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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) President, Ricardo James, at a policy proposal forum staged by the association on April 12 at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) headquarters in New Kingston.

Minister Shaw Looks to Reduce Time Frame for Gov’t Access to Dormant Bank Accounts

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is looking at reducing the time frame for Government to have access to dormant bank accounts. Billions of dollars remain unclaimed in local financial institutions. Under the Banking Act, money...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Work to be Completed Soon on Merger for Gaming Commission

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Work Being Done in Resort Towns on Behalf of the People

Small Businesses Association of Jamaica President, Hugh Johnson.

Business Leaders Suggest Consultations

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry. (FILE)

Work to Begin this Year on Expansion of Ian Fleming Airport

Cannabis Licensing Authority Chairperson, Hyacinth Lightbourne, addressing a recent ganja grower stakeholders consultation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) auditorium, in New Kingston.

9 years ago Industry

Cannabis Licensing Authority Begins Work on Alternative Development Programme

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has commenced work to implement an Alternative Development Programme (ADP) to provide more inclusion for Jamaica’s traditional farmers in the developing ganja industry. The programme aims to prevent and eliminate the illicit cultivation of plants and channel them through legal streams. The 1998 Action Plan, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, provides for the...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) listens to a point being made by the Director of Standards and Harmonisation at the World Anti-Doping Agency, Tim Ricketts, during a meeting at her New Kingston office.

9 years ago Sport

Grange: WADA pleased with JADCO

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has said that the World Anti-Doping Agency is pleased with the operations of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission. The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission executes the national anti-doping in sports programme. Minister Grange made the revelation this afternoon (Thursday) after meeting with a delegation from WADA. Minister Grange said: “WADA has...

9 years ago Transport

Transport Authority to Establish 100 New Routes

The Transport Authority of Jamaica is in the process of establishing 100 new routes islandwide. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 12, Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, said this would result in 2,500 new licences being offered to operators. He also disclosed that the Government has authorised the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a ceremony for the handover of the upgraded Brown’s Hall Primary School in St. Catherine on April 12.

9 years ago Education

Gov’t Spending $300 Million to Repair Primary Schools

The Government is spending more than $300 million to carry out repairs at primary schools across the island. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said that at least three or four institutions in each of the 63 constituencies will be targeted for “further maintenance and upgrading”. He was addressing the handover of an expansion project...

9 years ago Transport

Amnesty for Delinquent Motorists

The Government is to implement a new amnesty for motorists who have accumulated unpaid traffic tickets. Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, said this will be done before the new Road Traffic Act, which is now before the House of Representatives, comes into effect. The Minister was making his contribution to the 2017/2018 Sectoral Debate in the House...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), shares a joke with Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis, during the commissioning of the Warsop/John Daggy water supply system in Trelawny on February 10.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

$262.7M Earmarked for Improving Trelawny Water Supply

The Government will be spending $262.7 million to improve water supplied to several communities in Trelawny. This, according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who was speaking at the commissioning of the Warsop/John Daggy water supply system in the parish on Friday, February 10. Dr. Chang said the project...

Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto.

9 years ago Education

Students Encouraged to ‘Stay Alert’

Students are being encouraged to utilize the National Security Ministry’s ‘Stay Alert’ mobile application, among other measures, if their safety is threatened. This urging comes from Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, consequent on an upsurge in violence against the nation’s children. He was speaking with...