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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), are assisted by Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Interim Executive Director, Orville Hill (left); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, to cut the JCDC’s 55th anniversary cake, at the Culinary Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 2.

Culinary Arts Festival and Competition to be Revived

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says plans are in place to revive the country’s Culinary Arts Festival and Competition beginning next year. Introduced during the 1970s, the festival, which showcased the island’s rich culinary food and...

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)

Education Minister Hails NPSC as Catalyst for Social Change

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PICA Adjust Procedures to Safeguard Passport

Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

Public Input Invited on NIDS Regulations

Mr. Patrick Campbell, wearing the Jamaican colours, views the ‘Yaadi Bites’ booth at the opening of Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston on August 1. The Village, which will open daily to the public until August 6, features a number of family-friendly activities, including booth displays, food courts, lunch-hour concerts and a children’s village.

PHOTOS: Independence Village

Chairman of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) Rehabilitation Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald (right), in conversation with Committee member, Professor Ishebkumba Kahwa, at a press briefing held today (August 2) at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Health. The Chairman provided an update on the work of the group, and on the rehabilitation works at the hospital.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Minimal Disruption in Patient Care in the West

The care of patients continues with minimal disruption at health facilities in western Jamaica, as rehabilitation work progresses on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, St. James. According to Chairman of the CRH Rehabilitation Oversight Committee, Professor Archibald McDonald, primary healthcare in the area where the hospital serves has seen an increase of 6.5 per cent since February,...

Registrar of the University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC), Karen Ford-Warner, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Education

UWI Open Campus Making Mark on Caribbean Higher Education

Described as the best kept secret in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean, the 10-year-old University of the West Indies Open Campus (UWIOC) has been quietly making an indelible mark on the region’s tertiary-education landscape. Its precursor, the Extra Mural Campus, was established in 1948, the same year as the University of the West Indies (originally University College of the West...

Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson. (File)

7 years ago EnergyOffice of the Prime Minister

Increase in Gas Prices Driven by External Forces

The state-owned oil refinery Petrojam is seeking to reassure Jamaicans that the increase in fuel prices is unrelated to matters in Jamaica. Petrojam says, the local prices are based on the price for which the commodity is purchased on the international market. The prices are adjusted weekly. The management of Petrojam says petrol prices have largely remained stable since the...

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

No Interim Chair of SMA Board – All Boards at Ministry of Science and Technology Summoned

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) wishes to make clear that there has been no determination as to the leadership of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) Board. The Government is currently in a process of review of all Boards of the Ministry of Science and Technology. In this regard, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has summoned all Boards which report...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

7 years ago Local Government

Successful Disposal of 6,000 Litres of Chemical Waste

The Hazardous Lab Waste Clean-up Ad Hoc Committee (HALWAC) has completed its pilot exercise for the incineration of 6,000 litres of toxic waste generated by public laboratories. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently, Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor Errol Morrison, said the exercise, which was undertaken by the Caribbean Cement Company and the...

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister Summons Energy Ministry Boards

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has summoned all boards associated with the Energy portfolio to an important meeting at the Office of The Prime Minister next week. The boards are being called in, to be given direct policy instructions by the Prime Minister who is the Minister currently in charge of the Energy portfolio. The boards expected to appear with the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses patrons at the opening of the Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston on Wednesday (August 1). The Village will close following the staging of the Independence Grand Gala on August 6.

7 years ago Culture

Minister Grange Pays Tribute to Ancestors

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has paid tribute to persons who fought for Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence. Speaking on Wednesday’s (August 1) official opening of the Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston, Minister Grange noted that she has tremendous respect for “those who fought the good fight and sacrificed their lives in our...