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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left back) with the 21 graduates of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Culinary Skills Training Programme. The TPDCo spare headed initiative aims to upgrade the skills of new and existing entrepreneurs in the field of gastronomy. The graduation ceremony was held on March 1 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Others pictured from (2nd left back) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd left back) with the 21 graduates of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Culinary Skills Training Programme. The TPDCo spare headed initiative aims to upgrade the skills of new and existing entrepreneurs in the field of gastronomy. The graduation ceremony was held on March 1 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Others pictured from (2nd left back) are Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

21 Persons Graduate from TPDCo Programme

Some 21 persons from Olympic Gardens are now better equipped to pursue careers, having graduated from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Culinary Skills Training Programme. The graduation ceremony was held today (March 1) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) breaks ground at Mary
Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) breaks ground at Mary's Field Housing Development in St. Catherine (February 28). Accompanying him are (L-R): Mr. Martin Miller, Managing Director, NHT; Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke, Chairman, NHT; Hon. Christopher Tufton, MP West Central St. Catherine; Rev. the Hon. Jeffery McKenzie, Custos Rotulorum, St. Catherine.

PM Says Institutional Review of the NHT Almost Complete
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) is in discussion with Chairman of the National Housing Trust, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (right) at the ground breaking ceremony for the Marys Field Housing Development in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on February 28. At left, is Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine and Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) is in discussion with Chairman of the National Housing Trust, Ambassador Dr. Nigel Clarke (right) at the ground breaking ceremony for the Marys Field Housing Development in Kitson Town, St. Catherine on February 28. At left, is Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine and Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Squatting Cannot be Used to Secure Land Tenure- PM
Representative of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Mrs. Kay Morrish-Cooke of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica points out the ravages of smoking on the body to students at the Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum held in February 23 at the Courtleigh auditorium.
Representative of the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control Mrs. Kay Morrish-Cooke of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica points out the ravages of smoking on the body to students at the Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum held in February 23 at the Courtleigh auditorium.

Jamaica Cancer Society Promotes Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Youth
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and the Most Hon. Mrs. Juliet Holness (second right) listen to a point being made by Commanding Officer, HMJS Middlesex, Lieutenant Commander Aceion Prescott (foreground) aboard the vessel following the official naming and commissioning ceremony at HMJS Cagway, Port Royal on February 28. At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) and the Most Hon. Mrs. Juliet Holness (second right) listen to a point being made by Commanding Officer, HMJS Middlesex, Lieutenant Commander Aceion Prescott (foreground) aboard the vessel following the official naming and commissioning ceremony at HMJS Cagway, Port Royal on February 28. At left is Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.

JDF Receives Surveillance Vessels

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Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Robert Miller. (FILE)
Youth

Jamaicans Should Support and Promote Positive Messages in Music

Chairman of the National Youth Service (NYS), Robert Miller, says that Jamaicans should support entertainers who promote positive messages in their music. Mr. Miller noted that dancehall and reggae music are cultures which impact dress, fashion and body language. He stated that young impressionable minds, adopt these themes, as part of their daily lifestyle, and are at risk of falling...
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Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Office of the Prime Minister

Address by the MHPM Andrew Holness at the Naming and Commissioning Ceremony of HMJS Cornwall and HMJS Middlesex 

As we put in place strategies to secure Jamaica; as the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, I stand here today to witness the naming and commissioning of these two new COUNTY CLASS patrol vessels. This is a significant step as a part of Jamaica’s integrated and comprehensive set of measures and actions to significantly and sustainably reduce crime in...
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General Manager, Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation at the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Denise Arana (centre), provides details about the DBJ’s Regional Infrastructure Conference at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on February 28. She is flanked by Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sharlene Williams (left) and Consultant, Jamaica Venture Capital Programme, Audrey Richards. The conference is set for March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

DBJ Conference to Target Local Investors

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is targeting local investors through the staging of its Regional Infrastructure Conference focused on public-private partnerships (PPP). Themed ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnership: Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development’, the conference will be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from March 6 to 7. DBJ General Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation,...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), greets Keith Simpson who was at Everybody’s Pharmacy on Slipe Road to fill his prescription. At left is another patient, Althea Brown. Occasion was the launch of the Kingston leg of the Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Pilot Programme on Tuesday (February 28) at the pharmacy’s Slipe Road offices. Looking on at right is Clinical Pharmacist at Everybody’s Pharmacy, Dr. Ernestine Watson.
Health & Wellness

Six Kingston Pharmacies Sign on to Public-Sector Partner Programme

The Ministry of Health has partnered with six private pharmacies in Kingston to facilitate speedier dispensing of medication to persons issued with prescriptions at public hospitals and clinics. This is being done under the Public Sector Pharmacy Partner Pilot Programme, which was launched in Clarendon in December with five participating pharmacies. The aim is to improve the delivery of medication...
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University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona lecturer and entrepreneur, Dr. K’adamawe K’nife, makes a presentation to farmers from East and West Rural St. Andrew during a workshop by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Home Economics Division, aimed at providing the tools and information for them to transform their farming groups into successful business ventures. The workshop was hosted at the Michael Manley Foundation on Hope Boulevard on February 28.
Agriculture

RADA Stages Workshop for Farmers

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) hosted the first in a series of workshops for farmers, yesterday (February 28), aimed at providing the tools and information for cottage industries to transform agricultural production into formal business ventures. The initiative, being carried out by RADA’s Home Economics Division, brought together farmers from East and West Rural St. Andrew, at the Michael...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (3rd left), signs contract totalling $240 million to rehabilitate 60 kilometres of cane roads between Long Pond in Trelawny and the Appleton sugar factory in St. Elizabeth, today (February 28), at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Director of Stone Plus Limited, Clinton Campbell; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.
Agriculture

60 Kilometres of Cane Roads to be Rehabilitated

The Government is spending $240 million to rehabilitate 60 kilometres of cane roads between Long Pond in Trelawny and the Appleton factory in St. Elizabeth. The project will connect the two major sugar-producing areas, with sugar cane being transported to the Appleton factory for processing. The work will be undertaken over the next two financial years under the Cane Haul...
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