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Chairman of Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, addresses JAMPRO’s three-day Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 13.
Chairman of Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, addresses JAMPRO’s three-day Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 13.

Government Lauded for Emphasis on BPO Sector

Chairman of Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, says the Government has wisely tapped the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector as one of the key industries to “ramp up” growth and employment. Speaking at JAMPRO’s third staging of the...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses JAMPRO’s third staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 13.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses JAMPRO’s third staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 13.

Fisheries Minister Says Local Fishermen Must Take Advantage of Deep-Sea Resources
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), is in light conversation with Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Chairman, Russell Hadeed (right); and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) Project Manager, Jody Grizzle, at the launch of the PCJ/Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 13.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), is in light conversation with Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Chairman, Russell Hadeed (right); and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP) Project Manager, Jody Grizzle, at the launch of the PCJ/Government of Jamaica Energy Champion Competition, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 13.

$230 Million Saved Under Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), listens to Managing Director, IGL Blue Limited, Wayne Kirkpatrick, during the IGL Blue Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety incentive awards ceremony, at the company
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), listens to Managing Director, IGL Blue Limited, Wayne Kirkpatrick, during the IGL Blue Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety incentive awards ceremony, at the company's Spanish Town Road offices on Wednesday (June 13).

Minister Montague Warns PPV Drivers
Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, Camille Taylor, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Manager, Corporate Affairs and Communication at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, Camille Taylor, speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Alternative Energy Expo June 15 and 16

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right) and Managing Director, IGL Blue, Wayne Kirkpatrick (centre), listen to IGL Blue’s 2018 Driver of the Year, Devon Campbell, on the grounds of the gas manufacturing company in Kingston on Wednesday (June 13). Occasion was IGL Blue’s Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety Incentive Awards Ceremony.
Transport

Transport Minister Makes Proposals to Adjust Rules

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has made proposals to adjust the rules for public passenger vehicle operators, with the objective of reducing road crashes, safeguarding the lives of Jamaicans and accommodating drivers who want to design their own routes. At IGL Blue’s Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety Incentive Awards Ceremony, held on the grounds of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing a session on day two of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on June 13. The Forum is being hosted by JAMPRO from June 12 to 14 under the theme
Prime Minister

PM Wants to Make Jamaica Centre of the Caribbean

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to making Jamaica the ‘centre of the Caribbean’. “We want to be the centre of the Caribbean for innovation and technology. We want to be the centre of the Caribbean for trade and commerce and logistics, business process outsourcing (BPO), agribusiness and energy, and we are working to...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 12.
National SecuritySectoral Debate 2018/2019

Gov’t Will Continue to Equip JCF with Crime-Fighting Technology

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Ministry will continue to enhance the technological capabilities of the police. He said plans are afoot to integrate mobile applications, closed-circuit television (CCTV) technology, geographic information system (GIS) and digital records into strategic operational responses in order to strengthen the capacity of the police to deal with modern crimes. He...
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National SecuritySectoral Debate 2018/2019

Significant Reduction in Crime in St. James, West Kingston and St. Catherine

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is reporting that the operational activities associated with the enhanced security measures in sections of St. James, West Kingston and St. Catherine have resulted in significant crime reduction in those areas. The Minister was speaking in the House of Representatives during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate on June 12. Dr....
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Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries Project Manager, Margery Newland (centre), shares a good laugh with Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley (left), and 2012 young scientist of the year, Dr. Charah Watson, during the SRC’s 2018 National Science and Technology Fair awards ceremony, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 12).
TechnologyYouth

YEDAI Project Manager Highlights Importance of Youth Creativity

Manager for the Government’s Youth Employment in Digital and Animation Industries (YEDAI) Project, Margery Newland, says Jamaica’s economic growth and development are, to some extent, grounded in the creativity of the nation’s youth, particularly as it relates to job creation. Noting that the society has, in the past, been hamstrung by the belief that young people were obliged to pursue...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 12).
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ZOSO Act to be Reviewed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act is to be reviewed. The legislation, which was passed in 2017, is aimed at curbing crime through security-force occupation of vulnerable communities. It also aims to preserve human rights during the period of occupation. “We are coming up...
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Coordinator at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Alonzo Mothersill, emphasises a point during a JIS Think Tank on June 13.
Health & Wellness

June 17-23 is CPR Week

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ) will be observing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Awareness week from June 17 to 23 under the theme ‘Every Second Counts: CPR Saves Lives!. Activities get under way with a live CPR demonstration at the ‘Everyone’s a Winner’ Father’s Day race at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Sunday. CPR demonstrations will continue at Emancipation Park on...
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