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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for St. James Southern, Hon. Homer Davis.

River Bay Road in Montego Bay Renamed

The St. James Municipal Corporation has paid homage to a cornerstone in the development of the Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls Club’ (MBBGC), Gladstone ‘Pop’ Lawrence, by renaming the River Bay Road in Montego Bay, in his honour. Addressing the...

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), listens as HEART/NSTA Trust student and WorldSkills Robotics Competition competitor, Duvanie Vassell (left), explains the robotic creation on display during the Forum for Innovations in Teaching held at the National Arena on Thursday (January 25). Others (from second left) are Director for Latin America, the Caribbean and relations with all Overseas Countries and Territories at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships, Félix Fernández-Shaw, and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

Over 620 Educational Institutions Now Have Internet Access via the National Broadband Initiative

Data protection has become increasingly important given the growing connectedness of the world.

Vigilance and Awareness First Lines of Defence in Data Protection

Government Senator and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, on January 26.

Local Government at Centre of Development Agenda – Mayor Williams

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (fourth left), hands over a drum to Flanker Primary School Student, Ravena Palmer and Principal, Collette Barnes, at the school, in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25. Also sharing the moment (from left) are Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Country Representative, Dr. Jay Singh; United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Angela McIntosh-Gayle, and Superintendent Eron Samuels.

Government Commits to Invest Resources to Divert Young People Away from Crime – State Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 19th Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

JSE’S Suite of Fixed Income Instruments to Expand by June

By the end of June, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will become the first Caribbean marketplace to facilitate the issuance of green, blue, and other sustainable coloured bonds. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who made the disclosure, said this forms part of the Government’s framework to ensure that financing is available for sustainable...

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nickolas Perry (right), speaks with Country Representative for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jay Singh (centre) and Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Vernon Ellis, on arrival at the handover ceremony for musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsYouth

US Ambassador Implores Students to Stay Away from Gangs

United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N Nickolas Perry, is urging students to surround themselves with positive role models and to stay away from crime and gang related activities. Ambassador Perry, who was speaking to students, parents, school administrators and other stakeholders at the handover of musical equipment to Flanker Primary School, Montego Bay, St. James, on January 25,...

Newly installed bus and taxi bays at the Falmouth Transportation Centre. Mayor Gager says that the upgrade is bringing order to the town’s public transport system.

2 years ago Local Government

Mayor Outlines Plans for Further Development of Falmouth Transport Centre

Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, has outlined plans for the further development of the Falmouth Transportation Centre. Speaking at a recent press briefing, Mayor Gager described the Centre as a “work in progress”, noting that, so far, more than $40 million has been spent to upgrade the Centre and that there are...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Pinero Group, Encarna Pinero (centre) and the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jaime Sitjar. Minister Bartlett led a Jamaican delegation in a meeting with the Pinero Group at the FITUR trade show in Madrid, Spain, on January 24.

2 years ago Tourism

14,000 Jobs from Planned Resort Development

More than 14,000 temporary and long-term jobs are expected to be generated from the planned multifaceted resort development in St. Ann by Spanish hotel chain, the Pinero Group, which owns the Bahia Principe Grand Jamaica. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Barlett, who met with the Group’s principals in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday (January 24) to discuss the project, said “it will...

Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, National Housing Trust, Dameon McNally, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, in Kingston.

2 years ago Housing

Employers Urged Not to Withhold Workers’ Monthly NHT Contributions

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is urging employers not to withhold their employees’ monthly contributions. Assistant General Manager for Compliance Management, Dameon McNally, said there is a high degree of delinquency with some workplaces, even though contributions are mandatory. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Mr. McNally informed that failure to remit contributions to the NHT...

Director with the European Union (EU), Felix Fernandez Shaw, addresses a media breakfast at the EU Ambassador’s residence in Kingston today (January 25). At left is Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen.

2 years ago Foreign Affairs

EU Encourages Investors to Participate in Jamaica’s Renewable Energy and Digital Projects

The European Union (EU) is encouraging investors from across Europe to participate in Jamaica’s renewable energy and digital projects. According to Director with the EU, Felix Fernandez Shaw, who is on a three-day visit to the island with an EU Investment Mission, it is now time to “unlock European investments” in Latin America and the Caribbean “for key technologies, green...

Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (left), accepts a galaxy tablet from Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration, Aaliyah Gentles, during the handover of communication products and equipment (tablets and signage) by the IOM on January 24 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston. The products were provided under the IOM’s Migrants in Countries in Crisis (MICIC) initiative being implemented under the ‘Strengthening Jamaica’s Disaster Risk Management and Preparedness Capacity’ project. The items are to assist the Government of Jamaica’s preparedness and response efforts, particularly for displaced migrants in emergency events.

2 years ago Education

PHOTOS: ODPEM Receives Tablets and Signage from International Organization for Migration

Acting Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards (left), accepts a galaxy tablet from Programme Coordinator, International Organization for Migration, Aaliyah Gentles, during the handover of communication products and equipment (tablets and signage) by the IOM on January 24 at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston. The products were provided under the IOM’s...