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Newly appointed Government Senators, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon (left) and Abka Fitz Henley.

New Senators Take the Oath of Allegiance

Abka Fitz Henley and Dr. Dana Morris Dixon were today (May 12) sworn in as Government Senators in the Upper House. The new Senators were warmly welcomed by their colleagues after they took the Oath of Allegiance. They will fill...

Executive Director, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

NSWMA Endorses ‘Trash and Hype’ Pantomime

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, addresses a town hall on phase one of the Constitutional Reform Process held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square on Wednesday, April 26.

We Are Jamaicanising the Constitution – Minister Malahoo Forte

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (centre) looks at something being pointed out by Chairman, South Jamaica Power Company, Mohamed Majeed (left). Occasion was a tour of the company's facility located at Moores Pen in Old Harbour, St. Catherine recently. Looking on is Plant Manager, Noel Watson.

PHOTOS: Senator Samuda Tours South Jamaica Power Company

Managing Director, Free Rock Trading Company Limited, David Ffrench (left); St. Mary Technical High School teacher, Richard Allen (centre); and Regional Sales Manager for the Megger Group, Moies Arenas, look at camera equipment in the school’s utility room. Occasion was the hand over of electrical testing tools by Free Rock to the institution on Thursday (April 27).

PHOTOS: St. Mary Technical High School gets Electronic Testing Tools

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr. delivers the main address at the Farm Fest 2023 Agricultural and Educational Show at Knockalva Polytechnic College in Ramble, Hanover on Thursday, April 27.

3 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Students Urged to Apply Training and Innovation to Sector

Agriculture students are being charged to apply their training and ingenuity in finding solutions to challenges facing the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Pearnel Charles Jr, in making the call while addressing students of the Knockalva Polytechnic College on April 27, said that the sector needs the energy and innovation of the youth to be stronger, more sustainable...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over a one-bedroom house to Joyce Booth (second left) at Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland on Thursday, April 27. Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, Marvalyn Pitter (left), and Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Daniel Lawrence. The one-bedroom unit was provided under the Ministry’s indigent housing programme.

3 years ago Housing

Visually Impaired Westmoreland Woman Gets Indigent Housing

Joyce Booth, a visually impaired senior citizen from Happy Retreat in Darliston, Westmoreland, is the latest beneficiary of a new home under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s indigent housing programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, handed over the keys to the $6 million one-bedroom unit during a ceremony on Thursday, April 27. The house, which is designed...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), plays with a cockatiel during a tour of booths at the St. Ann Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at the Port Rhoades Sports Complex, Discovery Bay, St. Ann on Friday (April 28). Looking on is State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Franklin Witter (centre), while the Ministry’s Chief Technical Director, Orville Palmer is right.

3 years ago Agriculture

St. Ann Farmers Urged to Prepare for Tourism Boom

Farmers in St. Ann are being encouraged to prepare to capitalise on the impending expansion of tourism in the parish. With approximately 5,000 new hotel rooms to be added in the resort area over the next five to 10 years, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging the farmers to begin to boost production to supply the...

Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) President, John Mahfood.

3 years ago Industry

Jamaica Ripe for Investment – MAHFOOD

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), John Mahfood, says the Jamaican economy is ripe for business and is urging investors to take advantage of the many opportunities that are available. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Expo Jamaica 2023 tradeshow on April 27 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Mr. Mahfood outlined several indicators, which...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (left); High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic (third left); and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Winston Simpson (second right), present supplies to 15-year-old small ruminant farmer and Oberlin High School student, Kaheim McLune (third right). The items, donated by Nutramix, were handed over to farmers participating in an ‘Internal and External Parasite Control Pilot and Farmer Capacity Building Session’ at RADA’s St. Andrew parish office on Old Hope Road on Thursday (April 27). Others (from second left) are: Country Coordinator for World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Nelsa English-Johnson; and Sales Manager at Nutramix, Samuel Jones.

3 years ago Agriculture

Small Ruminant Farmers Benefit from Parasite Control Training

Scores of small ruminant farmers have benefitted from a parasite control training session to bolster their activities and help Jamaica move closer to its food security goals. The ‘Internal and External Parasite Control Pilot and Farmer Capacity Building Session’ was held under the Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project, which is implemented by the World University Service of Canada...

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, address the opening of Expo Jamaica 2023 trade show on April 27 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston

3 years ago Investment

Expo Jamaica 2023 Aligns with Ministry’s Business Focus – Senator Hill

The staging of Expo Jamaica 2023 is in keeping with the strategic objectives of the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, aimed at boosting exports and attracting more business to the country, says portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill. “It fits perfectly with our aim to increase exports [and] bring in new investors –foreign direct investors and especially local...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a health, wealth and safety expo, organised by the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in St. Andrew on Thursday (April 27). Others from left are: President of the TODSS, Egeton Newman; Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Kenute Hare; and Managing Director of the Transport Authority (TA), Ralston Smith.

3 years ago Transport

Reckless Driving Costing Lives – Minister Shaw

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, is lamenting the continued loss of lives on the nation’s roads, which he blames on reckless driving. He noted that the frequent, fatal road crashes are turning the lives of many families “upside down,” and is appealing for persons to take care on the roadways. “No amount of money can replace a...