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This was announced by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, during a media briefing at the UWI’s Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (September 13).

Minister Names Some Board Members of Global Centre for Tourism Resilience

Nine of the 13 persons who will constitute the Board of the Government’s proposed Global Centre for Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management, have been confirmed. They include: University of the West Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor, Sir Hilary Beckles, and Jamaica...

Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Reverend Jeffrey McKenzie (fourth left, front row), with the 22 top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students from the parish, who received bursaries worth $550, 000, at a ceremony held on September 13, at the Phillippo Baptist Church, in Spanish Town.

Top CSEC Students in St. Catherine Receive Bursaries

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd left), greets former United Nations World Tourism Organization Secretary General, Dr. Taleb Rifai, on arrival at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Thursday (September 13), for the inaugural Tourism Summit of the Americas. Mr. Holness was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony. Looking on (from left) are: UWI Pro-Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal (partly hidden); Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and UWI Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber.

Development of Global Tourism Resilience Centre Imperative – PM

Public Relations Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Ollyvia Anderson, give details about the Adopt a Beach programme, at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Jamaicans Urged to Get Involved in Cleaning Beaches

(From left) Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Dale Webber; Managing Director, Global Public Affairs, Jake Suski; Deputy Principal, UWI, Mona, Prof. Ian Boxill and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Paul Aiken, examine a cake with the logo of the new Faculty of Engineering at the launch, on Wednesday (September 13), at Mona Visitors’ Lodge, in St. Andrew.

UWI Opens Faculty of Engineering

Prime Minister Andrew Holness speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas on Thursday, September 13 at the University of the West Indies, Mona

7 years ago Prime Minister

Global Resilience & Crisis Manage Centre, A Strategic Implementation for Change – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has called on leaders in the tourism sector to embrace the move toward disaster resilience management. Speaking at the Global Tourism Resilience Summit of the Americas this morning (Thursday, September 13) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Prime Minister Holness noted that building resilience in the tourism sector is crucial to sustainable development....

The top three entrepreneurs in Scotiabank’s 2018 Vision Achievers Programme, display their awards at the closing ceremony for the initiative, held on Tuesday (September 11), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. They are (from left): Managing Director of Morgan’s Creek Limited, Joni-Dale Morgan; Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Care Packages, Rory Walker; and Managing Director of Quality Systems Solutions and Initiatives, Sheryl Anderson.

7 years ago IndustryYouth

Minister Shaw Hails Scotiabank’s Vision Achievers Programme

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has lauded Scotiabank for providing capacity-building to over 200 business operators through its annual Vision Achievers Programme. The Minister, who was delivering the keynote address at the 2018 closing ceremony for 25 participants in the initiative, held on (September 11) at Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, said it provides...

A fully outfitted laboratory at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for Mechatronics and Automation, which will be officially opened at the CMU’s Palisadoes Park campus on September 19.

7 years ago EducationTechnology

CMU Opens Fact Centre September 19

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) will officially open its Festo Authorised and Certified Training (FACT) Centre for Mechatronics and Automation, at its Palisadoes Park Campus, on Wednesday, September 19. The facility, which is the largest FACT Centre in the world, will offer a multi-layered approach to training through the offering of a wide range of courses. It was built at...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the opening ceremony for the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica’s (AMCHAM) inaugural regional data security conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (September 12). The event is being held from September 12 to 13 under the theme: ‘Your Data, Your Rights: What Individuals and Companies Should Know’.

7 years ago National Security

Data Protection Key to Crime Fighting – Dr. Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says Government’s move to protect personal data, through the passage of robust legislation, will play a key role in crime fighting. He pointed out that illicit access to and manipulation of data remains a major challenge for governments and business interests globally and is an area that the Government of Jamaica is “really...

Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), shows a pamphlet on the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence to (from second left): Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, CPFSA, Matthew McHayle; Senior Director, Children’s Policy and Affairs in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair; and Consultant, Dr. Elizabeth Ward, at a Stakeholder Information Session held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday (September 12).

7 years ago Education

CPFSA Hosts Information Session on National Action Plan

In response to the ongoing violence against children in Jamaica, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) hosted its first Stakeholder Information Session on the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence, in Kingston on Wednesday (September 12). The National Plan of Action is part of Jamaica’s response to its commitment made to the...

7 years ago National Security

Jamaican Charities Exempt from Some Customs Duties

Local charity organisations that carry out activities for the social well-being of Jamaicans can benefit from exemption from import duties and other statutory relief for particular items. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Marine Wharves at Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Kevin Carter, explains that these entities are usually exempt from import duties, General Consumption Tax (GCT), and stamp duties, once...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, speaks at today’s (September 12) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Works / Construction

Work on Morant Bay to Port Antonio Highway to Begin Soon

Work on the Morant Bay to Port Antonio leg of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project is slated to begin soon, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz. The US$384-million Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project entails rehabilitation of the 110-kilometre roadway between Harbour View in Kingston and Port Antonio in Portland,...