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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Minister Shaw Leads Mission in London to Promote Jamaica’s Agricultural Industry

The Honourable Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is currently leading a 5-day promotion mission in London to promote Jamaica’s agricultural sector for investment and export of Jamaica’s fresh produce and food-based products. The mission commenced yesterday,...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 27.

Nutraceuticals to be Identified in Food and Drug Safety Act

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Prime Minister to Review Report on Petrojam

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on December 4. At left is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Civil Aviation Master Plan for Vernamfield

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); and Acting Senior Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, pose with a social media frame for the newly launched No Excuse for Abuse (#NEFA) public education campaign. Miss Grange officially launched the campaign during a public forum, entitled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 4).

Public Education Campaign Launched to End Gender-Based Violence

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Holness Ends Successful Working Visit; Signs Major Agreement

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has wrapped up his ten-day working visit to three major international Summits where he delivered key presentations. During his official working visit, the Prime Minister signed a major agreement and made several important announcements. In the US capital, Washington DC, the Prime Minister gave a keynote address at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Conference on Building...

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

The Most Hon Andrew Holness Chairman of CARICOM Press Conference Trinidad & Tobago

Since the 39th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Montego Bay last July, we have continued on the path towards making the CSME more effective and more responsive to the needs of Community nationals. We have just concluded two days of intense, frank and decisive discussions on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) during which we...

: Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on December 4. At left is Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Bushing of Vernamfield to be Completed This Week

Phase one of the Vernamfield Development Project in Clarendon commenced on October 29 with the bushing of the aerodrome, and is scheduled to be completed by this week. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during a Statement to the House of Representatives on December 4. By way of Cabinet...

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen (second left), listens to Senior Public Relations Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, as she makes her presentation at a JIS ‘Think Tank’. Others (from left) are Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn; and Director of Communication, Latoya Halstead.

7 years ago Commerce

CAC Says Consumer Protection Act to be Updated

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, says the Consumer Protection Act is due to be updated. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Mrs. Allen said that in recent times there has been an increase in new consumer purchasing trends ranging from body enhancement services to online social media shopping. “As we speak, a...

7 years ago Tourism

Gov’t Remains Committed to Falmouth’s Sustainable Development

Tourism, Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government remains committed to Falmouth’s sustainable development, noting that the facility has the potential to evolve into one of the Caribbean’s best cruise-ship destinations. Mr. Bartlett said that in the Falmouth Port, residents of Trelawny have the biggest and most attractive facility of its kind, “this side of the hemisphere”. In this regard,...

: Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), emphasises a point during his statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 4). Listening (from left) are Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Cabinet Approves Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools

Cabinet has approved the Interim Guidelines for beverages in schools, which will not only help to improve the dietary intake of children but also set the stage to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which account for 78 per cent of Jamaicans who die each year. This was announced by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (second left), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL), Grantley Stephenson (right), following a tour of sections of the Port of Kingston on Monday (December 3). Listening (from left) are Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams, and Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) CEO, Professor Gordon Shirley.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Kingston Wharves Limited Undertaking $100M Drainage Upgrade

Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) will be fast-tracking the $100-million upgrade of its drainage system, which is slated to begin in mid-January 2019. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Grantley Stephenson, advised that a collapsed drain and heavy rainfall in October, which flooded several roads in the vicinity of KWL, prompted the entity’s decision. “We have taken the decision to go ahead with...