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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Ambassador Marks to Deliver Keynote Address at Int’l Women’s Conference

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will headline speakers at the International Women’s Conference at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, on Saturday (March 9). Ambassador Marks, who is the first Jamaican female Ambassador to...

The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) team at the Orange River Nursery in St. Mary.

Coconut Industry Board Looking to Boost Agro-Processing

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with (from left) Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Member of Parliament for St. Catherine Eastern, Denise Daley, and Managing Director of Contraxx Enterprises Limited, Stephen Chung. Occasion was yesterday’s (February 29), ceremony to break ground for a $574-million fish hatchery in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.

Fish Hatchery to Be Constructed at Twickenham Park

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), looks on as Jamaican entertainer, Winston “Yellowman” Foster, greets the audience during the Reggae Gold Awards presentation ceremony and 2024 Jamaica Music Museum Hall of Fame Inductions on Thursday (February 29) at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), receives a replica of an American Airlines (AA) aircraft from Jamaican-born pilot Captain Marc Coley (second left), who was in charge of the airline’s inaugural flight into the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary on February 24. Sharing the moment is First Officer, Christy Schafer (left), while Member of Parliament for St. Mary Western, Robert Montague (second left), looks on.

Ian Fleming Airport Investment Will Yield Benefits for Residents – Minister Vaz

2 years ago EnvironmentYouth

Entries Invited for Earth Day Competition

The Natural History Museum of Jamaica, a division of the Institute of Jamaica, is inviting entries for its Earth Day 2024 Competition, which will be hosted under the theme ‘Planet vs. Plastic’. This is in observance of Earth Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, April 22. The competition is open to all children and youth aged 12 to 19...

Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Dr. Cary Wallace, addresses the Global Tourism Resilience Conference held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

2 years ago AgricultureOffice of the Prime MinisterTourism

Nearly Half a Billion in Sales on Alex Platform in 2023

The Agri-Linkages Exchange (ALEX) platform continues to grow, generating almost $500 million in sales for small farmers since December 2023. Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Dr. Cary Wallace, made the disclosure as he addressed the Global Tourism Resilience Conference held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The ALEX platform, a collaborative initiative between the TEF...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), is updated on developments regarding the upgraded eGov Data Centre in Kingston by eGov Jamaica Limited’s Senior Director for Operations and Support Services, Devon Sterling, during a tour of the facility on Thursday (February 29). Also listening is Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters.

2 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTechnology

$600-Million eGov Data Centre Upgrades Completed

The Government has completed upgrades to the eGov Data Centre at a cost of $600 million. The project, which began in 2020, forms part of the public-sector transformation programme, being managed by the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, noted that information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Thursday’s (February 29) Women Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

2 years ago CommerceGender AffairsIndustryInvestment

61 Business Owners Participate in Women Entrepreneurship Support Project Workshop

Some 61 female business owners participated in a workshop staged on Thursday (February 29) under the Women Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project. The project, spearheaded by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce in partnership with the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), was initiated to address the obstacles encountered by female-owned Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It aims to provide...

State Minster in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), assembles the Rollator Walker, during the handover of items to Murinne Steer (left) for her disabled son, at Liberty Valley in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on February 20. Others looking on (from second left) are Divisional Director for Social Security in the Ministry, Suzette Morris; Corporate Communications Manager, Marcia Williams; and Parish Administrator for the Ministry’s St. Ann office, Ansel Rob.

2 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry Extends Assistance to St. Ann Mother and Disabled Son

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has delivered on a promise of assistance to a St. Ann mother and her disabled son. During a Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) town hall in the parish in January, 65-year-old Murrine Steer made an impassioned plea for help for her 44-year-old son, Kadia King Downer, who is physically disabled...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), poses with Grammy award-winning entertainer, Sean Paul (centre), and American Actress, Sundra Oakley (second left), during the recent Jamaica Creative Career Expo, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. With them (from left) are National Director, Jamaica Creative Unit, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Marisa Benain, and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2023, Aundrene Cameron.

2 years ago Culture

Students Pursuing Creative Industry Careers Encouraged to Believe in Themselves

American actress, Sundra Oakley, is encouraging Jamaican students pursuing careers in the creative industries to believe in themselves. The actress, who was born in Queens, New York, USA, and has strong Jamaican roots, was guest speaker at the third Jamaica Creative Career Expo. The event was held recently at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Ms. Oakley told the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second from left), participates in a panel discussion during the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29). Listening (from left) are Attorney-at-Law, Jezeel Martin; Information Systems Manager in the Office of the Information Commissioner, Ronald Frue; Communications Officer of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensics and Cybercrime Division, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Maurice Goode; and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) for Area One, Vernon Ellis.

2 years ago Cybersecurity

Jamaica Strengthening Cybersecurity

As the Government intensifies investments in the development of a digital economy locally to drive national development, robust security measures are being put in place to mitigate the threat of cybercrime, says National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. Speaking at the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) President’s Breakfast Forum in Montego Bay on Thursday (February 29), Mr. Chang...