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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, looks at items produced by the members of the Veteran Farmers Alliance during a tour of the group’s booth at a special meeting of the Negril Chamber of Commerce earlier this year.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, looks at items produced by the members of the Veteran Farmers Alliance during a tour of the group’s booth at a special meeting of the Negril Chamber of Commerce earlier this year.

Agro-Tourism Stakeholders Welcome Gastronomy Thrust

The Government’s move to promote Jamaica as a gastronomy tourism destination is being welcomed by stakeholders in western Jamaica, who see the push as having the potential to transform rural communities while making agriculture a production powerhouse. Farmer and hotel...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute Trade Show, held at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute Trade Show, held at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

Opportunities in Tourism for Local Farmers
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16.

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (left) and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, display copies of the social media manuals that will provide internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders, at the launch held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (November 20).
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (left) and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, display copies of the social media manuals that will provide internet safety guidelines for children and other stakeholders, at the launch held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (November 20).

OCA Launches Social Media Manuals
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing the HEART Trust/NTA’s College of Hospitality Services/Western Hospitality Institute trade show held on November 16 at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa, Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Training 20,000 for Labour Market

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
Justice

Justice Minister Wants Cases Tried in Timely Manner

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says all stakeholders in the justice system have a duty to reflect on their role as they seek to improve both their performance and input in the delivery of justice. Addressing the Jamaican Bar Association’s annual conference at the Half Moon Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James, on November 18, Mr. Chuck said it...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, addressing the pesticides survey results presentation ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently. The survey was undertaken as part of the Agricultural Competitiveness Programme to evaluate food-safety issues associated with pesticide use and, in particular, to identify pesticide use challenges that could impact access to export markets for Jamaican produce.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

GLOBALG.A.P Farmer Certification Being Pursued

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is moving to have farmers certified by GLOBALG.A.P, which is an internationally recognised organisation dedicated to good agricultural practices. GLOBALG.A.P is the world’s leading farm assurance programme, translating consumer requirements into good agricultural practices in more than 120 countries. This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, during a...
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Interim Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (head of table), leads a meeting involving board commissioners, songwriters and producers at the JCDC’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (November 17). The meeting was held ahead of the launch of the Festival Song Competition 2018 on November 30.
CultureDevelopmentEntertainment

Festival Song 2018 to Launch November 30

Plans are under way for the 2018 staging of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition, which is scheduled to be launched next Thursday (November 30), at 23 Dominica Drive in New Kingston. Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) board commissioners and senior officers met with songwriters and producers at the agency’s head office at 3-5 Phoenix Avenue on Thursday (November 16) to...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), converses with Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Quingbao, during the inaugural coffee industry symposium at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston on Sunday (November 19).
Agriculture

Coffee Exports to China Being Explored

Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, says discussions are under way between the Governments of Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China to export local coffee to the Asian country. Mrs. Holness told JIS News that this is a strategic move by the Jamaican Government to further diversify the country’s coffee export market....
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
Justice

Modern Court Infrastructure in Two Years – Justice Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that within the next two years, Jamaica should have a modern court infrastructure comparable to anywhere in the world. Addressing the Jamaican Bar Association Annual Conference at the Half Moon Hotel, Rose Hall, St. James, on November 18, Mr. Chuck said the Ministry is working assiduously to install modern technological support where “ultimately,...
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Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven, addresses the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust Early Childhood Development Conference 2017 at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on Thursday, November 16.
CultureEducationHealth & Wellness

CHASE to Continue Support of Early Childhood Education – CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, William ‘Billy’ Heaven, says the organisation will continue to be unwavering in its support of early-childhood education in Jamaica. Speaking at the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust Early Childhood Development Conference 2017 held at the Iberostar Resort in Montego Bay on November 16, Mr. Heaven said the...
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