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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines the label of a Monymusk Rum during a factory tour of National Rums of Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (June 14). With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison; and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komal Samaroo.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines the label of a Monymusk Rum during a factory tour of National Rums of Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Distillers Limited in Lionel Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (June 14). With the Minister (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Rums of Jamaica, Winston Harrison; and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Komal Samaroo.

Local Rum Manufacturing Companies Encouraged to Market Products in Region

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging local rum-manufacturing companies to produce more high-quality products and market them within the Caribbean region. During a factory tour of National Rums of Jamaica and Clarendon Distillers Limited...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents Inspector of Poor, Poor Relief Department, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Angella Wright (second right), with a desktop computer. The Minister presented tablet computers, desktop computers and state-of-the-art printers to the department during the monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation at its Parade Square location in Spanish Town on Thursday (June 14).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents Inspector of Poor, Poor Relief Department, St. Catherine Municipal Corporation, Angella Wright (second right), with a desktop computer. The Minister presented tablet computers, desktop computers and state-of-the-art printers to the department during the monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation at its Parade Square location in Spanish Town on Thursday (June 14).

$1 Million to Assist Needy Persons in St. Catherine
First Counsellor and Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ricardo Bardia Divins (right) makes a point during his presentation at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held recently. At left is EU’s Political Counsellor, Gavin Tench.
First Counsellor and Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ricardo Bardia Divins (right) makes a point during his presentation at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held recently. At left is EU’s Political Counsellor, Gavin Tench.

‘Blending’ for Growth and Development
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Annelle Phoenix (right), a participant in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica pre–university internship programme, at the launch held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 14. At centre is another participant, Clio Martin.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Annelle Phoenix (right), a participant in the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica pre–university internship programme, at the launch held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 14. At centre is another participant, Clio Martin.

Hundreds of Young Jamaicans Being Exposed to Tertiary Training
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left); Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (third right); and Country Director at the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick (second right), share a moment with participants in the second edition of the British Council’s International Festivals Academy (IFA) held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April. They are Enola Williams (left), Michael Holgate (second left) and Lesley-Ann Welsh (right). Occasion was the opening session of the cultural skills seminar for festival producers entitled ‘Festival X’ held on Wednesday (June 13) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left); Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (third right); and Country Director at the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs-Bonnick (second right), share a moment with participants in the second edition of the British Council’s International Festivals Academy (IFA) held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April. They are Enola Williams (left), Michael Holgate (second left) and Lesley-Ann Welsh (right). Occasion was the opening session of the cultural skills seminar for festival producers entitled ‘Festival X’ held on Wednesday (June 13) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston

Festival Organisers Receive Cultural Skills Training

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Jamaica Trade and Investment Promotions Agency
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Jamaica’s Energy Diversification Programme Bearing Fruit

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the early decision to move aggressively towards energy diversification makes Jamaica less susceptible to the volatility of oil prices in the global market. He noted that developments in liquefied natural gas (LNG), wind and solar will provide a total of 410 megawatts of alternative energy to the national grid...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (standing), makes a point as he addresses the Back-to-School conference for regions one, two and six, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on June 14. Seated at left is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.
EducationInformationYouth

Special Education Policy to be Submitted to Cabinet

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a Special Education Policy has been developed and is ready for Cabinet submission. He made the disclosure at a back-to-school conference for regions one, two and six, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on June 14. “We have never had a special-education policy, and we need to put...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, delivers remarks during a plenary session at the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) on June 14, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Seated (from left) are Emiritus Professor of International Business, University of the West Indies, Alvin Wint; Practice Manager, Global Business Regulation Unit, World Bank Group, Catherine Masinde; and Executive Director, Econonic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Cabinet Approves Tabling of Logistics Hub Initiative Master Plan

Cabinet approved tabling of the Jamaica Logistics Hub Initiative (JLHI) Market Analysis and Master Plan in Parliament last month for adoption. The implementation strategy for the JLHI Market Analysis and Master Plan was also approved. This is according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who was addressing a plenary session...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, highlights a point while addressing a post-Sectoral press briefing at his Oxford Road offices in New Kingston on Wednesday (June 13).
National Security

Security Ministry Working to Strengthen Intelligence Gathering

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says his Ministry is working to put strategies in place to enable quick and efficient intelligence gathering to assist in crime-fighting. “We have to begin to amend our legislation, where necessary, to ensure we can acquire information (in) real time from sectors (such as)… telecommunications (and) other areas of real-time monitoring without...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking at the launch of the national hurricane preparedness campaign at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, recently.
Local Government

Two Emergency Relief Storage Units to be Built in North Clarendon

Two emergency relief supplies storage facilities will be constructed at the Frankfield Police Station and Kellits Primary School to serve communities in north Clarendon. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the launch of the national hurricane preparedness campaign at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House, recently. “They will ensure that disaster relief...
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Top-performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) at Iris Gelly Primary School, in Kingston, Ashamarc Miller.
Education

Head Girl at Iris Gelly Primary Travels Far to Achieve

Passing the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for Immaculate Conception High School was not an easy task for Head Girl of Iris Gelly Primary School in Kingston, Ashamarc Miller. Not only did Ashamarc have to spend months studying for the examination and conditioning her brain to like the subject of Language Arts, but she also had to travel each weekday...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth right, front row), joins operators and staff of the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in celebarting the hotel
Tourism

Kingston Being Positioned As City Tourism Centre

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says with the addition of more hotel rooms in the country’s capital, Kingston is positioning itself as a centre for city tourism. “City tourism is a very exciting area of development; that’s what makes New York what it is, London what it is and Paris what it is, and Kingston is now poised.” “When...
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