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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the importance of the tourism pillars at a recent ministerial briefing for diplomats at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the importance of the tourism pillars at a recent ministerial briefing for diplomats at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Tourism Pillars will Create Opportunities – Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the implementation of the five pillars of tourism growth and networks will further diversify the country’s tourism offerings, create business opportunities and increase the use of local goods and services within the sector....
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)

Jamaica to Host ILO Meeting February 23-24
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), interacts with baby Brianna as her mother, Kandice Davidson (centre), is presented with a box of chocolates by Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Flow Jamaica, Rochelle Cameron. Occasion was an empowerment session held at the Women Resource Outreach Centre (WROC), Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on February 14. Held under the theme: ‘Love Me to Live, Don’t Love Me to Death’, the session was organised by the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Top Cop finalists for 2016-2017.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), interacts with baby Brianna as her mother, Kandice Davidson (centre), is presented with a box of chocolates by Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Flow Jamaica, Rochelle Cameron. Occasion was an empowerment session held at the Women Resource Outreach Centre (WROC), Beechwood Avenue, in Kingston on February 14. Held under the theme: ‘Love Me to Live, Don’t Love Me to Death’, the session was organised by the LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Top Cop finalists for 2016-2017.

Jamaicans Urged to Build Safer and Healthier Family Relationships
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre); Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry (left); and General Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank, Country Department Caribbean Group, Therese Turner-Jones, enjoy a light moment at the opening of a two-day Labour Market Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 14.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre); Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry (left); and General Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank, Country Department Caribbean Group, Therese Turner-Jones, enjoy a light moment at the opening of a two-day Labour Market Forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on February 14.

Apprenticeship a Solution to Youth Unemployment, Low Certification
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), signs documents during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 14), to establish a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Water Commission (NWC), HEART Trust/NTA and Israel-based company, Miya. Looking on are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (left); and Miya Representative, Sophie Kanellopoulou (right). The NWC management and staff will be trained in best practices for the management of non-revenue water (NRW) as part of the Kingston and St. Andrew NRW Co-Management Project.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), signs documents during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 14), to establish a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Water Commission (NWC), HEART Trust/NTA and Israel-based company, Miya. Looking on are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (left); and Miya Representative, Sophie Kanellopoulou (right). The NWC management and staff will be trained in best practices for the management of non-revenue water (NRW) as part of the Kingston and St. Andrew NRW Co-Management Project.

NWC Signs MOU for Staff Training

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Budget 2017/2018Foreign Affairs

Project to Develop National Policy on Migration Gets $37 Million

The Government has allocated $37.25 million for the completion of a project to develop a national policy and plan of action on international migration and development. According to the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditures, now before the House of Representatives, the project aims to build the capacity of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to implement the National Plan of Action (NPA)...
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Budget 2017/2018Justice

Citizen Security and Justice Programme III Gets $213 Million

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III has received an allocation of $213.799 million to enhance security and justice in target communities through gender-responsive justice services. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives for its consideration. In terms of achievements, the Victim Services Division has provided emergency assistance to 22 victims;...
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Local Government

$500 Million to Repair Roads in Trelawny, Clarendon and Manchester

A sum of $500 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation of 47 kilometres of road structures in Trelawny, Clarendon and Manchester. This will be carried out under the Rural Road Rehabilitation II project being implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. As outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditures, now before the House of Representatives, the...
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Education

$56 Million Set Aside to Complete Upgrading Works at UTECH

Over $56 million has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure for the continued upgrading and expansion of facilities at the University of Technology (UTech). The allocation will provide for the completion of shared lecture facilities including installation of furniture and commissioning. The project, which started in July 2008 and originally scheduled to end in December 2012, aims...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), is in light conversation with Chairman of JAMPRO, Don Wehby (left); and President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, at the media launch of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 11. The trade show is slated for the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 1 to 4.
Commerce

JMA Targets Investment Boost through Staging of International Exhibition

With the Government pursuing increased investment as a key driver of economic growth, the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association’s (JMA) inaugural staging of the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) is expected to have a significant impact. The three-day event kicks off at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on June 1 and should see the participation of some 600 local, regional...
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Executive Director of the Private Security Regulation Authority, Rosalyn Campbell, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.
National Security

Security Guards Urged to Sign Up for Health Insurance Scheme

The Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA) is urging security guards to sign up for the self-contributory health insurance scheme that is provided through Guardian Life. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ yesterday (February 14), Executive Director of the PSRA, Rosalyn Campbell, said health insurance is one of the most basic rights that all employees should have, including security guards. Mrs....
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