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State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklin Witter (third right), with principals and sponsors of the ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition, which was launched today (September 19), at the Farmers’ Training Centre in St. Catherine. From left are: Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Rainforest Caribbean, Andrew Lewis; Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Gavin Bellamy; Senior Director of Corporate Services, NFA, Angela Patterson; Chairman of the NFA Board, Lieutenant Commander George Overton and Marketing Manager, Spur Tree Spices, Rani Badaloo.

Jamaicans Invited to Enter Tilapia Cooking Competition

Jamaicans are being invited to showcase their tilapia cooking skills, for a chance to win cash and prizes. The ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition by the National Fisheries Authority (NFA), which was launched today (September 19), at the Farmers’...

Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (back row right); Councillor for the Denbigh Division of Clarendon, Joel Williams (back row centre) and Councillor, May Pen North Division, Tanya Lee Williams (back row left) along with community members and other stakeholders unveil the Western Park community Wi-Fi sign during a ceremony held in Clarendon on September 16.

PHOTOS: Western Park Community in Clarendon gets free Wi-Fi

Senior Director, Corporate Communications in the Ministry of Tourism, Kingsley Roberts (right), outlines Tourism Awareness Week activities during a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett also participated in session. Tourism Awareness Week is being observed from September 25 to October 1.

Tourism Youth Forum on September 28

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Cassandra Morrison.

Revised National Policy for Senior Citizens to be Presented Sept. 21

Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson, opens the 2022/23 State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on September 13.

Funds Allocated for Road Works in Western Westmoreland

Representatives from the St. Ann Hi-Tech Farmer’s Group, the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Red Cross and Bahia Principe display bags of garbage collected from the Red Cross Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, during International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICC) on Saturday, September 17.

3 years ago Environment

Volunteers Cleaned Beaches in Discovery Bay

Representatives of public and private sector entities came together in the spirit of volunteerism to carry out beach cleaning in Discovery Bay, St. Ann on Saturday (September 17). The International Coastal Clean-up Day (ICCD) activity saw scores of persons clearing garbage from the Red Cross Beach, including the adjoining fisherman’s beach and Scenic View. The volunteers came out early and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, gives a visual display of the sugar content in a bottle of sugar-sweetened beverage during a recent press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Urged to Comply with Restrictions on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines serve to reduce students’ exposure to and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including fruit drinks, energy drinks and sweetened water. Effective January 1, 2019, the guidelines prohibited sugar-sweetened beverages with a total sugar concentration exceeding a...

Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on September 12.

3 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Jamaica Attractive Destination for Luxury Vacation Seekers – Tourism Director

Jamaica is “well-positioned as an attractive destination” for luxury vacation seekers, says Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board, Donovan White. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on September 12, Mr. White explained that the Jamaican spirit and culture is “endearing” to visitors. “It is our music, our food, our culture, our entertainment. It's endearing for Jamaica to...

Members of the judiciary participate in the annual Assize Church Service to mark the opening session of the Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court at the University of the West Indies Chapel, Mona, St. Andrew on Sunday, September 18.

3 years ago Justice

Ministry Committed to Increasing Access to Justice

The Ministry of Justice remains committed to ensuring greater access to justice for all Jamaicans, says portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “Access to justice is very important and we at the Ministry will do our part in ensuring that [this] is available to every single Jamaican, wherever they may live or wherever they may go to find it,” he said....

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents 102-year-old James Taylor (centre), with a framed birthday card from the late Her Majesty, the Queen. The Minister travelled to Mr. Taylor’s home in Kitson Town, St. Catherine recently, to make the presentation. Sharing the moment is the centenarian’s wife, Marion Taylor.

3 years ago Community

Kitson Town Centenarian Hailed as National Treasure

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has hailed centenarian James Taylor as a “national treasure” in his Kitson Town, St. Catherine community. Dr. Tufton, who called on Mr. Taylor at his home recently, on the occasion of his 102nd birthday, said the senior citizen is an example of the importance of healthy living in the early...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) 66th Health Research Conference on Thursday (September 15) at the AC Marriot Hotel in New Kingston.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Calls for Strengthening of Regional Public Health Research

Health researchers are being urged to use the experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to recommit to studies aimed at strengthening public health delivery across the region. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the call as he addressed the opening of the Caribbean Public Health Agency’s (CARPHA) 66th annual Health Research Conference on Thursday (September...

Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles, signs the Condolence Book for Her Majesty, The Queen at the Office of the Custos in Falmouth on Friday, September 16.

3 years ago Tribute

Trelawny Pays Respects to Her Majesty, The Queen

Trelawny’s civic and political leaders, senior police officers and firefighters, paid their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen by signing the Condolence Book in her honour on Friday (September 16). The book was located at the office of the Custos for the parish, at the Trelawny Justice Centre at Rock in Falmouth. Custos Hugh Gentles welcomed the stream of mourners,...