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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minster of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left) unveil a sign detailing the history of the site of the newly opened Coore’s Ferry FESCO Service Station on Mandela Highway on December 13. Others are, from left, Managing Director, Coore's Limited, Monica Coore; Chairman, Coore’s Limited, Hugh Coore; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton; and FESCO Director, Lyden Heaven.

Entrepreneurs Urged to Align Business with Country’s Heritage

Entrepreneurs are being encouraged to make use of the country’s culture and heritage for business opportunities. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call while speaking at a recent heritage site confirmation ceremony during the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), shares a light moment with Yvonne and Telford Mitchell (left), as he hands over the key to the couple’s new home in Lancaster, Manchester on Friday (Dec. 16). The one-bedroom unit was built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Partially hidden at right is Member of Parliament for Manchester Southern, Robert Chin.

Five Manchester Families Get New Homes for Christmas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left) joins Naderia Wood (third left), and her children (from left), Romeo Smith, Jordan Coley and Shaheim Dunn, in front of their new three-bedroom home in New Hall district in Manchester Central on Friday (Dec.16). Occasion was the official hand over of the unit provided under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP). Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Rhoda-Moy Crawford.

PHOTOS: PM Holness Hands Over Houses in Manchester

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, assist beneficiary of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), 69-year-old Tesselyn Roach, to cut the ribbon to her new three-bedroom home in Free Town district on Friday (Dec. 16). Ms. Roach lost her house to fire, which also claimed the life of her two-year-old granddaughter, four years ago. She stayed with her cousin, who also lives in the community, prior to receiving her new home.

PHOTOS: 69-year Old Manchester Fire Victim Gets 3-bedroom House

Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Ministry of Tourism, David Dobson (left), is shown a painting by artist, Damian Cunningham, during the Tourism Product Development Company’s (TPDCo) ‘Crafting for Christmas’ fair at Devon House in Kingston on December 16.

Craft Traders Urged to Prepare for ‘Best Tourist Season Ever’

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages in light conversation with (from left) Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Dr. Wayne Wesley; Accounts Clerk, CXC, Ava Lettsome; and Beverlyn Henry, representing Receptionist at the Council, Arana Thompson. The event was the CXC’s Employee Appreciation Awards ceremony on December 16 at the Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston.

3 years ago Education

CXC to Help Develop Assessments or Sixth form Pathways

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be assisting the Ministry of Education and Youth in the development of assessments for the Sixth Form Pathways programme. The disclosure was made by portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her address at the CXC’s Employee Appreciation Awards ceremony on December 16 at the Courtleigh Hotel, Kingston. “I continue to be just delighted when...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the Ministry’s end-of-year press conference at his offices in New Kingston on Thursday (December 15). He in flanked by Acting National Epidemiologist, Dr. Ardene Harris (left) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.

3 years ago Health & Wellness

National ‘mop up/catch up’ Campaign to Boost Immunisation Coverage

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is moving to increase immunisation coverage through a national ‘mop up/catch up’ campaign. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provided details at a press conference held at his New Kingston offices in St. Andrew on Thursday (December 15). The Minister, in noting that coverage is not at the desired levels, said that the...

3 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica and IMF Reach Staff Level Agreement

Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a Staff Level Agreement that will enable the Government to access approximately US$1.7 billion under the IMF’s Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). This provision is being made at the Government’s request and forms part of the policy response to prevailing global shocks. The request is...

Information Technology Manager at the Consumer Affairs Commission, Christopher Martin, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

3 years ago CommerceJIS Think Tank

CAC Encourages Consumers to Safeguard Themselves Against Cyberattacks

Consumers are being urged to safeguard their personal information when shopping online during the Christmas season to avoid becoming victims of scamming and identity theft. Information Technology Manager at the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Christopher Martin, said that shoppers must recognise that they are the first line of defence against cyberattacks and they must take steps to protect themselves. “Be...

Customer Service Manager at MPM Waste Management Limited, Sashay Reid, fields questions at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.

3 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Says Streets in St. Catherine Will be Kept Clean

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is assuring residents of St. Catherine that with the addition of new trucks to the fleet of the agency the streets will be kept clean, starting with the main roads. Customer Service Manager at the MPM Waste Management Limited, Sashay Reid, said MPM has embarked on a programme to have the parish “totally...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (third right), is assisted by Maidstone farmer Silburn Steadman (with machete) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the Grass Piece farm road in Manchester on Thursday (December 15). Among the other participants are Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Franklyn Witter (right); Member of Parliament, Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips (fifth right), as well as representatives of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).

3 years ago Agriculture

Grass Piece And Back Street Farm Roads in Manchester Rehabilitated

Approximately 1.2 kilometres of farm road in Grass Piece and Back Street, Manchester, have been rehabilitated at a cost of $17 million. The roadways, measuring 0.6 kilometre each, were completed under the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) National Farm Road Rehabilitation Programme. They were formally opened on Thursday (December 15) by Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Addressing...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), is in light-hearted conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MBJ Airports Limited, Shane Munroe (centre) and Executive Chairman of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) Mark Hart, at the opening of the new Departures Retail Area at the Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 14.

3 years ago Transport

Minister Shaw Commends Sangster Airport Operators

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, says MBJ Airports Limited, operator of the Sangster International Airport, has been consistently raising the bar in placing Jamaica on par with other first-class airports around the world. He said that the infrastructure development project taking place at the airport “serves as a true representation” of the vision to bring Jamaica’s aviation...