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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), in conversation with (from left) Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, His Excellency Hugo Verbist; winner of the inaugural 2019 European Union (EU) Jamaica Short Film competition, Deron Douglas; Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Film Commissioner, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson. Occasion was the 2019 EU Short Film Competition awards ceremony, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in Kingston.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), in conversation with (from left) Ambassador of Belgium to Jamaica, His Excellency Hugo Verbist; winner of the inaugural 2019 European Union (EU) Jamaica Short Film competition, Deron Douglas; Head of the EU Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Cayman Islands, Her Excellency Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; and Film Commissioner, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson. Occasion was the 2019 EU Short Film Competition awards ceremony, held recently at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in Kingston.

Local Film Industry Contributes $2.5 Billion To GDP

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renée Robinson, says the local film industry contributed $2.5 billion to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) during the 2018/19 fiscal year. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Robinson said the film...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo (fourth right), engage in bilateral discussions during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 22). The meeting was part of the schedule of activities for Secretary Pompeo, who is on a two-day working visit to the island. Also pictured are several Jamaican Government officials as well as dignitaries from the US who participated in the discussions.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), and United States (US) Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo (fourth right), engage in bilateral discussions during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 22). The meeting was part of the schedule of activities for Secretary Pompeo, who is on a two-day working visit to the island. Also pictured are several Jamaican Government officials as well as dignitaries from the US who participated in the discussions.

PHOTO: PM Holds Bilateral talks With Secretary Pompeo
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.
Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) employees gather at their designated assembly point in the Knutsford Express parking lot in New Kingston to await directives following evacuation from their office in the PanJam Building. Occastion was an earthquake drill carried out by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with companies in the PanJam Building on January 16.

ODPEM Stages Successful Earthquake Drill In New Kingston
Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas (right), looks at one of the 14 Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BPAP) machines donated to 12 hospitals by the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, while Chief Executive Officer of the JAHJAH, Dr. Trevor Dixon (second right), points out the features. Occasion was the presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Others pictured (from left) are Accident and Emergency Consultant at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong; and Assistant Director of Nursing at the United States (US)-based Montefiore Medical Centre, Coleen Robinson-Cobblah.
Executive Director of the Health for Life and Wellness Foundation in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Courtney Cephas (right), looks at one of the 14 Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BPAP) machines donated to 12 hospitals by the Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans at Home (JAHJAH) Foundation, while Chief Executive Officer of the JAHJAH, Dr. Trevor Dixon (second right), points out the features. Occasion was the presentation ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Others pictured (from left) are Accident and Emergency Consultant at the Kingston Public Hospital, Dr. Hugh Wong; and Assistant Director of Nursing at the United States (US)-based Montefiore Medical Centre, Coleen Robinson-Cobblah.

Diaspora Group Donates Breathing Machines To 12 Hospitals
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point as he addressess the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Listening are Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew (left); and Regional Head of KPMG
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point as he addressess the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Listening are Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew (left); and Regional Head of KPMG's Global Infrastructure Business for the Americas and India, Stephen Beatty.

Residents Of Port Royal Must Own Development – PM

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Minister without Portfolio, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 21).
InformationParliament

New CMU Council To Be Appointed

Minister without Portfolio, with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, says a new Council for the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is to be appointed. “Those names will be provided to the Cabinet next Monday (January 27). Once approved, the new Council will hold its first meeting the following week,” he said, in a statement to...
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Kedine Matthews Smith reads to her now 10-month-old son, Jonathan, who was diagnosed with dengue fever at six months old.
Health & Wellness

Mother Implores Parents To Take Dengue Seriously

Kedine Matthews Smith, the mother of a baby boy who recently contracted dengue fever, is warning other parents to take the disease seriously. The St. James resident told JIS News that it was in late September of last year that her then six-month-old son, Jonathan, was diagnosed with dengue and had to be admitted to the Cornwall Regional Hospital. Her...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), speaking with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley, at a reception held at the new Port Royal Naval Dockyard on Monday (January 20), to culminate the inaugural call of the Marella Discovery II to the historic town.
Tourism

Cruise Ship Call To Port Royal A Success – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the inaugural call of the cruise ship, Marella Discovery II, to the historic town of Port Royal on Monday (January 20) as a success. She said the feedback from the visitors indicate that they were pleased with the day’s activities, which included a tour of various sites in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaking during a panel discussion at the Caribbean Infrastructure Conference (CARIF). The event was held at AC Hotel by Marriott on Tuesday (January 21). The other participants (from left) are: Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure for the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew; and Regional Head of KPMG
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Jamaica Poised For Sustainable Growth – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica is poised to enter a period of sustainable economic growth as evidenced by, among other things, extensive investments in infrastructure developments either now under way or programmed for implementation. Among these, he noted, are significant engagements in commercial, industrial and residential construction as well as the country’s road, telecommunications, water, sewerage...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis.
Health & Wellness

Decline In Dengue Cases In St. James

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, says the sustained efforts of the St. James Health Department and other agencies to eliminate mosquito breeding sites have resulted in a decline in the number of dengue cases in the parish. “The report we got from the public health department at our last monthly meeting indicated that the number of dengue cases...
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Dancers, Ackeria Smith and Marlon Tomlinson, perform at a party for tourists at the new port facility in Port Royal on Monday (January 20).
Entertainment

Port Facility In Port Royal Can Be Used As Entertainment Venue

The Government has announced that the new port facility in Port Royal can now be used by interested persons as an entertainment venue. Closing the entertainment show that took place at the new port facility in Port Royal, where the first ship – Marella Discovery II – docked on Monday (January 20), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), with General Manager of the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, Clifton Reader, at a media luncheon held at the hotel on January 18.
Culture

Culture Minister Says There Is Much Interest In Reggae Month

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says there is so much widespread interest in the upcoming Reggae Month celebration in February that “it should easily be the biggest” since its inception in 2008. Ms. Grange, who spoke with JIS News following a media luncheon at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on...
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