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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a bamboo straw as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Government Proposes Establishment of Agricultural Development Fund

The Government has proposed the establishment and operation of an Agricultural Development Fund (ADF), which will provide the much-needed impetus for immediate and sustained improvements in the agricultural sector. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a package of seeds as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, displays a package of seeds as he makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9.

Hefty Fines Coming for Praedial Larceny
Acting Regional Operations Manager, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management, Dramaine Jones.
Acting Regional Operations Manager, Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management, Dramaine Jones.

WPM Exploring Strategies to Prevent Fires at Retirement Disposal Site
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents outgoing United States of America (USA) Chargé d’Affaires to Jamaica, Eric Khant, with copies of publications from the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Mr. Khant paid a farewell call on the Minister on July 8, at the Ministry.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents outgoing United States of America (USA) Chargé d’Affaires to Jamaica, Eric Khant, with copies of publications from the late former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga. Mr. Khant paid a farewell call on the Minister on July 8, at the Ministry.

Outgoing USA Chargé D’affaires Commends Jamaica
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams (second left); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left), display a certificate of authorisation, at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Alternative Development Project. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (July 8). Sharing the moment are State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right); and Chairman, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Hyacinth Lightbourne.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre); Colonel of the Accompong Town Maroons, Ferron Williams (second left); and President and Chief Executive Officer, Timeless Herbal Care, Courtney Betty (left), display a certificate of authorisation, at the signing of a tripartite agreement for a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong St. Elizabeth, under the Alternative Development Project. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday (July 8). Sharing the moment are State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second right); and Chairman, Cannabis Licensing Authority, Hyacinth Lightbourne.

Agreement Signed for Cannabis Pilot Project in Accompong St. Elizabeth

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Manager, Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Carol Straw.
Tourism

Unit at JAMPRO Promotes Tourism Products

The Tourism and Services Unit at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is facilitating some major initiatives geared towards development and promotion of leisure and medical tourism, health and wellness, and attractions. In an interview with JIS News, Manager for Tourism and Services at JAMPRO, Carol Straw, informed that the Unit is currently in the process of negotiating two major events related...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) and President of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Everett Brown (centre), listen keenly to Chair of the Department of Computer and Information Science at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Damion Mitchell (right), as he gives details on how to interact with ‘Bob’ the robot (on table), which was programmed by the institution. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAIN) Conference, which was held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (July 4).
Technology

Data Protection Bill to be Reviewed This Month

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has informed that the Data Protection Bill, which seeks to safeguard the nation’s digital footprint, will be reviewed this month. She was speaking at the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAIN) Conference opening ceremony, which was held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (July...
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Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan (right), is presented with a certificate of recognition by Lions Club of Kingston member, Mona Whyte (second left), while the club
Health & Wellness

Work to Begin on Digitisation of Birth Records at RGD

Work is to begin on the digitisation of all birth records at the Registrar General’s Department (RGD) as part of the continued upgrading of the Government’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure. Parliamentary Secretary, Senator Robert Morgan, made the disclosure while addressing a Lions Club of Kingston meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Wednesday (July 3). He said that...
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(FILE) Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) presents members of the Airbnb executive leadership team with Usain Bolt-branded t-shirts following a strategic meeting at Airbnb Headquarters in San Francisco, California in August 2017. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Ministry of Tourism’s Senior Advisor/ Strategist, Delano Seiveright; Airbnb’s Global Head of Strategic Safety Initiatives, Clark Stevens; Airbnb’s Head of Global Policy and Communications, Chris Lehane; Jamaica’s Honorary Consul to Los Angeles, Lorna Mae Johnson; Airbnb’s then Regional Director of Public Policy for Central America and the Caribbean, Shawn Sullivan; and Airbnb’s Head of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Carlos Muñoz.
Tourism

No Tax on Airbnb Operators – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Government has no intention of imposing a tax on persons who are renting out their homes or providing space for travellers who have booked through Airbnb. “I have heard the false reports, especially on social media… [but] nothing could be further from the truth, as we have had no such discussion....
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Energy

Energy Minister Says Businesses Must Adapt to Change

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says businesses must be flexible and adaptable to change, in order to stay relevant. The Minister, who was speaking to petroleum dealers at Total Dealers’ Convention 2019, at the Melia Braco Resort, Trelawny, on July 3, said companies should also see themselves as “living breathing systems” that adjust and are able...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right); and Director of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), Dr. Judith Mowatt, tour the newly constructed Annex at the Institute in Kingston, on Wednesday, July 3.
National Security

Autopsy Suite to be Constructed

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says a state-of-the-art autopsy suite, to be constructed soon, will facilitate the efficient and effective operations of local forensic pathologists. Construction is slated to begin during this fiscal year and has been budgeted to cost $200 million. During a tour of the Institute of Forensic Science and Legal Medicine (IFSLM), in Kingston...
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