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President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, which was held at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.
President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, which was held at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

Chamber President Says Business Owners Should Take Part In Global Leadership Summit

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, says business owners in St. James and its environs should take advantage of the Global Leadership Summit (GLS), slated to be held at the Montego Bay Convention...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages in a light moment with (from second left), President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Senior representative, Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Frank Schreurs; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Technological Solutions Ltd.(TSL), Dr. André Gordon. Occasion was the opening of the TSL’s Safe Quality Food (SQF) training seminar series at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Monday (October 14).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages in a light moment with (from second left), President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Senior representative, Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Frank Schreurs; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Technological Solutions Ltd.(TSL), Dr. André Gordon. Occasion was the opening of the TSL’s Safe Quality Food (SQF) training seminar series at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Monday (October 14).

Minister Shaw Says Exporters Must Maintain High Standards To Remain Globally Competitive
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and President of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited’s (CHEC) Americas Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu (second left), display the signed agreement for the $9.5-billion Catherine Estates housing development in St. Catherine, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 15). The project is being implemented under a joint-venture partnership between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and CHEC. Also attending (from left) are Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Housing, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr; and HAJ Chairman, Norman Brown.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and President of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited’s (CHEC) Americas Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu (second left), display the signed agreement for the $9.5-billion Catherine Estates housing development in St. Catherine, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 15). The project is being implemented under a joint-venture partnership between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and CHEC. Also attending (from left) are Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Housing, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr; and HAJ Chairman, Norman Brown.

HAJ And CHEC Partner To Build 1,650 Houses
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at a recent media briefing at the Ministry, in Hope Gardens, Kingston, to give an update on the management of the Frosty Pod Rot disease, which affects cocoa plants.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at a recent media briefing at the Ministry, in Hope Gardens, Kingston, to give an update on the management of the Frosty Pod Rot disease, which affects cocoa plants.

Agriculture Minister Expects Increase In Cocoa Yield
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Inspector of Poor, Mavis Farquharson (left); and Councillor Alvin Francis (second left), greet an elderly homeless woman at the KSAMC World Homeless Day health fair, on October 11 at the Poor Relief Department, in Kingston. Occasion was the official opening of a newly constructed walk-in shower for the homeless, health checks and the distribution of clothing and care packages. It was hosted by the Poor Relief Department, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). World Homeless Day is observed annually on October 10.
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Inspector of Poor, Mavis Farquharson (left); and Councillor Alvin Francis (second left), greet an elderly homeless woman at the KSAMC World Homeless Day health fair, on October 11 at the Poor Relief Department, in Kingston. Occasion was the official opening of a newly constructed walk-in shower for the homeless, health checks and the distribution of clothing and care packages. It was hosted by the Poor Relief Department, in partnership with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA). World Homeless Day is observed annually on October 10.

PHOTOS: KSAMC World Homeless Day Health Fair

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President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.
CommerceIndustry

Global Leadership Summit Slated For Kingston And Montego Bay

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says the upcoming Global Leadership Summit (GLS) will be critical in stimulating the growth of the country’s Global Services Sector (GSS). The GLS, which is slated for Hope Fellowship Church in Kingston on October 25, and the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 7, is designed to promote...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), signing the handover certificates with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (right, seated), during a handover ceremony at the Institute, located at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, on Monday ( October 14).
Information

New Confucius Institute Handed Over To Gov’t

The Caribbean’s newest and largest Confucius Institute, which was built by the People’s Republic of China at the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Kingston, was officially handed over to the Jamaican Government on Monday (October 14). The facility, which was constructed at a cost of US$5 million and is situated at the former Personnel Office on the UWI’s...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussions with Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson (left), and Managing Director of Sunset at the Palms Resort, Ian Kerr, during the hotel’s 15th anniversary ceremony in Negril, Westmoreland, on Sunday (October 13).
Tourism

Additional 450 Trainees To Graduate From Jamaica Centre For Tourism Innovation

Another 450 hospitality workers, who have been trained and certified by the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI), will graduate from the institution on Wednesday (October 16). The ceremony is slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, and will total number of persons graduating, since the facility was established in 2017, to some 640, Tourism Minister, Hon....
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson, during the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Service at Calvary Gospel Assembly in Kingston, on Sunday (October 13). Looking on is Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Culture

National Heritage Week Being Observed From Oct. 13 to 21

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is spearheading a number of activities during National Heritage Week, from October 13 to 21, to honour Jamaica’s National Heroes and other persons who have served the nation with distinction or distinguished themselves through heroic deeds. Speaking at this year’s National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Service at Calvary Gospel Assembly in Kingston on...
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