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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares a moment with the top-six performing students in the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). From left are Zayne Glenister, Xia Francis, Shaniel Miles, Kayla Wright, Jayden Clarke and Joel Barrett. All six students got perfect scores in all subject areas. They were awarded at a ceremony held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), shares a moment with the top-six performing students in the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). From left are Zayne Glenister, Xia Francis, Shaniel Miles, Kayla Wright, Jayden Clarke and Joel Barrett. All six students got perfect scores in all subject areas. They were awarded at a ceremony held at the National Arena on Thursday (June 21).

Six GSAT Students Score 100% in All Subject Areas

Six students – three boys and three girls – scored 100 per cent in all subject areas of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which was conducted in March. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid,...
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.
Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

EU Plans to Make Film Festival an Annual Event
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressed the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum on Thursday (June 21)
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressed the 9th Annual Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) Roundtable CEO Breakfast Forum on Thursday (June 21)

Jamaica Moves Toward Becoming a Digital Economy – PM Holness
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson (right); and Director of Client Services, Colette Kirlew, look through a document.
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson (right); and Director of Client Services, Colette Kirlew, look through a document.

NCDA Intensifies Efforts to Reach Young People
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Judith Ramlogan (right), speaks about the benefits of the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF), during a JIS Think Tank on June 20. At left is Principal Director for the Modernisation Programme Implementation Unit of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Companies Office of Jamaica, Judith Ramlogan (right), speaks about the benefits of the Electronic Business Registration Form (eBRF), during a JIS Think Tank on June 20. At left is Principal Director for the Modernisation Programme Implementation Unit of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson.

Businesses Utilising COJ Electronic Registration

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Report of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations Within CARICOM

As the Minister with responsibility for agriculture, the manufacturing sector, fisheries, the distributive trade and investment promotion; that is, practically the entire goods producing sector of the economy, I rise to support the resolution now being debated. Mr. Speaker, it is necessary to revisit the rationale and objective of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC), to establish the CARICOM Single...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), greets boys from Chetolah Park Primary School (from left) Jordon Cousley and Tyler Robinson, at the Jamaica Teaching Council’s Boys’ Mentorship Training Programme, which was held at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, on Wednesday (June 20).
Gender AffairsGovernor General

G-G Reiterates Call for More Mentors for Boys

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has reiterated his call for more Jamaicans to provide mentorship for boys across the island. At the Jamaica Teaching Council’s Boys’ Mentorship Training Programme, which took place at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston on June 20, the Governor-General said mentorship can save the lives...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, contributes to debate on the Report of the Commission to Review Jamaica’s Relations within the CARICOM and CARIFORUM Frameworks in the House of Representatives on June 19. At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Minister Shaw Calls for Fair and Rigorous Application of Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the provisions of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas must be applied fairly and rigorously in order to result in increased economic development in the region. “Therefore, we need to commit ourselves first and foremost to applying the existing rules and strengthen (measures), where necessary, to achieve the goal...
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Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chairman. Metry Seaga (centre), along with Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eric Deans (left); and Chairman of the Chinese entity, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO), Chen Chunming, peruse information on the JSEZA, during Wednesday’s (June 20) press briefing to announce plans for the development of the Jamaica Gansu Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone in St. Elizabeth by JISCO. The briefing was held at the JSEZA, Waterloo Road, St. Andrew.
Industry

JISCO to Spend $3 Billion on Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone at Nain

Chinese entity, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO), plans to invest more than US$3 billion to develop the Gansu Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone in Nain, St. Elizabeth, where it operates the Alpart alumina refinery. The park, which is expected to generate approximately 60,000 jobs, is pivotal to Jamaica’s Logistics Hub Initiative (LHI), development of which is being spearheaded...
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General Manager of the Country Department, Caribbean Group, at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (second right), in conversation with fellow panellists following a plenary session at the recent Jamaica Investment Forum held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. From left are Chief Executive Officer, eGov Jamaica, Maurice Barnes; Director of Information Technology, Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, Donnelle Watson-Banks; Managing Director, Flow Jamaica, Stephen Price; and Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu Caribbean, Mervyn Eyre.
Finance & Public Service

IDB Official Emphasises Importance of Technology to Move Economy Forward

General Manager of the Country Department, Caribbean Group, at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, has underscored the importance of technology in creating sustainable and vibrant economies in the region. Addressing a plenary session at the recent Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Mrs. Turner-Jones pointed out that adaptation of technology could put the Caribbean on...
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