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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), exchanges pleasantries with Senator Damion Crawford (left) during the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) Youth Forum on Thursday (January 10) at Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment are Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (2nd left) and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), exchanges pleasantries with Senator Damion Crawford (left) during the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP) Youth Forum on Thursday (January 10) at Mona Visitors’ Lodge in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment are Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (2nd left) and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

More Companies Urged to Offer Internships for Young People

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is calling on more private sector companies to offer internships and apprenticeships for young people. “We need more employers on board. We have to continue to...
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), having a light conversation with (from left): Country Coordinator, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) – European Union (EU) Development Minerals Programme, Mrs. Ruth Clarke; Attaché/Programme Manager, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Stefano Cilli; Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Elsie Laurence-Chounoune and Past Commissioner of Mines, Mr. Clinton Thompson, during the Final Conference for the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme, held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Wednesday (January 9).
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), having a light conversation with (from left): Country Coordinator, African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) – European Union (EU) Development Minerals Programme, Mrs. Ruth Clarke; Attaché/Programme Manager, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Stefano Cilli; Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Elsie Laurence-Chounoune and Past Commissioner of Mines, Mr. Clinton Thompson, during the Final Conference for the ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme, held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Wednesday (January 9).

Mining Minister Highlights Significance of ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon to open the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited’s Data Entry Building Number 7 on Wednesday (January 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation; Hon. Karl Samuda; Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley; and Chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited, Antony Mark Hart.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) cuts the ribbon to open the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited’s Data Entry Building Number 7 on Wednesday (January 9). Sharing the moment (from left) are Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation; Hon. Karl Samuda; Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley; and Chairman of the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited, Antony Mark Hart.

We Must Develop a Culture of Work – PM Holness
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8). Listening are (from left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 8). Listening are (from left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left); Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

US$68 Million for Implementation of NIDS
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) is given a tour of Concentrix Global Jamaica by Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Grala (right). Concentrix is one of two companies housed in the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited’s Data Entry Building Number 7, which was officially opened on Wednesday (January 9). The other company is Unique Vacations Limited.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) is given a tour of Concentrix Global Jamaica by Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Grala (right). Concentrix is one of two companies housed in the Montego Bay Free Zone Company Limited’s Data Entry Building Number 7, which was officially opened on Wednesday (January 9). The other company is Unique Vacations Limited.

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Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Issues Beet Army Worm Alert for St. Elizabeth

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging farmers in sections of St. Elizabeth to employ beet army worm management strategies to counter the increase in the pest’s population. The beet army worm affects crops such as scallion and onion, and typically impacts the southern region of the island. The Rural Agriculture Development Authority (RADA) says its latest...
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Chairman, Sagicor Foundation, R. Danny Williams (left), has the attention of (from second left): President, Lupus Foundation, Dr. Desiree Tulloch-Reid; Chief Executive Officer, May Pen Hospital, St. Andrade Sinclair; Chairperson, Diabetes Association of Jamaica, Lurline Less; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Group Jamaica, Christopher Zacca, during the launch of the Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run on January 9, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The May Pen Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica; and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica will benefit from the proceeds of the corporate run, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 17.
Health & Wellness

Institutions to Benefit from Sigma Run

Three health and children-related institutions will benefit from the proceeds of the 21st staging of the Sigma Corporate Run, which is scheduled for Sunday, February 17 in the Corporate Area, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The institutions are the May Pen Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica and the Diabetes Association of Jamaica. Speaking at the launch...
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President of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank
EnvironmentJIS Think Tank

CMU President Supports Plastic Ban

President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Professor Fritz Pinnock, says the Government’s ban on single-use plastics will reduce the harmful effects of the material on marine life and the wider environment. "Plastics are deadly; they are dangerous; they are… not sustainable, and I endorse the plastic ban,” he said at a recent JIS Think Tank. “We are on the...
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Health & Wellness

Guidelines Set for the Sale of Beverages in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has set out interim guidelines for the sale and serving of beverages in schools. This is aimed at addressing the prevalence of obesity among Jamaica’s school-age population, coupled with the intention to help students make healthier choices. School administrators are provided with a list of beverages...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Jamaica Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (JAIFA) motivational seminar, ‘Blast Off 2019’, on Tuesday (January 8) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Agriculture

Report on Rationalisation of Sugar Lands Completed

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the report on the rationalisation of sugar lands has been completed. The rationalisation initiative will see some sugar-cane lands being utilised for the growing of other crops, providing new investment opportunities for farmers. Minister Shaw said he has already received hundreds of applications for the production of mango orchards,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), highlights a point while addressing a press briefing held at the New Kingston offices of the Tourism Ministry on Tuesday (January 8). He is flanked by (from left) International tourism security expert, Dr. Peter Tarlow; and Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer.
Tourism

Second Phase of Audit for Hotels and Attractions to be Completed by June

The second phase of the island-wide security audit of hotels and attractions being undertaken by the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), is to be completed by June this year. This was disclosed by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who informed that 16 properties located in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios have been audited to date. Mr. Bartlett...
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Worker at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Edward Williams, sprays the bank of a trench to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
Health & Wellness

St. Elizabeth Health Dept. Steps Up Fight Against Mosquitoes

Vector Control Coordinator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, says the Vector Control Unit has ramped up activities to destroy mosquito breeding sites and to educate residents in the parish about the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Speaking to JIS News, Mr. Myles said the Depatment has intensified its health education campaign in communities across the parish, especially those that...
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