Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the nearly $1-billion renovation work to be carried out at the Appleton Estate Rum attraction in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, will significantly boost tourism arrivals on the south coast. He said the investment, which will include a first-class restaurant showcasing the finest in Jamaican cuisine, will enable the facility to become “the centrepiece” of...

       

   

We have been taught that in all things, we must give thanks. And so today we come to give thanks and seek divine guidance around tackling what continues to be a major evil in our world today. Even as I speak, a woman, a girl, a family, a community, somewhere, are experiencing the horrific effects and consequences of gender-based violence....

The Child Development Agency (CDA) will host its 11th Annual Candlelight Vigil and Concert on Saturday (November 19) at Emancipation Park, New Kingston. The event, which is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m., will be staged under the theme ‘The Cries of Our Children’. It is in observance of World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse. Public Relations and Communications...

Equipped with a remarkable track record of academic brilliance, Jamaica’s 2017 Rhodes scholarship recipient, Shakeba Foster, intends to use the training she will pursue at the illustrious Oxford University in the United Kingdom, to make a significant contribution to the country’s economic growth and development. “I hope to gain not just more academics, not just more knowledge, but I hope...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has indicated that there is a positive economic outlook for the current quarter of October to December 2016. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, said real gross domestic product (GDP) for the period is expected to grow within the range of one to two per cent. This, he said, is due to the anticipated strengthening...