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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), engages in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of Princess Resort in Hanover, Robert Cabrera (right) on March 23. Looking on is Chief Strategist and Adviser in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), engages in discussion with Chief Executive Officer of Princess Resort in Hanover, Robert Cabrera (right) on March 23. Looking on is Chief Strategist and Adviser in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.

Tourism Ministry to Embark on Islandwide Consultations

The Ministry of Tourism is to embark on a series of islandwide public consultations, to discuss issues relating to tourism and its impact on the national economy. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett made the disclosure at a Destination Assurance Framework...
Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, addresses at town hall meeting to update the public on the progress of the rehabilitative work at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James on March 23.
Clinical Coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, addresses at town hall meeting to update the public on the progress of the rehabilitative work at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James on March 23.

Burn Unit for Cornwall Regional Hospital
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left), leads the applause at the unveiling of the new welcome sign for the resort town of Negril last year. Others sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Secretary Manager, Negril/Green Island Area Land Authority, Althea McKenzie-Stewart; Hanover Western Member of Parliament, Tamika Davis; Lucea Mayor, Councillor Sheridan Samuels; Lucea Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney Grant; Savanna-la-Mar Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danree Delany; and Past President, Negril Chamber of Commerce, Richard Wallace.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left), leads the applause at the unveiling of the new welcome sign for the resort town of Negril last year. Others sharing the moment (from left) are Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Wade Mars; Secretary Manager, Negril/Green Island Area Land Authority, Althea McKenzie-Stewart; Hanover Western Member of Parliament, Tamika Davis; Lucea Mayor, Councillor Sheridan Samuels; Lucea Deputy Mayor, Councillor Andria Dehaney Grant; Savanna-la-Mar Deputy Mayor, Councillor Danree Delany; and Past President, Negril Chamber of Commerce, Richard Wallace.

Negril Benefits from Improvement Projects
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while piloting the Appropriation Bill, 2023 during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (March 24).
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while piloting the Appropriation Bill, 2023 during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (March 24).

Senate Approves 2023 Appropriation Bill
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James on March 23.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses a town hall meeting held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James on March 23.

Modernised Cornwall Regional Hospital Being Delivered – Dr. Tufton

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Tourism Continues to Be Main Catalyst for Economic Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett says the tourism sector has grown by 36 per cent over the past 30 years, against a total economic growth of 10 per cent. The noted that the sector is the single largest contributor to Jamaica’s gross domestic product (GDP), as well as a main source of foreign revenues. “It is multidimensional and multifaceted,...
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Health & Wellness

Jamaica Midlife Health Society to Host Symposium on March 26

The Jamaica Midlife Health Society (JMHS) will be hosting a virtual symposium on Sunday (March 26), focusing on the topic ‘Prostate Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Preventing the Double-Death-Dash’. The event will be held from 1pm to 5pm, and persons wishing to participate are invited to register at mhs.official@gmail.com. Presenters for the event include Consultant Urologist, Dr. Tasha Cooke, who will...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), engages with participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps Residential Camps, at the official launch of the programme on Friday (March 24), at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew. Looking on are Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (partially hidden, second right); and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen (right).
Prime Minister

PHOTO: PM Launches JNSC Residential Camps

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), engages with participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps Residential Camps, at the official launch of the programme on Friday (March 24), at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew. Looking on are Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with Jamaica 60 Scholarship awardees at a symbolic presentation ceremony held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry, 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Among those sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left); State Minister, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (fourth left); and President of the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (background left).
Education

16 Students Receive Scholarships Valued at US$40,000

Sixteen tertiary-level students have received scholarships valued at some US$40,000, through support from the Jamaican Diaspora. The presentations were made during a symbolic ceremony for the ‘Jamaica 60 Diamond Jubilee Gala Scholarships’ held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Funds for the scholarships were derived from a Jamaica...
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The ceremony marking the first ‘National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking in Enslaved Africans and Chattel Enslavement,’ will be held on Saturday (March 25) at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront.
Governor General

Jamaica Observes First National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Slave Trade

Jamaicans will honour the victims of slavery and the slave trade on Saturday (March 25). 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...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Residential Camps, at the official launch of the programme on Friday (March 24), at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew.
Prime MinisterYouth

PM Charges Youth to Take Advantage of HEART/NSTA Trust Fee Removal

Unattached youth have been charged by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to take advantage of the removal of fees at the HEART/NSTA Trust to access training opportunities. Under the measure, which becomes effective on April 1 and was first announced by the Prime Minister in his Budget Debate presentation on March 16, Jamaicans will no longer be required...
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