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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 60th annual Jamaica Dental Association conference at Royalton Blue Waters Hotel in Falmouth, Trelawny, on February 14.

JDA Lauded for Ensuring That Practice of Dentistry is First-World

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Jamaica Dental Association (JDA) can claim success in ensuring that the practice of dentistry in the country is First-World and totally modernised. Mr. Holness, who was speaking at the Association’s 60th...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Global Tourism Resilience Conference press briefing at the Jamaica Tourist Board in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 13). Listening is Executive Director of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the University of the West Indies, Professor Lloyd Waller.

Resilience Conference to Focus on Future-Proofing Tourism

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on Monday (February 12), officially opened the new Port Maria Market in St. Mary. The new market is expected to be conducive to improved vending and shopping experiences for persons using the facility.

PHOTOS: New Port Maria Market Officially Opened

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a house to recipient, Claudia Green (centre, wheelchair), in Pagee, Port Maria, St. Mary, on Monday (February 12). The unit was provided under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. Others (from left) are Member of Parliament, St Mary Western, Robert Montague; Councillor, Port Maria Division, Germaine Smiley; and Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary.

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Hands Over Indigent House in Port Maria, St. Mary

President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson (centre), shares a photo opportunity with members of a visiting Parliamentary Group from the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament), who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in downtown Kingston on Monday (February 12). Visiting are (from left) Parliamentary Group Vice Chairman, Steffen Janich; Vice Chairman and Head of Delegation, Axel Echeverria; Group Member, Susanne Menge; Vice Chairman, Matthias Hauer; Vice Chairman, Jens Beeck, and Assistant to the Group, Monika Hein.

PHOTOS: Senate President Receives Courtesy Call from Visiting German Parliamentary Group

2 years ago Industry

4 Weeks to Income Tax Filing D-Day

Tax Day is just a month away, and preparations are on in earnest as hundreds of taxpayers seek to meet their Income Tax obligations, by filing their Annual Income Tax Returns for 2023 and Estimated Returns for 2024 by the March 15, 2024 deadline. The Tax Authority is ramping up its support mechanism, to assist micro and small business persons...

2 years ago EducationForeign Affairs

OAS Accepting Applications for Internship Programme

The Organization of American States (OAS) is accepting applications for its Internship Programme 2024 for Summer Session (Headquarters) and Session II (National Offices). This Internship Programme is open to students and professionals with a minimum grade average 3.0 out of four on an American scale or equivalent, depending on the country. Students must at least have completed their second-year undergraduate...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), addresses journalists during a media briefing at the Jamaica Tourist Board in New Kingston on Tuesday (February 13). Listening is Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, David Dobson.

2 years ago Tourism

Jamaica to Host Second Global Tourism Resilience Conference from February 16-17

Jamaica will host the second Global Tourism Resilience Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from February 16 to 17. The Ministry of Tourism and the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) are collaborating to stage the two-day event. It will feature panel discussions, networking opportunities, presentations, and lively debates on matters relating to building...

Director General, Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA), Dr. Cliff Riley, displays a copy of the certification of authorisation provided to facilities that use ionising radiation sources in their operations, while speaking during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

HSRA Urges Regulatory Compliance by Facilities Utilising Ionising Radiation Resources

The Hazardous Substances Regulatory Authority (HSRA) is urging facilities utilising equipment and material that emit ionising radiation to obtain the requisite authorisation. This call comes from Director General, Dr. Cliff Riley, who discloses that of the total number of Jamaican entities that are engaged in activities involving the use of inputs emitting radiation, “just about 39 per cent are licensed...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the Ministry’s Restorative Justice Church Service at West Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, in Mount Salem, St. James, on Saturday, February 10.

2 years ago CommunityJustice

Churches Called on to Play Greater Role in Maintaining Peace in Communities

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is appealing to churches to play a greater role in maintaining peace and harmony within communities. Addressing the Ministry’s Restorative Justice Church Service at the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, in Mount Salem, St. James, on February 10, Mr. Chuck said churches can use the initiative as a potent tool in helping the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and Mrs. Juliet Holness (second right), are joined by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry (second left) and wife Meghan (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), at the premiere of the Bob Marley movie, ‘One Love’, at Carib 5 in Kingston on January 23.

2 years ago CultureEntertainmentTourism

Bob Marley Movie a Boost for Local Tourism, Film-Making

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says the Bob Marley ‘One Love’ movie is providing a massive international boost for the country’s tourism and film industries. He said that the film, which premiered in Jamaica on January 23 and later in several major international cities, and will be released worldwide on February 14, will provide the lift that the country...

2 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Must Tap into Performing Arts – Minister Barlett

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica must leverage its rich cultural heritage through the performing arts to enhance and diversify the tourism product. He noted that while the island’s natural attractions have been drawing visitors for decades “it is time to recognise the untapped potential lying within the realms of the performing arts”. “The country has witnessed a global...