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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

Gov’t Continues to Recraft the Agricultural Sector

The Government continues to recraft Jamaica’s agricultural sector to deal with the realities of climate change, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, has said. He noted that the Ministry is focused on several strategic pillars to improve...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Inspectors’ Branch Board (IBB) Inspectors’ Symposium, which was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on Wednesday (October 25).

JCF Telecoms Network to be Upgraded by April 2024

Agriculture Minister Says Farmers Should Grow More Ginger for Global Market

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, brings remarks at the launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite in association with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA). The event was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (October 24).

PHOTOS: Launch of the VM Financial Group Business Finance Suite

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), converses with Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis, and Jamaica Prefects Association Vice President for Region 7, Kamar Edwards, during the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 25) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

PHOTOS: 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute Directing Council Meeting Opening Ceremony

3 years ago Water

Reminder – NWC to Continue Sewer Pipeline Replacement

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising that it will be continuing the replacement of its 400mm sewer pipeline in Montego Bay St James. The works will be carried out over the following weekends: 8:00pm on Saturday, October 28, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, October 30, 2023 8:00pm on Saturday, November 4, 2023 to 4:00am Monday, November 6, 2023 8 :00pm...

American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, speaks via a video presentation at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the Morant Bay War on Tuesday (October 24). The event was held at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay.

3 years ago Culture

Rev. Sharpton Urges Unity Among Black People at Morant Bay Rebellion Memorial

Renowned American civil rights activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, delivered a message of unity among black people at a memorial service for Paul Bogle and the 1865 Morant Bay rebellion on Tuesday (October 24). Rev. Sharpton, who was unable to attend the event physically but addressed the large gathering at Colonel Cove in Morant Bay via a video presentation, said that...

Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25).

3 years ago Climate ChangeEnvironmentLocal Government

Jamaica Celebrates World Town Planning Day on Nov. 8

World Town Planning Day 2023 will be celebrated in more than 30 countries, including Jamaica, on November 8 under the theme ‘Building Resilient Communities & Cities through Smart Solutions’. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Wednesday (October 25), Senior Manager, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, said the day “is really...

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural and State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 24).

3 years ago CommunityTourism

Florence Hill Park to be Completed by Oct. 27 – MP

Florence Hill in the constituency of St. Andrew West Rural is to benefit from a community park that should be finished by this Friday (October 27). So says Member of Parliament (MP), Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, who provided details on several projects in the constituency during the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (October 24)....

Chief Executive Officer of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

3 years ago National Security and Peace

PICA Acquiring New Border Security Management System

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is in the process of procuring a new border security management system, to better enable the entity to collect, process, and analyse information on persons entering the country. Speaking with JIS News, the agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter, said that the new system, which is expected to come on stream in two...

3 years ago Industry

Tax Offices Service Convenience This Saturday, October 28

The Tax Authority will be operating select Tax Offices this Saturday, October 28, 2023, as it continues to provide weekend services every last Saturday of the month for the 2023/24 financial year. The following Tax Offices will operate this Saturday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.: • St. Andrew (Constant Spring) • Montego Bay (FCJ Building at...

Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith (right), addresses a press conference held at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston on Tuesday (October 24). Also pictured (from left) are Transport Authority Chairman, Owen Ellington; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer; and Portfolio Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

3 years ago Transport

63 PPV Operators Charged for Excess Fares

Sixty-three persons have been charged, to date, as the Transport Authority steps up measures to address the overcharging of fares by public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators. Transport Authority Managing Director, Ralston Smith, made the disclosure as he addressed a press conference called by Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices in...