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Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Chairman, Senator Ransford Braham (second left), is given a demonstration of equipment by General Manager, Delta Supply Company Limited, Jonathan Swire (right), during a tour of booths, following the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) Engineers’ Week 2018 at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Monday (September 17). Senator Braham represented Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Also looking on (from left) are Chairman, Professional Engineers Registration Board, Omar Sweeney; and JIE President, Dwight Ricketts. Engineers’ Week 2018 is being observed from September 16 to 22 under the theme ‘Engineering our Future through Celebrating our Heritage’.

PM Hails Contribution of Engineers to Nation-Building

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded the country’s engineers, noting that they play a vital role in nation-building. He noted that key developments over the years, including the railway system, sugar refineries, reservoirs and water systems, and...

President of the Court of Appeal, Hon. Justice Dennis Morrison.

More Court of Appeal Judges to be Recruited

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, looks at some of the plastic products that the Government will ban starting January 2019. The Minister announced a ban on the importation, manufacturing, distribution and use of specific categories of plastics during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (September 17). These items include single-use plastic carrier/shopping bags; expanded polystyrene foam, commonly referred to as styrofoam; and plastic drinking straws.

Gov’t Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags, Plastic Straws and Polystyrene

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, speaks to JIS News about hurricane preparations in St. James.

St. James Prepared as Hurricane Season Peaks

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), is presented with a gift basket by Tax Auditor, Camelia Bryson, at the graduation of persons who took part in the Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) postgraduate programme, on September 14 at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Finance Minister Commends TAJ

7 years ago Tourism

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica to Benefit from Gastronomy Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the Ministry is taking strategic steps to ensure that Jamaica capitalises on its potential and benefits in a more significant way from gastronomy tourism. He informed that the Gastronomy Network, which is spearheading the process, “has been working assiduously to craft innovative plans”. “Their main strategies include creating a gastronomy mapping platform...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the installation ceremony for 22 new justices of the peace (JPs) for the parish of Trelawny, held at the Mangos Beach Resort in Cooper’s Pen, Falmouth, on Friday (September 14)

7 years ago Justice

Land Being Identified for New Courthouse in St. James

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is actively searching for suitable land for the construction of a state-of-the-art court in St. James. Minister Chuck noted that a new court is urgently needed in the parish in an effort to improve access to justice for citizens. He said that funding is available for the project. The Minister was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated, left), and Project Manager, China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC), Xiangang Liu (seated, second right), affix their signatures to a contract that will see CHEC constructing a new US$1-million road to bypass the Three Miles area. Also participating (seated, from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell; and Vice-President, CHEC, Dr. Zhimin Hu. Overseeing the process (standing, from left) are Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Works, Hon. Everald Warmington; and Manager, Communication and Customer Service, National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw. The signing took place during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Monday (September 17).

7 years ago Prime MinisterWorks / Construction

New Bypass at Three Miles by End of October

A new US$1-million road will be constructed to bypass the Three Miles area in Kingston, which has been closed to vehicular traffic to facilitate continued road-improvement works. To be completed by the end of October, the road, which will link Chesterfield Drive to Marcus Garvey Drive, will be built by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC). Prime Minister, the Most...

Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), joins in a toast with Mexican Ambassador, His Excellency Juan Jose González Mijares and his wife Guadalupe López de Llergo Cornejo, at a reception held at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew on Friday (September 14), to commemorate the 208th Anniversary of the independence of Mexico.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Excellent Cooperation Between Jamaica and Mexico

Bilateral relations between Jamaica and Mexico have fostered excellent cooperation across a wide range of areas critical to national development in the two countries. “Our ties in trade, investment and tourism continue to be strong. Both trade and investments have shown healthy increases,” said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. “Indeed,...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the launch of the Ride Jamaica Taxi App in Montego Bay, on September 14.

7 years ago Transport

Rail Service from Mobay to Appleton to be Revived Soon

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the rail service from Montego Bay to the Appleton Estate in St. Elizabeth will be revived soon. Speaking at the launch of the Ride Jamaica Taxi Service Mobile App in Montego Bay on September 14, Mr. Montague said the plan is to do the work in two phases, so as to...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), listens keenly to Programme Manager for the Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care (TLP-CSC) project and Head of the Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Ceceile Minott (left), during a tour of the Transitional Living Complex at 24 Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston on June 7. Also on the tour were Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (second right) and Project Engineer for Surrey Paving and Aggregate Company Limited, Brandon Williams. The facility is scheduled to open on Tuesday (September 18).

7 years ago EducationYouth

Transition Complex for Former Wards of the State Opens Tuesday

The Government is strengthening its transition programme for youth as they age out of State care into independent living Come Tuesday (September 18), a newly constructed Transitional Living Complex will be handed over to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). It will provide accommodation for approximately 40 female tertiary-level students, aged 18 to 21 years, who have exited...

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

7 years ago Education

Give PEP A Chance to Succeed – Education Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is urging all stakeholders to come together to ensure the success of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). He said it is important that the new assessment “is given the chance to succeed.” “This is a new system and there will inevitably be things to iron out. However, together we...