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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

The St. James Municipal Corporation says it is prepared to deal with any eventualities should the parish be impacted by a tropical cyclone during the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. The season, which officially began on June 1 and will end...

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

Gov’t Positioning Jamaica to Benefit from Gastronomy Tourism

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)

Land Being Identified for New Courthouse in St. James

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).

New Bypass at Three Miles by End of October

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...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda (third right); and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), break ground for a new housing development, Monymusk Glades, in Jacksonville, Clarendon, on Wednesday (Sept. 12). Also participating (from left) are: Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; Board Chairman, National Housing Trust, Lennox Channer; and Director, SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH), Horace Charoo. The development, which is a joint venture between NHT and SCJH, involves the construction of 84 serviced lots.

7 years ago Agriculture

Safety and Security Unit of Education Ministry Gets Support of US$3 Million

The Safety and Security Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has been boosted with a US$3 million support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Ministry/USAID Partnership For Safe School project. Through the project, the Unit will increase the number of hand held metal detectors to 500, and walk through scanners to 30...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Government Will Assist Farmers Affected by Any Hurricane – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the Government is committed to supporting farmers in the event a hurricane should hit Jamaica. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Hutchinson said the Government would assist farmers if they suffer any loss of crops or livestock due to a hurricane. “We’ve always...