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The recent opening of the historical Rastafari Exhibition at National Museum West inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre was enhanced by pulsating Nyahbingi drumming by Rasta Village Live, featuring Prince Tebah and vocals by Ras Iziniga Ion (right). The year-long staging of the historical exhibition has been made possible through collaboration among the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Rastafari Millennium Council, CHASE, National Museum Jamaica and the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.

Rastafari Exhibition Opens in the West

Residents in western Jamaica have been given the opportunity to be better informed about the history and nature of the Rastafari movement, through a historical exhibition mounted at National Museum West, located in the Montego Bay Cultural Centre. In keeping...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon.
Arnaldo Brown (right), shares a thought with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, during the Western Region Stakeholder Briefing on the upcoming 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held today (May 7), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay. — Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (right), shares a thought with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, during the Western Region Stakeholder Briefing on the upcoming 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held today (May 7), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

Diaspora Urged to Increase Investment in Jamaica

Co-chairman of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (2nd right) and members of the St. James Labour Day Planning Committee, tour the Cornwall Courts Kiddies Park, which has been selected as the parish project for Labour Day 2015.

Cornwall Court Kiddies Park to be Rehabilitated on Labour Day

Students from the Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, show off road safety posters, during a road safety seminar staged by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing at the school on Tuesday, May 5. Sesame Street character “Grover” was a major attraction at the seminar.

Chetwood Memorial Primary Students Learn Road Safety Tips

Chairman, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life, Rev. Garth Minot (seated right), signs the documents for implementation of a programme to benefit children affected by HIV/AIDS, today (May 5), the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. Others (seated from left) are: Board Director, EVE for Life, Colleen Campbell –Wellington; and Executive Director, St. John’s Ambulance, Alison Christie Binger. Others witnessing the signing (standing from left) are: Co-founder and Director of Programmes and Training, EVE for Life, Joy Crawford; Project Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Jamaica, Dr. Jennifer Knight; Project Director, World Learning, Ruth Jankee; and Acting Deputy Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Lone Hvass.

Children Affected by HIV/AIDS to Benefit from $8 Million Programme

Participants set off for a race around the city of Montego Bay yesterday (May 3), as they participate in the 2015 MoBay City Run.

11 years ago CommunityEducation

Proceeds From Mobay City Run to Exceed $3 Million

The second staging of the MoBay City Run, held on Sunday (May 3), has been described as “a resounding success” by Chairman of the Organising Committee, Janet Silvera, with this year’s intake expected to exceed last year’s figure of $3 million. Speaking with JIS News just after the event, Ms. Silvera said the level of support was “tremendous,” with the...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), is greeted by Counsellor and Head, Development Cooperation, High Commission of Canada, Walter Bernyck (left), when he arrived at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston today (May 4) for the opening of a two-day Legislative Development Forum. Also pictured is Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Albert Edwards. The forum is being staged by the Justice Ministry through the Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel.

11 years ago Justice

Law Drafters Urged To Be Diligent

Public sector professionals responsible for the drafting of legislation are being urged to carry out this duty with the utmost rigour and diligence. The charge comes from Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, who said that there is no place for “intellectual laziness and sloppiness” in the country’s legislative development process. “There is no escaping it – legislative...

Public Defender, Arlene Harrison-Henry, addresses the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, held today (May 4), at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Justice

Public Defender Embarks On Child Rights Campaign

Public Defender, Arlene Harrison-Henry, has extended an invitation for caring members of the society, to partner with her office on an awareness campaign aimed at protecting the rights of children. She issued the invitation on Monday (May 4), while addressing the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston, held at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew. Citing...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (back, second right); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (back, left); Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (back, 2nd left); and Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier (back, right), are with students from the Mona Preparatory and St. Aloysius Primary schools, at the official launch of Labour Day and Worker’s Week on May 4, at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.

11 years ago CultureLabourPrime Minister

National Labour Day 2015 to Focus on Children

Safeguarding the welfare of the nation’s children will be the focus of activities for National Labour Day 2015, under the theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’. The day will be observed on Monday, May 25. The national project is the upgrading of the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to create a safe recreational space for children....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce , Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), engages in conversation with Country Officer, Citi Jamaica, Peter Moses, at the launch of the Caribbean Microfinance Forum on April 30, at Citi Jamaica Building in Kingston.

11 years ago Commerce

Task Force Looking at Plan to Improve Financing for MSMEs

Operators in the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector could soon benefit from improved access to financing to enhance their business operations. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said the task force, appointed to address challenges affecting the sector, “is currently looking at putting in place a plan that is expected to improve access to...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and former Japan Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase, exchange signed documents for $96 million in grant aid from the Government of Japan on February 26.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Japan Providing Support in Disaster Management and Renewable Energy

Jamaica is benefiting from significant support from Japan this year to strengthen the country’s efforts in disaster risk management and renewable energy and energy efficiency. The focus on these areas of support came out of talks between Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Prime Minister of Japan, His Excellency Shinzō Abe, when they met in Trinidad and...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Ann-Marie Bowley with a certificate of title during a ceremony held at the Bethel Baptist Church in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on May 1. Ms. Bowley collected the document on behlaf of her mother, Imogene Bowley, who was among the 101 persons issued with land titles under the Government

11 years ago EnvironmentPrime Minister

101 Persons Receive Land Titles in Bog Walk

Another 101 Jamaicans are now proud owners of land in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, after being presented with registered titles on May 1. The certificates of title were issued through the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), during a ceremony at the Bethel Baptist Church, in Bog Walk. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who handed out several...