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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.

Cocoa Farmers Urged to be Vigilant in Dealing with Frosty Pod Rot Disease

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is advising farmers affected by the Frosty Pod Rot disease to exercise vigilance when disposing of cocoa pods. Identifier and Entomologist at the Plant Quarantine Produce Inspection Branch, Karen Christie, told JIS...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 19th staging of the Forum on Markets Innovation and Capital (FOROMIC), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on October 24.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 19th staging of the Forum on Markets Innovation and Capital (FOROMIC), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on October 24.

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The JIS Heritage Competition comprises three categories – Essay, Poster and Photo.
The JIS Heritage Competition comprises three categories – Essay, Poster and Photo.

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Superintendent of Police and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Communications Unit, Stephanie Lindsay.
Superintendent of Police and Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Communications Unit, Stephanie Lindsay.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), addresses a retreat of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation held on Friday (October 21) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He is flanked by (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; President of the Jamaica Free Zone Council, Metry Seaga; and Head of the Logistics Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Eric Deans. Mr. Holness used the retreat to encourage the speed-up of projects for the development of the logistics hub initiative.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (2nd right), addresses a retreat of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation held on Friday (October 21) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. He is flanked by (from left) Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; President of the Jamaica Free Zone Council, Metry Seaga; and Head of the Logistics Unit in the Ministry, Dr. Eric Deans. Mr. Holness used the retreat to encourage the speed-up of projects for the development of the logistics hub initiative.

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Minister of State for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), answers a question posed during Thursday’s (October 20) public forum hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The forum was held under the theme ‘Public Sector Workers: Expectations Beyond March 2017’. Listening is Head of the Institute, Danny Roberts.
Finance & Public Service

State Minister Hopes for Smooth Wage Negotiations

State Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, hopes the 2017/19 wage negotiations between the Government and unions representing public-sector workers will be conducted as smoothly as those which resulted in the existing two-year agreement. Similar views have been expressed by Head of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West...
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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, receives a warm handshake from Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) His Excellency Nestor Mendez, as she arrives at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC, to participate in the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians and Policymakers on Cybersecurity. The event was held from October 17 to 20. Looking on at centre is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, Marsha Coore-Lobban.
National Security

PHOTOS: Mrs Holness at Cybersecurity Workshop in Washington DC

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Mrs. Juliet Holness, receives a warm handshake from Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) His Excellency Nestor Mendez, as she arrives at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC, to participate in the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians and...
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Firefighters perform an extraction exercise at the launch of Fire Safety Awareness Week 2016, held at the York Park Fire Station, in Kingston, on October 24.
Local Government

Persons Urged to Stop Unnecessary Burning

The public is being urged to desist from the unnecessary burning of debris, especially under unsuitable weather conditions, by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt. “We burn everything, we burn everywhere, regardless of the weather. Heed the message of the Jamaica Fire Brigade [and] reduce burning, and if you really have to burn, it must be under...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Commerce

Conch Exporters to Pay Levy in Instalments

Conch exporters have been granted permission to pay the levy for the 2016 season in instalments. Through passage of the Conch (Export Levy) (Special Provisions) Act revival resolution in the House of Representatives recently, exporters will be allowed to complete payment within three months of the date of submission of the application for an export health certificate and export licence...
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Cruise ship passengers disembarked the Disney Wonder cruise ship to visit the various shops in the vicinity of the Falmouth pier. The ship made its inaugural visit to Falmouth on Tuesday (Oct.8). (File photo).
Tourism

Jamaica Looking to Attract Tourists from Armenia

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says plans are under way to market brand Jamaica in the Republic of Armenia. “We were able to establish a new partner in Armenia that now will be selling destination Jamaica with Qatar Airlines to bring new arrivals into the country,” he informed. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking at a recent press conference held...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses members of the Seville Benevolent Society Production and Marketing Organization (PMO) at a meeting at the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann, on Friday (October 21).
Agriculture

Work to Start Next Year on Annotto Bay Agro-Economic Zone

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says work is to get under way early 2017 on the construction of an agro-economic zone in Annotto Bay, St. Mary. He said the facility, among others to be established across the island, will provide a guaranteed market for agricultural produce. “We are looking at...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council held on October 20 in St. Ann
Local Government

Parish Councils Urged to Raise More Funds

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging parish councils to make use of all available revenue streams in order to raise funds to finance their operations. “We are going to ensure that you become self-sufficient by using up all of your revenue options. There is just too much revenue potential within the parish councils that...
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