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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left) and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), hold a box of mangoes that was among the first batch to be exported to the United States. Occasion was the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States, held at the Sangster International Airport Export Complex in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 13). At centre is Manager of the complex, Dalton Hastings.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left) and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Spence (right), hold a box of mangoes that was among the first batch to be exported to the United States. Occasion was the official ceremony for the export of Jamaican mangoes to the United States, held at the Sangster International Airport Export Complex in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 13). At centre is Manager of the complex, Dalton Hastings.

12,000 Pounds of Mangoes Exported to US

Twelve thousand pounds of mangoes were exported on Thursday (June 13) to the United States (US). The mangoes – ‘Julie’ and ‘East Indian’ – were the first set to be exported to the US in 20 years. Export of the...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, discuss preparations for the final resting place of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the National Heroes Park on Thursday (June 13).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left); Town Clerk, Robert Hill; and Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, discuss preparations for the final resting place of former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the National Heroes Park on Thursday (June 13).

Preparations for Mr. Seaga’s Final Resting Place on Track
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding, shortly before the start of a community meeting at the Ambassador Theatre in Trench Town on Wednesday (June 12). The meeting was convened to provide details about the Government’s proposed construction of the Police Plaza at No Man’s Land in downtown Kingston and to allow residents to pose questions to the Minister regarding the development.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), in discussion with Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding, shortly before the start of a community meeting at the Ambassador Theatre in Trench Town on Wednesday (June 12). The meeting was convened to provide details about the Government’s proposed construction of the Police Plaza at No Man’s Land in downtown Kingston and to allow residents to pose questions to the Minister regarding the development.

Police Plaza to Be a Community Facility
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office, in Kingston. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office, in Kingston. (FILE)

Smart Streetlight Programme to Reduce Energy Cost
Public and Community Relations Superintendent, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Kent Skyers.
Public and Community Relations Superintendent, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, Kent Skyers.

Farmers, Residents to Benefit from Noranda Aquaponics Project

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Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Staff member, Andrae Palmer, donates blood at a drive organised by the JIS.
Health & Wellness

Members of the Public Encouraged to Donate Blood

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is inviting members of the public to come out today (Friday, June 14), to donate blood at collection centres across the island. The islandwide blood drive is being held in recognition of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), which is being observed under the theme ‘Safe Blood for All’. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr....
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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing the LASCO REAP annual awards ceremony, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.
Weather and Climate Change

Gov’t Taking Action to Mitigate Climate Change Impacts

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is taking steps to reduce and manage the effects of climate change across all sectors through national and international partnerships. She was addressing the LASCO REAP awards ceremony held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston. Mrs. Johnson Smith said that the country’s efforts have...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second right), with members of the winning team from Holland Primary School in the Schools Environment Programme (SEP) competition (from left): Jaden Newland, Jahmani Brown, Shaqira Milton and Shevaughn Ebanks. Occasion was the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.
EducationEnvironmentYouth

Holland Primary Wins SEP Competition

Defending champion, Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth has copped the 2019 Schools Environment Programme (SEP) research competition. The school, with its research topic ‘Marine/Coastal Ecosystems’, with a focus on wetlands and their importance to the natural environment, was announced the winner during the SEP Research Day and Awards Ceremony, held on Wednesday (June 12), at The Knutsford Court Hotel...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivering the keynote address at the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) appreciation luncheon for teachers and instructors serving in the penal system, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (June 5).
Youth

Education of Juvenile Offenders Critical in Breaking Cycle of Crime -– Terrelonge

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Ministry stands ready to support all efforts aimed at advancing the education of youngsters, ages 12 to 18, who are in custody at correctional institutions. He said that such engagement is necessary in preventing the juvenile offenders from falling back into the cycle of crime and deviant behaviour,...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses recent function in Montego Bay, St. James.
Tourism

Minister says Global Tourism Has Changed

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says global tourism has taken on an extraordinary new lease on life, where almost everything is now done outside of what was once considered the norm. According to Mr. Bartlett, tourism processes, tools, structures, systems and actors are no longer the same, and to the point where the industry is now being “reimagined”. “It...
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(Mr. Richard Byles (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Mr. Richard Byles selected as New BOJ Governor

Today, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr the Hon. Nigel Clarke announced the endorsement by the Cabinet of the selection of Mr. Richard Byles as the next Governor of the Bank of Jamaica. Minister Clarke stated, “In January of this year, I appointed a Search Committee chaired by Mr. David Marston to lead an open and transparent search...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), with President of the North East Chapter of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP), Pixley Irons; and Founder and Executive Chairman of the (CCRP), Jean Lowrie-Chin, at the Chapter’s launch on June 7, at the John McDowell Conference Centre in Pineapple Place, Ocho Rios.
Community

Caribbean Community of Retired Persons Forms Chapters to Support the Elderly

With over 50 per cent of Jamaica’s elderly (60 years and older) said to be either alone, single or widowed, the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) has been forming chapters islandwide to offer both social and emotional support. Founded in 2010 by Communications Consultant and Seniors Advocate, Jean Lowrie-Chin, the CCRP, in addition to its head office in Kingston,...
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