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(FILE) National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 23).
(FILE) National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 23).

Critical Crime-Fighting Bills This Year

The Government will be pushing several critical pieces of legislation through Parliament this year that are aimed at strengthening crime-fighting. Among them is the Bill to establish the Major Organised and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) as an independent law-enforcement entity. National...
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, giving the keynote address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Advanced Call Centre Technologies’ fourth BPO site at the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay on January 23.
President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, giving the keynote address at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Advanced Call Centre Technologies’ fourth BPO site at the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay on January 23.

Outsourcing Symposium Set for April in Mobay
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

NIR at US$3.2 Billion
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest, during the opening ceremony for the 13th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 23), where Mr. Holness delivered the keynote address. Looking on is Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Managing Director, Marlene Street Forrest, during the opening ceremony for the 13th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 23), where Mr. Holness delivered the keynote address. Looking on is Finance and the Public Service State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

PM Praises Jamaica Stock Exchange
(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda
(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda

Government Embarks on Programme to Expand Irrigation

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President, Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga (front left), hands a signed Memorandum of Understanding to Chairman, Board of Directors, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon, during the signing ceremony at the JMA’s boardroom in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 23). Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Youth an Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (right) looks on. Others in the background (from left) are Acting Senior Director, Community Services Department at the National Youth Service, Ronique Rhoden; Senior Director, Corporate Planning and Strategic Development, HEART Trust/NTA, Nicole Manning; Executive Director, JMA, Imega Breeze McNab; and Managing Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer.
EducationInformationYouth

Young People to Be Trained for Jobs in Manufacturing and Export Sectors

HEART Trust/NTA and the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) geared towards providing on-the-job training for apprentices in the manufacturing and export sectors. At the signing on Tuesday (January 23) at the JMA boardroom, downtown Kingston, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard, commended the entities for coming together to...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, takes a bite from strawberry cultivated by farmers from East Rural St. Andrew, given to them by Member of Parliament for the Area, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, at the launch of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on January 23. Mrs. Holness displays the 2017 Report on The Development of the Berry Industry in Jamaica, which was presented to her by Minister Bartlett.
AgricultureIndustry

Coffee Farmers Looking to Boost Demand

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, says coffee farmers in the area are looking at various options to expand the industry. She noted that there is understanding among the farmers that “beans alone will not cut it and they have to explore various options for the product”. “We would like to expand the...
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Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister

New Policy Direction to Ensure Integrity of the Country’s Security

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the government is in the process of developing a comprehensive policy to deal with securing the integrity of the security forces. He was responding to questions from journalists at his quarterly press briefing held this morning (January 24) at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. The Prime Minister noted that the security forces...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Assistance for Farmers in Portland, St. Mary and Trelawny

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is to provide $100 million in support to farmers affected by the recent heavy rains in Portland, St. Mary and Trelawny. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has explained that these three parishes experienced extreme flooding, not only causing agricultural damage of over $343 million but also significant infrastructure damage, such as farm...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
Justice

Remaining West Kingston Claimants Implored to Come Forward

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging the remaining 148 claimants who suffered damage and losses as a result of the 2010 West Kingston security operations to urgently come forward to claim their share of $21 million in compensation. Providing an update in the House of Representatives on January 23, the Minister said persons are being asked to visit the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the 13th Jamaica Stock Exchange Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 23). The two-day conference is being held from January 24 to 25 under the theme: ‘Driving Growth: Regional Investments for the Climate of Change’.
Prime Minister

PM Says Country Will Benefit from Proactive Measures to Curb Crime

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he is optimistic that Jamaica will benefit from the Government’s proactive implementation of initiatives to curb the upsurge in crime, beginning with the State of Public Emergency in St. James. While acknowledging “initial jitters” likely to resonate among members of civil society regarding the “definitive actions” to arrest the upsurge, the Prime...
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Executive Director, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen (right), converses with (from left) Consultant Cardiologist, Dr. Andrene Chung; Director, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Tamu Davidson; and Clinical Nutritionist, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter, at the official launch of Heart Month, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 23.
Health & Wellness

Consumers Encouraged to Check Labels before Purchasing Food

Consumers are being encouraged to pay keen attention to the ingredients panel and the nutritional facts label when making food purchases, by Clinical Nutritionist, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, University of the West Indies, Dr. Suzanne Soares-Wynter. Speaking at the launch of Heart Month at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on January 23, Dr. Soares-Wynter said the nutritional...
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