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Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Camille Taylor, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

PCJ Raising Awareness about Oil and Gas Exploration

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is undertaking a public education campaign on its oil and gas exploration programme. Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communication at the PCJ, Camille Taylor, said the focus is primarily on the activities being undertaken...

Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles.

Income Tax Filing Deadline Extended to March 24

Marketing and Public Relations Manager at the Universal Service Fund (USF), Deleen Powell, addressing JIS ‘Think Tank’ recently.

Government Entities with ICT Needs Encouraged to Get in Touch with USF

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport makes a point to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO (left). Also a part of the conversation were: Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Joy Douglas, Chairman, Man and the Biosphere National Committee and Katherine Grigsby, Director, UNESCO Office for the Caribbean (left to right).

Minister Grange Calls for Protection of Biodiversity Across the Caribbean

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), presents the Tourism Service Excellence Awards in the Individual category to national champion Mikailla Robinson of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday March 17.

Pension Scheme for Tourism Workers by Mid -2018

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, makes a point while making a presentation on Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held on Sunday (March 18) at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.

8 years ago CultureGender Affairs

Poet Laureate Says Miss Lou’s Talents and Gifts Were Purely Jamaican

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, says the talents and gifts possessed by cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), were “purely Jamaican”. Speaking at the second presentation in the ‘Four Women’ series held yesterday (March 18) at the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, Ms. Goodison said Miss Lou “was the first of us who really did that. She was...

Government Senator, Don Wehby, makes his keynote address at the Tourism Service Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on March 17.

8 years ago Tourism

Entrepreneurs Encouraged to Take Advantage of Tourism Opportunities

Government Senator, Don Wehby, has implored entrepreneurs to take advantage of the abundance of business opportunities resulting from the exponential growth of the tourism sector. Speaking at the Tourism Service Excellence Awards ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on March 17, Senator Wehby encouraged small businesses, in particular, to participate in the sector, as the Government has provided an...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

All in Place for Students Who Will Sit Final GSAT

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the State is ready to accommodate the 39,093 students registered to sit the final Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) on Thursday (March 22) and Friday (March 23). Speaking at a press briefing at the Ministry today (March 20) to provide an update on the Ministry’s GSAT readiness, Senator...

Manager for Aviation Security and Facilitation at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority Captain (Ret’d) Althea Bartley.

8 years ago Technology

Workshop on Cybersecurity in Aviation Begins March 20

Aviation personnel from 14 countries across the Caribbean and Latin American region will take part in a Cybersecurity in Aviation Workshop from March 20 to 23 at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James. The workshop is being hosted by the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) in association with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Organization of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) pilot review luncheon held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on March 16.

8 years ago TourismVision 2030

Bartlett Says Tourism Has Been Catalyst for Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says tourism has been the catalyst for the growth of the Jamaican economy, as it “enabled the value-added which lifted the gross domestic product (GDP) and indeed the growth rate on an annual basis”. Speaking at a Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI) pilot review luncheon at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on March...

Jada Richards (centre) is surrounded by (from left) brother, Radj Richards, father, Radcliffe Richards, and mother, Judith Richards.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Overcoming Down’s Syndrome

March 21 is observed annually as World Down’s Syndrome Day and is used to heighten awareness about the condition as well as highlight the positive contributions that can be made by persons living with it. The chromosomal abnormality affects one in every seven hundred (700) babies born each year. Statistics have shown that the risk of children being born with...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Huge Stake in $550m-Hampden Wharf Project for Falmouth Residents

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says residents of Falmouth, Trelawny, will have a huge stake in the town’s $550-million Hampden Wharf Development project. Addressing the ground-breaking ceremony on March 16, Dr. Chang said the billions of dollars being pumped into the resort town is a testament of the Government’s...