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Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, addresses journalists and other stakeholders at the EGC’s Fourth Report to the Nation at Jamaica House on Wednesday (January 24).

Government Commended for Declaring State of Public Emergency

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, has praised the Government for declaring a State of Public Emergency in St. James as part of its effort to curb crime. Speaking at the EGC’s ‘Fourth Report to the Nation’ at Jamaica...

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, addresses Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on January 24.

Health Minister Commended for Setting up Food Industry Task Force

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, gives his remarks at the launch of the 2017/2018 Extended Migration Profile of Jamaica during a ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on January 18.

Migration Profile Will Benefit Key Stakeholders – UNDP rep

(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

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.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

NIR at US$3.2 Billion

The country’s Net International Reserves (NIR) now stand at US$3.2 billion, putting the country in a better position to withstand external shocks. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, during the 13th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 24. He...

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.

8 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

PM Praises Jamaica Stock Exchange

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) on its performance in 2017, during which the main market’s listings yielded returns averaging 50 per cent, with the junior market averaging 43.9 per cent. “That’s amazing. I congratulate the Jamaica Stock Exchange for its stellar performance. It shows that there is confidence in the economy,...

(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Government Embarks on Programme to Expand Irrigation

The Government has embarked on a programme to expand irrigation on a number of farmlands located at the southern part of the country. “The efforts of this Government to expand irrigation is not only admirable, but critical. We are starting with Essex Valley, and there are also initiatives afoot to significantly improve irrigation in Southern St. Catherine and Clarendon, which...

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.

8 years ago 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...

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.

8 years ago 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...

Prime Minster the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

8 years ago 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...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

8 years ago 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...