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Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on March 28.

Secretariat Established to Support Constitutional Reform Committee

A Secretariat, managed by the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, has been established to provide technical guidance and support to the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC). The officers of the Secretariat are drawn from the Ministry and include the Permanent...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (stooping) and Minister of State, Hon. Franklin Witter (right, foreground), examine several of the first 50 goats to be imported under the Government’s Small Ruminant Development Programme. With them are Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Dairy Development Board, Devon Sayers (left, standing) and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Orville Palmer. The goats arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday (March 27).

Superior Imported Goats to Genetically Bolster Local Breeds

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), converses with Minister of Education, Trinidad and Tobago, the Hon. Dr. Nyan Gadsby Dolly (centre); and Minister of Sport and Community Development, Hon. Shamfa Cudjoe, during a meeting at Independence Park, Kingston on Tuesday (March 28). A delegation from Trinidad and Tobago is in the island for the staging of the 2023 ISSA Boys and Girls Championships (Champs), which is being held at the National Stadium from March 28 to April 1.

PHOTOS: Minister Williams meets with Trinidad and Tobago Ministers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to the upgraded Red Stripe House on Tuesday (March 28) at the plant’s Spanish Town Road location in Kingston. Participating in the exercise (from left) are Head of Human Resources, Red Stripe, Judon Bowden; Supply Chain Director, Nele Vanbeneden; Managing Director, Luis Prata; Finance Director, Yaniece Gentles; Chairman, Peter Melhado; Head of Corporate Affairs, Dianne Ashton- Smith; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton and Head of Commerce, Sean Wallace. The ceremony featured the official launch of the new Red Stripe Cellars Expansion for Beer Production (CERS) project.

Red Stripe’s $2.2-Billion Cellars Expansion a Symbol of Confidence in Jamaica – PM

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (right), exchanges greetings with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica , His Excellency Chen Daojiang, during a courtesy call at the National Works Agency (NWA) in Kingston on March 28.

PHOTOS: Chinese Ambassador Calls on Minister Warmington

Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, addresses the opening ceremony of the JSEZA’s first physical Business Acceleration Centre (BAC) at Kingston Wharves Limited, on Wednesday (March 22).

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Minister Hill Urges Local Companies to Train More Jamaicans

Jamaican companies need to “step up to the plate” and ensure the training of more locals, says Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. “We have 300/400,000 young people, mainly young men. We need to train them, and Jamaican companies need to step up,” he said. Senator Hill maintained that “if you don’t train them [and]...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses the launch of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica’s new Public Relations Campaign, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on March 22.

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BSJ to Target Stakeholders in Food, Construction and Tourism Sectors

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), over the next few months, will target stakeholders in the Food, Construction and Tourism sectors as part of its new Public Relations Campaign to increase awareness about its services. New and reviewed Standards will also be launched to focus on important commodities, such as rice and fuel, as well as technology products, to include...

Students of the Constant Spring Primary and Infant School listen as Principal Director, Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson (right), talks about the importance of climate, weather and water on International Day of Forests, which was celebrated on Tuesday (March 21). With him is Head of the Met Service’s Climate Branch, Jackie Spence-Hemmings (second right).

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Poster Competition Launched for World Met Day

The Meteorological (Met) Service of Jamaica has launched a poster competition to mark this year’s observance of World Meteorological Day, which is commemorated annually on March 23. The competition is based on this year’s theme – ‘The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across Generations’. Head of the Met Service’s Climate Branch, Jackie Spence-Hemmings, told JIS News that the competition...

Divisional Chief for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Novelette Panton.

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Hundreds of Small Business Operators on Board with JAM-DEX

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that hundreds of small-business operators have registered with its digital currency, ‘JAM-DEX’, while a pilot project involving Government payment was successfully done. According to Divisional Chief for Financial Markets Infrastructure at the Central Bank, Dr. Novelette Panton, as at the 18th of February, 90 small merchants and 4,500 micro merchants were with the...

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.

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PHOTOS: World Poetry Day at Little Theatre

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Olive Senior (right), makes a presentation to Jenelle Alyssa Samuels, winner of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. The occasion was the ‘World Poetry Day: Jamaica 60’ celebration held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Little Theatre, 4 Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston.

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at the podium) addressing a press conference to announce the members of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) at Jamaica House in St. Andrew on March 22. He is flanked by committee co-chairs Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left) and Ambassador Rocky Meade.

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PM Announces Members of Constitutional Reform Committee

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the names of the members of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), which will play a key role in ensuring Jamaica’s smooth transition to a Republic. Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte and Ambassador Rocky Meade, are co-chairs of the body, which includes Attorney General, Dr. Derrick McKoy;...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre, head table), addresses members of the newly appointed Constitutional Reform Committee at its first meeting, today (March 22) in the Banquet Hall at the Office of the Prime Minister.

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PM Reiterates Government’s Commitment to Republic Status for Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to the process of transitioning Jamaica from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. Addressing the newly formed Constitutional Reform Committee today (March 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr. Holness said the approach must be collaborative and guided by expert advice. “In spite of the delay...