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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (10th left) and other regional leaders at the opening ceremony of the 38th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of CARICOM at the Grenada Trade Centre, Grand Anse, St. George
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (10th left) and other regional leaders at the opening ceremony of the 38th Regular Meeting of Heads of Government of CARICOM at the Grenada Trade Centre, Grand Anse, St. George's, on July 4.

Region Needs Full Implementation of CSME, says PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday (July 5) urged his colleague Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM, to fully implement the Single Market and Economy, CSME. The Prime Minister was contributing to discussions on the CSME during the first...
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in New Kingston on Wednesday, July 5.
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries in New Kingston on Wednesday, July 5.

CAC Secures $16.8 Million for Consumers in the Corporate Area and St. James
Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (2nd left), makes a point to Commission member, St. Patrice Ennis (4th left), at a regional consultation held on July 4, at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in Portland. Listening (from left) are Hotelier Hugh Perry, and member of the Commission, Bernita Locke.
Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro (2nd left), makes a point to Commission member, St. Patrice Ennis (4th left), at a regional consultation held on July 4, at Hotel Tim Bamboo, in Portland. Listening (from left) are Hotelier Hugh Perry, and member of the Commission, Bernita Locke.

Minimum Wage Consultation Held in Portland
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses journalists at the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, addresses journalists at the CAC’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, in New Kingston, on July 5.

CAC to Complete Verification of Bad Gas Claims by July 31
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the Hagley Park Health Centre at 118 Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew on July 4. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson; Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority, Maureen Golding; and former Prime Minister/Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), cuts the ribbon to officially reopen the Hagley Park Health Centre at 118 Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew on July 4. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson; Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority, Maureen Golding; and former Prime Minister/Member of Parliament for the area, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

Community Members Pleased with Reopening of Hagley Park Health Centre

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(FILE) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Maria Thompson-Walters (at podium), addresses participants in a recent forum on public-sector transformation, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Kingston campus.
Office of the Prime Minister

Transformation of Public Sector to Present Opportunities

As the Government advances plans for the transformation of the public sector, civil servants will be given the opportunity to upgrade their skills to be suitably qualified for the new jobs that will accrue from the streamlining exercise. Many of the new jobs will come from applying the new concept of shared services to the Government’s ministries, departments and agencies...
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Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) carry the urn bearing the remains of the Ambassador the Hon. Carlyle Dunkley, at the official thanksgiving service held at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Wednesday (July 5).

Hundreds Pay Final Respects to Carlyle Dunkley

Hundreds of Jamaicans paid their last respects to former Senator and Minister of Government, Ambassador the Hon. Carlyle Dunkley, at the official thanksgiving service held at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on Wednesday (July 5). Among those in attendance were Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace...
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Project Director of ‘Fi Wi Jamaica’, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on November 21. She said positive results are expected from interventions the project will make during its week of activities currently on across the parish of St. James.
Foreign Affairs

Great Support Expected for Diaspora Day of Service

The Diaspora Day of Service slated for Thursday, July 27 is expected to garner even greater support this year. The Day of Service was formally incorporated two years ago at the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference and serves to formalise activities normally undertaken in the days following the staging of previous conferences, where members and organisations from the diaspora would...
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Commerce

MSMEs Urged to Utilise DBJ Voucher Programme

Micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to utilise the variety of business support services offered under the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Voucher for Technical Assistance (VTA) programme. “Persons are able to access grant funding, where DBJ pays up to 70 per cent of the cost,” said General Manager, Loan Origination and Portfolio Management at the DBJ,...
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Local Government

Local Government Minister Meets with Municipal Corporations July 5

The general state of readiness of Municipal Corporations islandwide for the hurricane season is to be discussed at a special meeting called by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, on July 5 at the Hyatt Ziva Hotel in Montego Bay. Mr. McKenzie will meet with Disaster Coordinators and Public Relations Officers from all 13 Municipal Corporations....
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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), and Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Group General Manager, Winston Watson (2nd left), are briefed by student of Bog Walk High School in St. Catherine, Dujauni Haughton (right), on the institution’s entry in this year’s PCJ Schools’ Energy Competition during the awards ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on June 30. Others looking on are Bog Walk High students Jevaughn Allen (centre) and Leon Grant.
Technology

More than $2M in Cash and Prizes Awarded in PCJ Schools Energy Competition

More than $2.6 million in cash and prizes were awarded to the top performers in this year’s renewal of the annual Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Schools Energy Programme Competition. A record 1,974 students, aged six to 19, from 85 primary and secondary schools participated in this year’s staging, which was held under the theme ‘Using Natural Resources to Generate...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), engages in discussion with Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of MBJ Airports Limited, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, as they await the arrival of Eurowings’ non-stop flight from Cologne, Germany, into the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on July 3.
Tourism

Bartlett Forecasts Record Arrivals for Summer

As the country’s tourism sector continues on a steady growth path, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the summer arrival figures are shaping up to be the highest on record. Visitor arrivals have been at an all-time high since the start of the year, with the country welcoming a historic one million tourists in June. Addressing a ceremony at...
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