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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

Organisers of festivals have benefited from a training seminar aimed at strengthening their capacity to stage such events. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) partnered with the British Council to host...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking at the Jamaica Trade and Investment Promotions Agency's (JAMPRO) third staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 13.

Jamaica’s Energy Diversification Programme Bearing Fruit

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.

Special Education Policy to be Submitted to Cabinet

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.

Cabinet Approves Tabling of Logistics Hub Initiative Master Plan

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).

Security Ministry Working to Strengthen Intelligence Gathering

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.

8 years ago 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...

Top-performing student in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) at Iris Gelly Primary School, in Kingston, Ashamarc Miller.

8 years ago 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...

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

8 years ago 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...

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.

8 years ago Industry

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 Jamaica Investment Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 13, Mr. Shirley said that with its...

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.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Fisheries Minister Says Local Fishermen Must Take Advantage of Deep-Sea Resources

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says local fishermen should focus less on nearshore practices and instead take advantage of opportunities offered out in the deep ocean. Addressing reporters at JAMPRO’s third staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 13, Mr. Shaw said it is an acknowledged...

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.

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnologyVision 2030

$230 Million Saved Under Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects

The Government has saved $230 million, to date, and reduced environmental emissions from the implementation of major programmes in energy efficiency, conservation and management. The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ)-implemented initiatives are the Deployment of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the Public Sector Project, launched in 2016, to provide renewable energy and energy-efficiency systems in six hospitals; and the...

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

8 years ago Transport

Minister Montague Warns PPV Drivers

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, is appealing to drivers in the public transportation sector to stay on the right side of the law. He said there may come a time when persons with criminal records will not be allowed to operate public passenger vehicles (PPV). “No person with a criminal record ought to be a driver in...