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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 17), where he declared Denham Town the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague; and Commissioner of Police, George Quallo.

PM Gives Mount Salem ZOSO ‘B Plus’ Grade

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has given the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) a ‘B Plus’ grade. He said that while there were initial challenges, most of these have been worked out and “would in no...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (at podium), addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 17), where it was announced that Denham Town is the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). In the background is Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

30 Vehicles Purchased for ZOSOs

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), addresses the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Small States Forum on Saturday (October 14) at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington DC. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Faval Williams.

More than US $20 Billion in New Investments – Minister Shaw

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Rebuilding Youth Clubs to Promote Peace

Deputy Registrar, Criminal Division of the Supreme Court, Tamsyn Bailey (left); Senior Defence Attorney, Valerie Neita-Robertson Q.C.(centre); and Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrea Martin-Swaby, in an interview session with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) on October 13.

Accused Persons Urged To Take Advantage of Sentence Reduction Day

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), affixes his signature to the agreement for the provision of a US$300,000 grant from the United Nations (UN) Green Climate Fund (GCF) to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to climate change. Looking on (from left) are Principal Director in the Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell. The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday (October 17) at the OPM in St. Andrew.

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Jamaica Receives US $300,000 Grant from UN Green Climate Fund

Jamaica has received a US$300,000 grant from the United Nations (UN) Green Climate Fund (GCF) to strengthen the island's capacity to develop and implement strategies to respond to climate change. The funds will allow for engagement of consultants in climate and development finance to provide technical support to the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation’s Climate Change Division in...

Scientific Research Council (SRC) Executive Director, Dr. Cliff Riley, makes his address at the launch of the SRC – Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) Science and Technology Education symposium held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge at the University of the West Indies (UWI) on October 17.

8 years ago EducationScienceYouth

SRC Staging Science Education Symposium

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) is staging a two-day symposium aimed at improving the delivery of science education at the primary and secondary levels. Approximately 200 mathematics and science teachers are expected to participate in the event, which opened on Tuesday (October 17) at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge of the University of the West Indies (UWI). It will promote interventions...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), consults with Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, prior to the start of the launch of the ninth phase of the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme, at the Courtyard Marriott hotel in New Kingston on October 17

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica to Benefit From US$7.52 Grant Funding

Jamaica is set to benefit from an initial US$7.52 million in grant funding under the ninth cycle of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 9). The money will go towards the areas of education, transportation, enterprise development, and water and sanitation, through projects implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The allocation is part of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 17), where he declared Denham Town in West Kingston as the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). Others (from left) are Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague and Commissioner of Police, George Quallo.

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Denham Town in West Kingston Declared Second Zone of Special Operations

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has declared Denham Town in West Kingston as the second Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) under the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act. Details were provided by the Prime Minister at a press conference held today (October 17) at Jamaica House. A full-strength joint Jamaica Defence...

Reggae historian Copeland Forbes shows off his Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD), which he received at the National Honours and Awards ceremony held on Monday (October 16) at King’s House. Mr. Forbes received the award for his outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaican Music.

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Cultural Stalwarts Receive National Honours

Several outstanding Jamaicans who have contributed to music, film and cultural development were recognised on Monday (October 16) at the National Honours and Awards ceremony. The cultural stalwarts are among 257 persons, including members of the uniformed groups, who received their awards from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, who presided over the function held on the...

Members of the Spot Valley High School Marching Band from St. James, leading a procession around the town of Falmouth in Trelawny, during the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Falmouth Invasion’ sensitization exposition and concert in February.

8 years ago CultureTourism

Falmouth Heritage Expo to Be Held On October 18

The ‘Preservation of the Built Heritage’ will be the focus of the inaugural staging of the Falmouth Heritage Expo slated for October 18 at Water Square, in Trelawny. The heritage expo aims to boost civic pride in Falmouth, by highlighting its rich historical heritage and the noted Georgian architecture. The event is also intended to foster a civic-minded community that...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank forum on the ‘Tourism Industry and Pandemics’, at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., on October 13. Others (from second left) are: Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

8 years ago Health & WellnessTourism

Tourism Minister Says Countries Can No Longer Ignore Threat of Pandemics

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says countries can no longer ignore the imminent threat of pandemics, as world tourism could face a myriad of global challenges in the event of such occurrences. Addressing an International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank forum on the ‘Tourism Industry and Pandemics’, at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., on October 13, Mr. Bartlett...