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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the post-World Travel Awards ceremony at the Melia Braco Village, in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the post-World Travel Awards ceremony at the Melia Braco Village, in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18.

Tourism Minister Attends World Routes Conference in China

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, will be leaving the island soon to attend a World Routes Conference in Chengdu, China, from September 25 to 27. In an interview with JIS News at the Melia Braco Village Resort in Rio...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, today (September 20). The Prime Minister is attending the 71ST Session of the UN General Assembly. At left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, today (September 20). The Prime Minister is attending the 71ST Session of the UN General Assembly. At left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

PHOTOS: PM Meets with Panama President
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t Committed to Public-Private Partnerships – PM
Minister with responsibility for Water and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (File)
Minister with responsibility for Water and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (File)

Engineers Hailed for Contribution to Growth Agenda
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

PM Commends Minister Bartlett on World Travel Awards Honour

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson. (FILE)
Labour

Staff of NIF-Owned Hotel Congratulated by Minister

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has congratulated the new Melia Braco Hotel in Trelawny for winning the prestigious tourism award for being named ‘Best new hotel for the Caribbean 2016’ by World Travel Awards. Addressing a grand celebration at the hotel on September 18, the Minister said that she is pleased and proud that such a...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Foreign Affairs

Ambassador to Build Stronger Alliances with Diaspora

Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, says she will be building stronger alliances between Jamaica and the diaspora, pursuing opportunities for trade and investment, and strengthening the bilateral relationship with the US. She was making her first address to the diaspora since her appointment, at a reception to honour Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Ian Fleming International Airport to be Expanded

The runway at the Ian Fleming International Airport in Boscobel, St. Mary, is to be expanded to accommodate larger planes, making it easier for visitors wishing to go to the neighbouring parishes of St. Ann and Portland. “Air connectivity is the essence of building visitor arrival. The Ian Fleming expansion will open up new opportunities for a different type of...
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Foster parents from the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland at a Child Development Agency-organised meeting held on September 15 at the West Jamaica Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre inMount Salem, St. James.
Education

State Minister Lauds Foster-Parents in Western Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has lauded the hundreds of foster-parents in western Jamaica for their love and care to wards of the State over the years. “We are grateful for the services that you provide and I want you to understand that you are critical and important to us and...
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Senior Expert with the Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Mr. Rhoen Kerr (second right) and Principal of the Seaward Primary and Junior High school, Mrs. Arlene Thomas (right), cut the ribbon to officially open a science lab at the school on September 15, while students and teachers look on. The school is one of eight provided with science laboratories outfitted with equipment and apparatus through the project funded by the European Union and the Government of Jamaica.
Technology

SRC Opens Science Labs in Schools

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) has, so far, officially opened science laboratories in four of eight participating primary and secondary schools in its Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project. The INVOCAB, being done in conjunction with the Trinidadian agency National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), is a science-based project geared at helping students to...
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Senior Legal Officer in the Office of the Prime Minister with interim oversight responsibility for the Access to Information Unit, Shereika Hemmings-Allison (right), highlights the function of the Unit at a JIS ‘Think Tank’. At left is Public Education Manager at the Unit, Prudence Barnes.
Office of the Prime Minister

ATI Unit Facilitates Improvement in Compliance

The Access to Information (ATI) Unit has indicated that it has facilitated improvement in the compliance and reporting mechanisms for government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). This unit is mandated to monitor the implementation and application of the Access to Information Act across all government entities as a means of promoting transparency, accountability and public participation in the national decision-making...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alison McLean (centre) looks on as Acting Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon (left), presents the winning trophy to Assistant Vice President, Marketing, Mayberry Investments Limited, Anika Jengelley, for copping the Best Decorated Business Office in the Private Sector. Occasion was the Spirit of Independence Awards Presentation ceremony at the Devonshire in St. Andrew, today (September 15). In keeping with the 2016 Jamaica Festival theme, ‘Let’s Get Together and Feel Alright’, local businesses and government agencies were encouraged to display their ‘Spirit of Independence’ by decorating their offices in a window dressing competition, while parish council offices were encouraged to decorate their various town squares.
CultureJamaica 55Vision 2030

Independence Display Champions Named

The Forestry Department, Mayberry Investments Limited and the St. Catherine Parish Council have been dubbed champions for their various displays during the Jamaica 54 Emancipation and Independence celebration period. They were awarded the Best Decorated Business Office in the Public Sector, Best Decorated Business Office in the Private Sector and the Best Decorated Town Square, respectively, during the awards ceremony...
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