coordinator of the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition, Andrea McCurdy.

Deadline for Miss Festival Queen Competition is March 14

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) shares a cup of Blue Mountain coffee with Acting Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Wayne Hunter, on Thursday, (January 9) at her office to observe Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day. Jamaica observes Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Day to honour the first shipment of coffee beans to Japan in 1953. Japan is the largest buyer of coffee beans, accounting for 70 percent of exports.

From Bean to Bond: Celebrating Blue Mountain Coffee Day

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left) turns on the valve at the National Water Commission (NWC) Port Royal Relift Station following the commissioning ceremony for the Port Royal Potable Water Transmission Main Upgrade Project on Tuesday (January 7). He is joined by (from left) Vice President, Divisional Operations, NWC, Kevin Kerr; Chairman of the NWC, Michael Shaw; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Arlene Williams; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda; and Member of Parliament for the constituency of Kingston East and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell.

1 year ago Water

Multimillion-Dollar Port Royal Pipeline Upgrading Project Commissioned into Service

The $533-million Port Royal Potable Water Transmission Main Upgrade Project, which will enhance access to water supply for residents of Port Royal and surrounding areas, was officially commissioned into service by Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Tuesday (January 7). Spearheaded by the National Water Commission (NWC), the project, which commenced in 2023, involved the replacement of...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses a press conference at the Ministry’s headquarters in Hope Gardens, recently.

1 year ago Fisheries

Growth in Marine Fish Production

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is reporting growth in the marine fish production sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said marine fish production from April to September in 2024 was 3,758,900 kilogrammes. “Our marine fish production would have seen a 51 per cent increase in terms of production… which again we believe is due to better data collection,...

Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency, Stephen Shaw.

1 year ago Works / Construction

Spanish Town Road and Mannings Hill Road in Kingston Among Roadways Being Addressed Under REACH Road Rehabilitation Programme

Rehabilitative works have commenced along Spanish Town Road and Mannings Hill Road in Kingston to address poor road conditions along these significant thoroughfares. The works which commenced on Tuesday, January 7, will continue over the course of the next two weeks. The works were implemented as part of the $5 billion road rehabilitation component of the Relief Emergency Assistance and...

Students from the Clan Carthy Primary School doing a speech titled “Laughing Ago Spoil” at the 2024 staging of Mello-Go-Roun held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.

1 year ago CulturePress Release

Final Call for National Festival of the Performing Arts Entries: Deadline January 10

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding prospective performers for the 2025 National Performing Arts Festival that the deadline for entries is this Friday, January 10 at midnight. The JCDC had originally set the deadline for Friday, December 13, 2024, but extended it to give participants more time to navigate the Commission’s new automated application platform, JCDC Awards Force....

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right); Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding (second left); Chief Coordinator and Founder, Power of Faith Ministries International Inc., Bishop Dr. Delford Davis (left); and Custos of St. James and Senior Pastor, Faith Temple Assemblies of God, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, bow their heads as outgoing Chairman, Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches and Executive Chairman, Church of God in Jamaica, Reverend Courtney Gordon (at podium), offers a word of prayer for the country’s leaders, during the fifth staging of the National Day of Prayer and the 19th staging of the Heal the Family, Heal the Nation annual gathering, at the National Arena in Kingston on January 8.

1 year ago CommunityPrime Minister

Prime Minister Says Government is Advancing Programmes to Improve Lives of Jamaicans

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to advance critical programmes designed to enhance the quality of life for Jamaicans. He said his Administration remains resolute to the prudent management of the economy, noting that factors such as global inflation, weather events such as hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted the cost...

Medical Officer of Health, St. Elizabeth Health Department, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, addresses the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation, and Safety Committee meeting at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation in Black River, on January 7.

1 year ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Protect Themselves from Respiratory Illnesses

The St. Elizabeth Health Department is urging residents of the parish, and Jamaicans in general, to take extra precautions to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses during the current flu season, which ends in March. Medical Officer of Health for the Department, Dr. Tonia Dawkins-Beharie, made the call while addressing the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation, and Safety Committee meeting at the...

Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), observes as student of Jamaica House Basic School, J’Mira McKenzie, navigates a OneTab tablet, at the handover ceremony for 1,500 OneTab tablets donated by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, in collaboration with local partners, at Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School I, in Kingston, on Tuesday (January 7). Also observing (from right) are Executive Director of the National Education Trust, Latoya Harris-Ghartey; President of PACE Canada, Diana Burke; and Principal of Jamaica House Basic School, Veronica Parkinson-Burnett.

1 year ago EducationInformationSkillsYouth

1,500 Tablets Donated to Early-Childhood Institutions

One thousand five hundred OneTab Tablets have been donated to early-childhood institutions across Jamaica by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, in collaboration with local partners. The devices, valued at US$88,400, were handed over during a ceremony held at Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School I in Kingston, on Tuesday (January 7). Presentations were made to three...