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Fisheries Management Specialist, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Shellene Berry.

June 29 Is International Fisherman’s Day

Jamaica joins the rest of the world in observing International Fisherman’s Day on June 29, under the theme: ‘Small Scale, Big Impact’. This year’s observation coincides with the United Nations recognition of 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Citizens Should Heed Evacuation Orders – PM

COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Monday, June 27, 2022

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), is briefed by Chief Curator at the National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence, while touring an art exhibition at the venue, on June 26. The exhibition - Kingston Biennial - highlights Jamaican art and artists under the theme - ‘Pressure’. It features the work of several artists who are either based locally or have been drawn from the Diaspora. The exhibition will continue until December 31, 2022. This year’s flagship event is curated by David Scott, Nicole Smythe-Johnson, Wayne Modest and Mr. Lawrence.

PHOTO: Minister Grange Tours Kingston Biennial Art Exhibition

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Karl Samuda, looks at a new sprout during a recent tour of the Mangrove Replanting Project in Clarendon. Over 1,600 hectares of mangroves that have been adversely affected by a combination of natural and human factors are targeted for intervention. The area of replanting extends from Salt River and Colon Bay in the east, to Maccary Bay and Milk River in the west, and around the Portland Cottage area of Southern Clarendon.

PHOTOS: Minister Samuda tours Mangrove Replanting Project

4 years ago Transport

Transport Minister To Lead Delegation At High-Level Road Safety Meeting In New York

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon, Audley Shaw, will lead a delegation to the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety, from June 30 to July 1, 2022 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Member states will convene the High-Level Meeting on Road Safety under the theme, “The 2030 horizon for road safety:...

Shericka Jackson (left) sprints to victory in the Women’s 200-metre final at the 2022 National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships held at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (June 26). She clocked a world-leading and personal best time of 21.55 seconds. In second place is Elaine Thompson-Herah (second left) while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right), was third.

4 years ago Sport

PHOTOS: National Senior And Junior Athletics Championships

Shericka Jackson (left) sprints to victory in the Women’s 200-metre final at the 2022 National Senior and Junior Athletics Championships held at the National Stadium in Kingston on Sunday (June 26). She clocked a world-leading and personal best time of 21.55 seconds. In second place is Elaine Thompson-Herah (second left) while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (right), was third.

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Exports To Main Trading Partners Increase 14 Per Cent

Exports to Jamaica’s top trading partners increased by 14 per cent to US$173.1 million for the first two months of 2022 compared to the corresponding period last year. These are the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Finland. A report from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicated that the out-turn for January and February...

4 years ago Education

NCEL Accepting Applications For App

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth, is accepting applications for the next cohort of its Aspiring Principals’ Programme (APP), scheduled to begin in September 2022. The APP was designed to adequately prepare individuals for the task of principalship, prior to their being in the post. This is against the background...

Miss St. James Festival Queen 2022, Shavae Scale (centre), is flanked by first runner-up, Nafheeti Whittingham (left) and second runner-up, Claudine Mitchell, at the parish coronation held at the Montego Bay Cultural Arts Centre on Sunday (June 26).

4 years ago Culture

Social Media Manager Crowned St. James Festival Queen

Social Media Manager, Shavae Scale, walked away with the Miss St. James Festival Queen 2022 title at the coronation show on Sunday night (June 26). The 24-year-old was among nine other contestants vying for the coveted crown at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised event held at the Montego Bay Cultural Arts Centre. Ms. Scale, who wore the sash of...

Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (right), engages with students of the Calabar High School, St. Andrew, during a recent visit to the institution.

4 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Professor Patterson Visits Calabar High School

Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (right), engages with students of the Calabar High School, St. Andrew, during a recent visit to the institution.

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), presents a certificate to the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes ‘Ambassador’, Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse Johnson, who completed the ‘Train-the Trainers’ 10-week training course. The ceremony was held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Church l in Kingston, on June 26.

4 years ago CommunityYouth

HACO Provides Values And Attitudes Training For ‘Ambassadors’

Fourteen “Ambassadors” from eight churches in Kingston have completed values and attitudes training for handling conflicts, which they will impart to persons in their communities. The 10-week training was conducted under the Hope Area Churches Organisation (HACO) Values and Attitudes “Train-the-Trainers” Course. Included were Church of the Ascension; St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic; Providence Methodist; Mona Open Bible; the Church of...