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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), embraces South West Airlines’ Vice-President of Diversity and Inclusion, Ellen Torbert, at a press conference to celebrate the inaugural Southwest Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, on June 4.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), embraces South West Airlines’ Vice-President of Diversity and Inclusion, Ellen Torbert, at a press conference to celebrate the inaugural Southwest Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, on June 4.

Tourism Minister says Consistent and Reliable Airlift Critical to Growth of Industry

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says consistent, reliable and competitive airlift is critical to the further advancement of the tourism sector. The Minister pointed out that the Ministry has been taking strategic steps to target new markets and increase...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, and Chairperson of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (Right), hands over key for a bus to Head of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at a ceremony on June 1 at the Justice Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew. The bus was acquired by the Justice Ministry at a cost of approximately $6 million. It has been donated to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit of the JCF.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, and Chairperson of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (Right), hands over key for a bus to Head of the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Branch, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifford Chambers, at a ceremony on June 1 at the Justice Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew. The bus was acquired by the Justice Ministry at a cost of approximately $6 million. It has been donated to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit of the JCF.

JCF Members Hailed for Role in Tackling Human Trafficking
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File photo)
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File photo)

Tourism Minister Highlights Partnership with Southwest Airlines
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking in the Senate. (FILE)
Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaking in the Senate. (FILE)

Senate Passes Plea Bargain Bill
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to open the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 1. Others (in foreground from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis; Jamaica Manufacturers
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (3rd right), cuts the ribbon to open the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on June 1. Others (in foreground from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis; Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) President, Metry Seaga; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and JMA Executive, Imega Breese McNabb.

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Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left), assists member of Settlement, Sheila Morrison (3rd left), to display trophy for placing first in the Quality Cup contest, organised by Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) and held today (June 1), at Craighton Hall Estate, in Irish Town, St. Andrew. Others are (from left) Cynthia Robinson, representing second place New Grange/Woodford; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano; and Roxanne Richards, representing Middleton, which placed third.
AgriculturePrime Minister

Coffee Farmers Urged To Adopt Best Practices

A call has been made for players in the coffee industry to utilise best practices for its sustainability. Making the call, Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, and wife of the Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Juliet Holness, says the industry is a mainstay of her constituency, and a major export commodity for Jamaica, hence the need for...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the Reaching Individuals through Skills and Education (RISE) Life Management Services ‘Finding My Voice’ programme closing ceremony expo and concert held on May 31 at Emancipation Park in Kingston. The EU-funded national programme focused on the prevention of child abuse through a multimedia public-education campaign.
Youth

Children Encouraged to Speak out Against Abuse

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging children to speak out against abuse. Mr. Green said that while there has been an increase in the number of reported cases of child abuse by adults, there is still an issue of under-reporting, with only one out of 10 adults making reports. He was speaking at the...
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Culture

Legacy Projects to be Highlighted at Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference

A number of legacy projects for the 55th anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence will be highlighted during the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, to garner the support of Jamaicans. The Jamaica 55 Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in collaboration with ministries and private-sector entities, has produced a list of legacy projects, both tangible and intangible, that will...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, holds a copy of a book highlighting the Ministry’s performance for the 2016/17 fiscal year, during her contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 30). At left is Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Culture

Gov’t Allocates $32 Million to Ward Theatre Restoration

The Government has allocated $32 million to the restoration of the Ward Theatre as one of the ‘Jamaica 55’ legacy projects. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 30. The restoration project is being undertaken by the...
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Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson. (FILE)
Local Government

MET Service Forecasts Above-Normal Hurricane Season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) says Jamaicans must prepare for above-normal activity for the 2017 hurricane season, which runs from June 1- November 30. Director of the Met Service, Evan Thompson, said some 11 to 17 tropical systems are expected for the season. He said it is predicted that five to nine hurricanes will develop, with two to...
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