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

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...

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's Four Diamond Award from the AAA, at a cocktail reception held at the property on Waterloo Road on June 12. Terra Nova's Managing Director, Ruth Hussey (sixth right front row) and Director, Christelle Harris (sixth left, front row), show off the award, while Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right, front row) and his wife Ann-Marie (second right, front row), share the moment.

Kingston Being Positioned As City Tourism Centre

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

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.

$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

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...

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

8 years ago Energy

Alternative Energy Expo June 15 and 16

Service providers in the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency industry are among the persons invited to the upcoming Alternative Energy Expo being held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on June 15 and 16. The event will serve to educate the providers on government procurement processes as well as to showcase various energy solutions. “The Government has projects coming up, so...

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.

8 years ago 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...

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

8 years ago 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...

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.

8 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral 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...

8 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral 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....

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).

8 years ago 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...