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Minister of Tourism and Leader of Government Business, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks in the House of Representatives, on July 23.

House Approves Amendment to Representation of People Act

This will allow for the period within which a by-election is to be held to fill a vacancy within an electoral division of a Municipal Corporation, be extended beyond the period of three months. The legislation was passed on July...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (West) and Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis (right), speaks to vendors during the launch of the Catadupa Heritage and Eco Tours, held in the community recently.

PHOTOS: Catadupa Heritage and Eco Tours to Revive Community

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), is presented with agricultural inputs to assist farmers affected by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, by Hi-Pro Vice President, Colonel (Ret'd) Jaimie Ogilvie (second left). Sharing in the presentation (from left) are Hi-Pro Divisional Sales and Distribution Manager, Trevin Nairne; Senior Strategist in the Ministry, Michael Pryce; and Hi-Pro Ace Supercenter Farm Store Manager, Sherrae Wong-Black. Some $5 million in supplies were handed over at Hi-Pro in White Marl, St. Catherine, on Thursday (July 25).

Hi-Pro Donates $5 Million in Agricultural Inputs to Farmers

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses yesterday’s (July 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Energy Minister Expresses Concern About Information Variation

Manager of the Anti-Money Laundering Unit at the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Inger Hainsley-Bennett (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Registrar of Companies, Shellie Leon, participate in a recent JIS Think Tank.

COJ Establishes Anti-Money Laundering Unit

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining and Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Eastern, Hon. Franklin Witter (left), are led on a tour of Munro College, St. Elizabeth, by Principal, Mark Smith, on July 24. The school was among eight institutions in the parish that were severely damaged by Hurricane Beryl. At left in the background is Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth – Region 5, Susan Nelson Smith.

2 years ago EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryYouth

Severely Damaged Schools in St. Elizabeth Placed on Priority List for Repairs

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that eight schools in St. Elizabeth that were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3 are high on the Ministry’s priority work list. “We must do work to get them ready for September. Without a doubt, simply eyeing the damage that’s there, you can see that it...

Manager – Anti-Money Laundering, at the Companies Office of Jamaica, Inger Hainsley-Bennett.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

COJ Sets Up Help Desk to Assist Customers with Their Applications

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) has established a Rejection Help Desk to assist customers facing issues with their applications. Designed to reduce the number of documents that are rejected due to inaccuracies and incompetencies, this initiative is one of the crucial steps the COJ has taken to make doing business easier. Manager for Anti-Money Laundering at the COJ, Inger...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

2 years ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLabourSocial Security

Families to Start Receiving Housing Grants in Four Weeks

Jamaicans whose homes were damaged or destroyed during the passage of Hurricane Beryl should start receiving emergency grant assistance within the next four weeks. “We intend to finish our assessments within the next week. We intend to finish our data entry within the next two weeks, and we intend to start the disbursement of relief within the next four weeks,”...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Ambassador of the French Republic, His Excellency Olivier Guyonvarch, shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on July 24 at the Ministry’s office, 4-6 Trafalgar Road in Kingston. The MOU was signed to strengthen cooperation in Sports between Jamaica and France.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsSport

Jamaica and France Sign MOU to Strengthen Cooperation in Sports

Jamaica and the French Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will result in the strengthening of cooperation in Sports. Under the MOU, there will be opportunities for both countries to partner in activities to encourage exchange of programming experience, good practice, skills training, performance research and technical expertise. The MOU was signed on July 24 at the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, observes as workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) remove old motorcars under the Derelict Vehicles and Bulky Waste Removal programme. The post-Hurricane Beryl national clean-up exercise was officially launched on July 24 at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine.

2 years ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Launches Post-Hurricane Beryl Cleanup Campaign

The Government is undertaking a national campaign for the removal of bulky waste and eradication of mosquito breeding sites from communities following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, launched the Derelict Vehicles and Bulky Waste Removal programme at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine on Wednesday (July 24). The initiative, which is...

Students from St. Catherine display scholarship cheques from the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), which were presented on Wednesday (July 24), at the Parish Office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) in Spanish Town. Sharing the moment are Executive Director of the PAEF, Pauline Gregory-Lewis (background, left)), and Chairman of the Foundation, Devon Samuels (background, right).

2 years ago EducationEnvironmentYouth

Six St. Catherine Students Receive Financial Support

Six students from St. Catherine who will be attending high school in September, have received financial assistance totalling $90,000 from the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). The scholarships were presented to the pupils on Wednesday (July 24) at the Parish Office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) in Spanish Town. Five of the beneficiaries are former students at Old...

Deputy Chief of Mission at the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, Lishann Salmon.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Embassy of Jamaica Stages Protocol Training for Diaspora Leaders

More than 50 members of the Jamaican diaspora, representing various organisations, recently benefited from training aimed at strengthening the administration of their entities and sharpening their skills in protocol management. The event was the first instalment of a series of protocol training sessions to be offered to the diaspora by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC. The training being...