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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), enjoys a piece of watermelon during a tour of the AUSTROJAM Limited farm in Bluntas, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (September 21). Looking on are State Minister for Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Chief Executive Officer of AUSTROJAM Ltd., Martin Zsifkovics.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), enjoys a piece of watermelon during a tour of the AUSTROJAM Limited farm in Bluntas, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (September 21). Looking on are State Minister for Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Chief Executive Officer of AUSTROJAM Ltd., Martin Zsifkovics.

Minister Shaw Encourages Farmers to Boost Fruit Production

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on farmers to increase the production of fruits in order to reduce imports. The Minister was speaking to journalists on Friday (September 21) following a tour of the...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), engages with Knox Community College students, Brittania Tomlinson (left) and Abbigail McCleod, at the
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), engages with Knox Community College students, Brittania Tomlinson (left) and Abbigail McCleod, at the 'Labour and You' roadshow at the Cecil Charlton Park in Mandeville, Manchester, on Septembeer 19.

Young Jobseekers Benefiting from Electronic Labour Exchange
Project Manager of the MoBay City Run organizing committee, Ashley Anguin ( fourth left), with students ( from left) Selcia Johnson, Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College; Shanique Corbett, University of Technology – Western Campus; Rayon Fray, University of the West Indies - Western Jamaica Campus; Roma Rajwani Mt. Alvernia High School; and Rushell Samuels Montego Bay Community College. The students collected cheques on behalf of their schools at the MoBay City Run Scholarship presentation, which was held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Wednesday (September 19).
Project Manager of the MoBay City Run organizing committee, Ashley Anguin ( fourth left), with students ( from left) Selcia Johnson, Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College; Shanique Corbett, University of Technology – Western Campus; Rayon Fray, University of the West Indies - Western Jamaica Campus; Roma Rajwani Mt. Alvernia High School; and Rushell Samuels Montego Bay Community College. The students collected cheques on behalf of their schools at the MoBay City Run Scholarship presentation, which was held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Wednesday (September 19).

Montego Bay City Run Scholarship Fund Assists Students in the West
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) annual economic forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (September 20).
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) annual economic forum, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (September 20).

Finance Minister Says Country Must Remain Focused on Debt Reduction
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second right), observes as Jamaican student, Tagera Ottey (left), receives a symbolic cheque valued at $5 million from Managing Director of China National Pharmaceutical Corporation (Sinopharm), Zheng Huanming (right) to pursue medical studies in China. Occasion was a send-off for the student at the OPM in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 20). Others pictured (from left) are Special Assistant to the Minister, Dei-Rasi Freckleton; Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of China in Jamaica, Fan Jianghong; and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi.
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second right), observes as Jamaican student, Tagera Ottey (left), receives a symbolic cheque valued at $5 million from Managing Director of China National Pharmaceutical Corporation (Sinopharm), Zheng Huanming (right) to pursue medical studies in China. Occasion was a send-off for the student at the OPM in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 20). Others pictured (from left) are Special Assistant to the Minister, Dei-Rasi Freckleton; Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of China in Jamaica, Fan Jianghong; and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi.

Jamaican Student Gets Scholarship to Study in China

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Conrad Douglas, signs a hymn during the funeral for his late brother, Easton Douglas, which was held at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20).
Community

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Easton Douglas

Hundreds of mourners turned out at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20) to pay final respects to late former government minister, Easton Wentworth Xavier Douglas. The official funeral was a celebration of a life well-lived and included musical tributes from Pam Hall, DiMario McDowell, and Professor Winston Davidson. The congregation included Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), shares a joke with President and Chief Executive Officer, Massy Group, E. Gervase Warner (second left), during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) annual economic forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (September 20). Both were keynote speakers at the event. Looking on (from left) are PSOJ Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald, and President, Howard Mitchell.
Finance & Public Service

Finance Ministry Drafting Policy to Respond to Natural Disasters

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Ministry is drafting a Public Financial Management for Disaster Risk Policy and Framework, for submission to Cabinet. Addressing the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) annual economic forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (September 20), he said the Policy aims to strengthen...
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JamaicaEye Project Coordinator, Emil Holgate, addresses a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & industry at the group
National SecurityTechnology

More CCTVs for Montego Bay Under JamaicaEye

An additional 300 closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) will be installed in public spaces in Montego Bay by year end under the National Security Ministry’s JamaicaEye Initiative. Project Coordinator, Emil Holgate, who made the disclosure at a meeting of the city’s chamber of commerce and industry at the group’s Union Street offices on Wednesday (September 19), said the measure will serve...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents a copy of the National Standard Curriculum and materials of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) to Naggo Head Primary School student, Rashard Gordon, at a meeting of the Portmore Rotary Club at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation headquarters on Ruthven Road in Kingston on September 19. At right is the club’s President, Vicki Hanson.
Education

PEP Students Will Have Enough Materials – Education Minister

Parents of students sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) are being assured that enough materials will be provided to adequately prepare students for the upcoming examination. Speaking at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Portmore at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) headquarters on Ruthven Road in Kingston on September 19, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel...
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PCJ Competition Flyer
Energy

Registration for PCJ Energy Competition Closes Sept. 30

September 30 is the deadline for registration for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) 2018 Energy Champion Competition. Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme at the PCJ, Jody Grizzle, told JIS News that this second staging of the competition has seen over 100 per cent increase in enrolment, with more than 40 public-sector entities registered, so far....
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Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, addresses the opening ceremony for the ‘Chance, Choice, Change’ (Triple C) Day Camp on Wednesday (September 19), at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine. The event forms part of activities for Anti-Gang Week 2018, being observed from September 16 to 21 under the theme ‘Gang Life Equals No Life’.
Education

More Metal Detectors in Schools

As part of its violence-prevention and early intervention efforts, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit, has secured 500 metal detectors for the 2018/19 school year, up from the 130 detectors procured in 2017. Director of Safety and Security in the Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, who made the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 18).
National SecurityPrime Minister

Denham Town Residents Provided with IDs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that up to 80 per cent of adults living in Denham Town, Kingston, now have at least one form of identification (ID) through intervention under the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). “The interventions continue in all aspects of the community, including health, parenting and, importantly, civil registration,” he said in the House...
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