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Acting Coordinator for Advisory and Field Extension Services, Jamaica Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Gerald Bryan, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

JACRA Endorses JaSPICE Project

The Jamaica Agricultural Commodity Regulatory Authority (JACRA) has endorsed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food for Progress Jamaica Spices (JaSPICE) project, which aims to revitalise the country’s spice industry. Acting Coordinator for Advisory and Field Extension Services at...

Programme Director, Growth Inducement Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Laura Levy.

PIOJ Growth Inducement Programme Team To Attend Agency’s Best Practice Symposium

Custos Rotulorum for St. Andrew, Hon. Ian Forbes, representing Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the Cenotaph honouring those who gave their lives in the two great wars. The occasion was the annual Remembrance Day Parade on Monday (November 11) at National Heroes Park in Kingston.

Jamaica Pays Tribute To Fallen Soldiers On Remembrance Day

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Senate Passes Judicature (Rules Of Court) (Amendment) Act, 2024

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new $50 million Adelphi Health Centre, in St. James, on Thursday, October 17. Also at the opening (from left) are Medical Officer of the St. James Public Health Services, Dr. Tanique Bailey Small; Regional Director for Western Regional Health Authority, St. Andrade Sinclair; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize, and The Bahamas, Dr. Erja Askola; Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for St. James East Central, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Parish Manager of the St James Health Services, Lennox Wallace; and District Public Health Nurse, Lisa Benjamin-Hunter.

New Health Centre Opens In Adelphi, St. James

Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson, makes his contribution to the 2024/25 Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives, recently.

1 year ago Agriculture

Member of Parliament Renews Call For Animal Pound In Westmoreland

Member of Parliament, Westmoreland Western, Morland Wilson, has renewed his call for the establishment of an animal pound for the parish. “We are facing a crisis with stray animals, particularly cows. We have strays from as far as Western Hanover, which pose a serious threat to road users and significantly contribute to traffic accidents. It is crucial that we address...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the opening ceremony for the inaugural International Climate Change Conference at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in Papine, St. Andrew, on Thursday (October 17).

1 year ago Education

Education Ministry Taking Steps To Make Schools More Climate Resilient

The Ministry of Education and Youth is undertaking measures to strengthen schools’ infrastructure to make them more climate resilient, says Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. “We are revising the Building Standards under the Green Building Strategy. So far, stakeholder consultations have taken place and we are in the process of implementing rainwater harvesting, exploring renewable energy sources such as the...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), presents Petrojam Limited employee, Mark Thomas, with an award for 40 years of distinguished service to the company, at an Employee Recognition Awards ceremony on Thursday (October 17), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.

1 year ago Energy

Petrojam Honours Outstanding Employees

Sixty employees of Petrojam Limited were honoured for outstanding service over the past 40 years, at the company’s Employee Recognition Awards Ceremony on October 17, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in Kingston, Plaques and citations were presented to awardees who have given dedicated service to the company for five to 40 years. An additional seven retirees were also recognised...

President of the Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP), Carlene Douglas, provides details on activities for Health Education Week at a recent JIS Think Tank. The week will be observed from October 20-25.

1 year ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

JAHEP Observes Health Education Week October 20-25

The Jamaica Association of Health Education and Promotion (JAHEP) will be observing its second annual Health Education Week from October 20 to 25. The week, under the theme ‘Advancing Community Health Through Health Education and Promotion’, will include activities to promote JAHEP to the wider Jamaica. “We want to use this week to highlight JAHEP as a growing professional group...

Regional Operations Manager of WPM Waste Management Limited, Edward Muir.

1 year ago Uncategorized

Garbage Backlog Significantly Reduced In St. James, Hanover, Westmoreland and Trelawny

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), through the WPM Waste Management Limited, has significantly reduced its waste collection backlog in the region over the past three months. The entity attributed this progress to the recent acquisition of 11 new trucks, alongside a series of operational improvements in the parishes of St. James, Westmoreland, Hanover and Trelawny. During a press...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), converses with Managing Director of The Caribbean Council, Chris Bennett (left) and Deputy Managing Director at Yanco Limited, Kevin Riozzi. Occasion was a welcome reception for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica at the UK High Commissioner’s residence in Kingston on Tuesday (October 1).

1 year ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Reception for UK Trade Mission

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), converses with Managing Director of The Caribbean Council, Chris Bennett (left) and Deputy Managing Director at Yanco Limited, Kevin Riozzi. Occasion was a welcome reception for the United Kingdom (UK) Trade Mission to Jamaica at the UK High Commissioner’s residence in Kingston on Tuesday...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers remarks at the launch of the Reverse Income Tax Credit, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (October 2).

1 year ago Finance & Public ServiceIndustry

Approximately 580,000 Taxpayers to Benefit from Reverse Income Tax Credit

Approximately 580,000 Jamaican taxpayers will benefit from the Reverse Income Tax Credit initiative, which was officially launched on Wednesday (October 2) by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) in collaboration with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ). First announced by portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, during his opening Budget presentation on March 12, the Reverse Income Tax...