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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.
Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

Review of Cybercrimes Act to Begin Shortly – Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says a review of the Cybercrimes Act is to be undertaken shortly. The legislation, which addresses computer-specific offences, was passed in 2015 and is scheduled for review this year....
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point as he opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point as he opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.

Gov’t Invests $16.7 Billion in Infrastructure Development
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), shares a light moment with Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (second left); Central St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Morais Guy (left); and Acting Custos of St. Mary, Maxine Marsh, at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new police station in Port Maria on March 7.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (second right), shares a light moment with Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary (second left); Central St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Morais Guy (left); and Acting Custos of St. Mary, Maxine Marsh, at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new police station in Port Maria on March 7.

Work to Expand Ian Fleming Airport Begins March 12
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw opens the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams

All IMF Targets Met – Shaw
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new police station in Port Maria, St. Mary, on March 7. Others (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Mayor of St. Mary, Councillor Richard Creary; Acting Custos Rotulorum for St. Mary parish, Maxine Marsh; Customer Care Manager for the National Housing Trust (NHT); Donnetta Russell; and Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.
National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (third left), breaks ground for the construction of a new police station in Port Maria, St. Mary, on March 7. Others (from left) are Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Dr. Morais Guy; Mayor of St. Mary, Councillor Richard Creary; Acting Custos Rotulorum for St. Mary parish, Maxine Marsh; Customer Care Manager for the National Housing Trust (NHT); Donnetta Russell; and Acting Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake.

New $60-Million Police Station for Port Maria

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), makes a point to Senior Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), at the International Women’s Day (IWD) Symposium held on Thursday, March 8 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU), Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (left); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, also joined in the discussion.
Gender Affairs

More Women Needed in Stem Fields – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is highlighting the need for greater representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). She noted that while women have worked for and achieved progress in the areas of equal work, political participation, violence against women and girls, they still have some ground to cover in achieving greater...
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Foreign AffairsSenate

Senate Approves Bill to Protect True Origin of Products

The Senate on Friday (March 9) approved the Protection of Geographical Indications Bill, with three amendments. The Bill seeks to provide a stronger level of protection on geographical indications (GIs) of goods, thereby preventing a designation of a product as being made other than in the true place of origin. GIs are defined as indications that identify a good as...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), holds up a paper declaring NO NEW TAXES for the 2018/19 fiscal year, while Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and other Members of Parliament show their support. Minister Shaw was opening the 2018/19 Budget debate in the House of Representatives on March 8.
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

No New Taxes to Fund Budget

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, on Thursday (March 8) formally announced that the Government will not be introducing new taxes to fund the 2018/19 Budget, amounting to approximately $773.6 billion. Instead, he said the Administration intends to do so from revenue and grants, which are “passively” forecast at $590.6 billion or 29.3 per cent of gross...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Budget 2018/2019Finance & Public Service

DBJ and EXIM Bank to Expand Financial Services to MSMES

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM Bank) will be expanding the provision of new financial services to the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. These services, which are not currently available to them from the commercial financial institutions, include assistance with single-digit interest rates, venture capital, factoring and leasing. “Assistance will...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right); and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), admire a portrait of late female political pioneer, Rose Agatha Leon, being shown to them by her daughter, Gloria Millwood. Occasion was the annual Rose Leon Memorial Lecture held recently at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, St. Andrew.
Culture

Minister Grange Hails Progress of Women, Notes that Work Remains

As Jamaica marks International Women’s Day today (March 8), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is hailing the strides made by the country’s women in politics and government, while acknowledging that more work needs to be done. She noted that Jamaica has achieved a remarkable level of female participation in the legislature and senior and...
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- Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages in conversation with Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), José Graziano da Silva, at a reception at the Rose Hall Great House in Montego Bay on March 6.
AgricultureCommerce

Ministry Commended for Hosting FAO Conference

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has been commended for hosting the 35th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). “Thank you for organising this conference in a short time,” Director-General of the FAO, José Graziano da Silva, said at a welcome reception staged by...
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