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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel on January 26 in Montego Bay, St. James.

Opening of EP Hotel an Economic Boost for Mobay – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the opening of the S Hotel has created an economic boost for Montego Bay. He said that beyond the jobs generated, there is spin-off for manufacturing and other sectors from the use of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), takes time out to speak to booth holders on his way to addressing the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30. With the Prime Minister (from right) are: Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Director of Tourism, Donovan White and Chief Strategist and Adviser to the Minister, Delano Seiveright.

PM Says Region Must Guard Against Terrorism and Cybercrimes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the official launch of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 30.

Region Must Act Now Against Climate Change – PM

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (left), and Reverend Milverton Munroe (right), leads the procession from the Half Moon Hotel conference centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday (Jan. 26), where the memorial service for the late Ambassador Donald Frank Pringle was held.

Frank Pringle Remembered As Tourism Icon

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), greets her counterpart Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from Ghana, the Honourable Catherine Afeku upon her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Saturday (January 26). Minister Afeku is in Jamaica for the Caribbean launch of the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” for Africans in the Diaspora.

PHOTO: Minister Grange Welcomes Ghanian Minister of Culture and Arts to Jamaica

Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith addresses the Senate on Friday (Jan. 25).

7 years ago Senate

Senate Pays Tribute to Dwight Nelson

Members of the Senate on Friday (Jan. 25) paid tribute to former Government Minister, the late Dwight Nelson. Mr. Nelson, a trade unionist, who served as a Senator, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Minister of National Security, died on December 24, 2018. Leading the tributes was Government Senator Kavan Gayle, who said...

Executive Director, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA), Imega Breese McNab (right), engages with Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Jamaica Representative, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, during JMEA’s

7 years ago Industry

JMEA Looking to Boost Agro-Processing Exports

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) is targeting the agro-processing subsector as part of measures to boost the country’s exports and enhance gross domestic product (GDP) growth. Executive Director of the entity, Imega Breese McNab, said that players in the agro-processing industry represent the largest cohort of the JMEA membership, “so we see this as a huge potential where...

7 years ago Transport

Early Motor Vehicle Examination 2019

The Transport Authority is commencing motor vehicle examinations for the renewal of all Public Passenger Vehicle (PPV) road licences which expire on March 31, 2019, today (January 25, 2019). This is in order to facilitate the timely submission of road licence applications to finalize the renewal process. The early commencement of motor vehicle examination is part of the Authority’s thrust...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) just-concluded 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Prime Minister Commends Jamaica Stock Exchange

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) for being declared the Best Performing Stock Market globally in 2018 by Bloomberg Businessweek. This was highlighted in a January 18 article, titled, ‘Welcome to Jamaica: Home of the World’s Best Performing Stock Market’. Speaking at the JSE’s just-concluded 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets conference...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), engages with Pro-Chancellor, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying (right), and Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest, at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (January 24).

7 years ago Agriculture

Process to Lease Former Sugar Lands Underway

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the process to use former sugar lands for the cultivation of other viable crops has begun. “Over the next several months, thousands of acres of land are going to be allocated and leased to private-sector personnel, hundreds of whom have sent applications to me as Minister,” he said, while...

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, addresses attendees at the recently held health fair at the Hanover Infirmary in Lucea.

7 years ago Local Government

Lucea Drop-in Centre to Open Soon

Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Sheridan Samuels, has informed that the Lucea Drop-in Centre will officially open soon. “Plans are now in place to open our drop-in centre. The centre will provide for homeless persons warm meals, a place to shower and a change of clothes. It will also allow homeless individuals a place to rest temporarily,” Mayor Samuels said. He...

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson.

7 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Hosts Supply Chain Management Workshop

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, says Jamaica should benefit from its End-to-End Supply Chain Management Workshop, currently under way at its Haining Road office, in Kingston. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Thompson said the main focus of the workshop is around disaster relief chain management. “It looks at...