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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Minister Projects Robust Cruise-Shipping Season

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says November will signal the start of a very robust cruise-shipping season, beginning with the inaugural visit of the world’s biggest cruise ship. According to Mr. Bartlett, Harmony of the Seas, the third Oasis-class...
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)

Security Ministry and Clergy to Sign MOU
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), display the partnership document for the Less Lethal Programme. Occasion was the handover of 3,500 less-lethal weapon kits, sponsored by the US Government, to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 21). Sharing the moment is Commissioner or Police, Dr. Carl Williams.
Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno (right), display the partnership document for the Less Lethal Programme. Occasion was the handover of 3,500 less-lethal weapon kits, sponsored by the US Government, to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the National Police College in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine on Wednesday (September 21). Sharing the moment is Commissioner or Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

Security Forces will not Allow Criminals to Take Control – Montague
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the performance of the sector since the start of the year, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 20.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the performance of the sector since the start of the year, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 20.

Steady Growth in Tourism
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).

Three Disabled Young Men Receive Scholarships

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), and (from left) Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry, Kenute Hare; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, examine a poster for a road traffic safety standard, JS ISO 39001, which was launched at the agency’s offices on Winchester Road in Kingston, on September 21
Transport

Jamaicans Encouraged to Provide Feedback on New Traffic Act

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, is encouraging the public to provide feedback on the new Road Traffic Act now before Parliament. “Go on the website and tell me what is wrong, what is right, what must be added or subtracted,” he urged. Noting that he is prepared to articulate this feedback when the Bill is debated in...
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Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (4th right); and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (4th left), share a moment with a group of Jamaican students who attend Howard University in Washington, DC, USA, during a recent reception hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica.
Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Seeking to Engage Diaspora Youth

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is taking steps to engage Jamaican youth within the diaspora on matters of mutual interest. Senator Johnson Smith said particular focus will be placed on facilitating greater input by the young people in the decision-making process in Jamaica. In this regard, she said her Ministry...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Dragon Bay Development Poised to Boost Tourism in Portland

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Sandals Resorts International’s planned renovation of the Dragon Bay Hotel in Port Antonio, Portland, could serve to attract more visitors to the town and wider parish. Speaking with JIS News following the recent announcement, Mr. Bartlett said he was elated about the potentially positive prospects which the development presents. He noted that Sandals, which...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is in light discussion with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), and General Manager of Melia Braco Village, Dimitris Kosvogianni, at the post-World Travel Awards ceremony held at the hotel in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18.
Office of the Prime MinisterTourism

PM wants Doubling of Visitor Arrivals and Revenue

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged the Ministry of Tourism and other stakeholders in the sector to work to double visitor arrivals and revenue. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the post-World Travel Awards ceremony on September 18 at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny, noted that tourism is one of the key pillars of Jamaica’s economy and...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), listens as Technical Representative for Canadian entity Lambert Peat Moss Inc., Ramon Alvarado (left), provides details on a bag of plant seeds produced by the company, which was on display during a stakeholder seminar at Caymanas Golf and Country Club in St. Catherine on Tuesday, September 20. The seminar was jointly staged by Lambert Peat and Jamaica Floral Products Limited/Evergrow Garden Centre under the theme ‘High Quality Growing Media at the Root of High Quality Seedling Growth and Crop Production’. Also listening (from 2nd left) are Lambert Peat’s International Sales Manager, Richard De Quesada; and Jamaica Floral Products Limited/Evergrow Garden Centre General Manager, Burrell Scarlett.
Agriculture

Agriculture Minister wants more Youth Involved in Sector

The Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, continues to push for more young people to get involved in the agriculture sector. “We have to get (more) young people working to ensure that we grow the crops we need in sufficient quantities and to also enable us to export. Let’s have an explosion of youthful participation so...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses a sitting of the House of Representatives. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Cabinet to Receive Draft Action Plan for Public Sector Reform

A draft action plan for public-sector reform is to be submitted to Cabinet by September 26. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 20. “The final action plan will specify time-bound actions to improve efficiency in the public sector through a combination of...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.
Office of the Prime Minister

Construction Sector Urged to Engage in Sustainable Development Practices

Construction industry stakeholders are being urged to engage in sustainable development practices that will support the Government’s commitment to provide adequate and affordable housing solutions for all Jamaicans. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the call at the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) launch of Engineers’ Week 2016 at...
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