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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), at Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park in Little London, Westmoreland, with Owner and Chairman, Ian Gordon (left), and Director, Shyian Gordon, on the second day (March 24) of the two-day Destination Assurance Tour across the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), at Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park in Little London, Westmoreland, with Owner and Chairman, Ian Gordon (left), and Director, Shyian Gordon, on the second day (March 24) of the two-day Destination Assurance Tour across the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland.

Jamaica Uniquely Positioned to Capitalise on Tourism Industry’s Growing Demands

Jamaica is uniquely positioned to further capitalise on the growing demands of tourism. This is through the Tourism Innovation Incubator, which facilitates the implementation of new ideas and experiences among locals to add to the tourism value chain, Portfolio Minister,...
Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (right), presents newly sworn-in Jamaican citizen, Lystra Thames, with a certificate formalising her status, during the agency’s citizenship swearing in ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 27. Mrs. Thames was one of 24 persons granted citizenship.
Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter (right), presents newly sworn-in Jamaican citizen, Lystra Thames, with a certificate formalising her status, during the agency’s citizenship swearing in ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 27. Mrs. Thames was one of 24 persons granted citizenship.

Citizenship Granted to 24 Persons
Interim Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, provides an update on the Authority during a meeting held at the JSEZA on Monday, March 27.
Interim Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Kelli-Dawn Hamilton, provides an update on the Authority during a meeting held at the JSEZA on Monday, March 27.

JSEZA Continues to Secure Investment Opportunities for Companies to Operate In SEZs
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture and roots. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), addresses the Indian Diaspora Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on March 26. Since the first arrival of Indians in Jamaica in 1845, they have become an integral part of the Jamaican society, contributing to the progress of the country, while they continue to retain their culture and roots. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

PHOTOS: Sen. Aubyn Hill Speaks at Indian Diaspora Conference
Principal Director for the Division at the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Zahra Oliphant.
Principal Director for the Division at the National Fisheries Authority, Dr. Zahra Oliphant.

NFA Working to Secure Fisheries Sector

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General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, is calling farmers to guard against the TR4 disease.
Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged to Guard Against the TR4 Disease

The Banana Board is urging farmers to implement measures to protect their holdings against the TR4 disease. Fusarium odoratissimum, more commonly known as the TR4 disease, is a threat to commercial varieties of the Jamaican banana, plantain and ornamental Heliconia crops. General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie, told JIS News that the disease has the real danger or...
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Principal of St. Hugh’s Preparatory School, Sasha Wright (left), displays an information poster depicting the Jamaica’s National Heroes during a road-safety session at the institution on Monday (March 27). The event was staged by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in partnership with the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. Others (from second left) are Education and Information Officer at the Unit, Dontae Matthews; and JIS team members, Acting Managing Editor, Editorial and Photography Department, Tracey Chin Loy; Acting Senior Editor, Douglas McIntosh; Consulting Sub-Editor, Andrea Hoo Fung, and Administrative Assistant, Research, Print and Production Division, Kristen Hunt.
EducationTransport

Road-Safety Awareness Heightened at St. Hugh’s Preparatory School

Students of St. Hugh’s Preparatory School in Kingston, on Monday (March 27), participated in a lively, fun-filled interactive sensitisation session on road safety. The session, which took place at the institution, was staged by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in partnership with the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining. The school received a package containing JIS...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), in discussion with owner of the Princess Resort in Hanover, Robert Cabrera, during a tour of resort
Tourism

Tourism Minister Says Big Changes Are Coming for Hanover

There are big changes coming for the western parish of Hanover, as it is on track to claim its place among the bustling tourism areas on the island. This was noted by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a destination assurance meeting held at the Boardwalk Village in Negril, Westmoreland, on March 23. Before the start of the meeting,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), looks on as Director and owner of Omega Medical Hospital in Negril, Dr. Dale Foster (right), explains the use of a computerized tomography (CT) scan, during a visit on Friday (March 24). Looking on (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith and Chief Executive Officer of Omega Medical Hospital, Dr. Dolton James.
Health & WellnessTourism

Health Tourism Policy to be Formulated

The Ministry of Tourism will be collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Wellness and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), in formulating a health tourism policy for Jamaica. The policy will be an essential framework that outlines the regulations, guidelines, and procedures for promoting and regulating medical tourism in the country, according to Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “It is very...
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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the Western Jamaica launch of the Road Code Test in Secondary Schools at Little London High in Westmoreland on Friday (March 24).
Transport

Transport and Mining Ministry Reports Decline in Road Fatalities

The Ministry of Transport and Mining is reporting a moderate decline in road fatalities since the start of the year. Speaking at the Western Jamaica Launch of the Road Code Test in Secondary Schools at Little London High in Westmoreland on Friday (March 24), Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw said some 94 persons died in road traffic crashes from 83...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) lays a wreath at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront during a ceremony on Saturday (March 25). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has signed a proclamation for the annual observance of the ‘National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking in Enslaved Africans and Chattel Enslavement.’ This is in keeping with the designation of March 25 by the United Nations as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Slave Trade.
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PHOTOS: Wreath Laying at Negro Aroused Statue

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) lays a wreath at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront during a ceremony on Saturday (March 25). At left is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has signed a proclamation for the annual observance of the ‘National...
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