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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on March 29.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on March 29.

Gov’t to Manage Long Pond Sugar Factory for Three Months

The Government will manage operations at the Long Pond Sugar Factory in Trelawny for three months as part of plans to harvest 95,000 tonnes of cane that is yet to be reaped. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Commerce,...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 15th Annual Education Conference, held at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, in St. Ann, on March 29.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 15th Annual Education Conference, held at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, in St. Ann, on March 29.

Gov’t to Strengthen NPSC
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange with members of the track and field team that represented Jamaica at the recently concluded 45th CARIFTA Championships held in Grenada, following their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange with members of the track and field team that represented Jamaica at the recently concluded 45th CARIFTA Championships held in Grenada, following their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Tuesday, March 29, 2016.

Gov’t to Honour Outstanding 2016 Carifta Teams
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), presents the most outstanding tertiary institution trophy to Mico University College (MUC), at the SRC’s Science and Technology Fair 2016 held recently, at the Girl Guides Headquarters in St. Andrew. The students (from left) are: Shavaun Blaine, Larey Graham, Monique Reid, Rodaine Hall and John Ross Turnbull.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), presents the most outstanding tertiary institution trophy to Mico University College (MUC), at the SRC’s Science and Technology Fair 2016 held recently, at the Girl Guides Headquarters in St. Andrew. The students (from left) are: Shavaun Blaine, Larey Graham, Monique Reid, Rodaine Hall and John Ross Turnbull.

Students Display Innovations at SRC Technology Fair
Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese (right), addresses meeting at the Jamaica Customs Agency, during the visit of Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), on March 29. At left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr.
Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese (right), addresses meeting at the Jamaica Customs Agency, during the visit of Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), on March 29. At left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr.

Customs to Implement Tax Stamp System for Alcohol and Cigarettes

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Finance & Public Service

Gov’t to Pay New Pension Rates In April

The Government is to pay the new rates for pensioners starting April 2016. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, who made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 29), said the payments will be retroactive to July 2015. Approximately 35,000 pensioners including spouses and dependents paid by the Accountant General...
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Justice

82 Persons to Serve As Jurors in Circuit Court

A total of 82 persons will serve as jurors during the Easter Term of the Home Circuit Court. Making the disclosure during yesterday's (March 30) opening of the new term at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston, Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn, said the figure represents “more than we were accustomed to having in previous times” and may be as...
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TechnologyYouth

Entries Invited For “Vybzing” Animated Music Video Challenge

The country’s young animators are being invited to submit their creative work for the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) animated music video challenge. The competition is part of the CDB’s youth outreach programme dubbed ‘Vybzing’, and is open to Jamaicans ages 16 to 29. It is being organised as part of the CDB’s Board of Governors Meeting to be held in...
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Finance & Public Service

Benefits Offered Under the Junior Stock Exchange to Continue

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has advised that the Administration will be continuing the operations of the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s Junior Market (Junior Stock Exchange). “I have given instructions to maintain the Junior Stock Exchange, effective April 1, 2016,” he said, while addressing a Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President’s Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus...
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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaking with journalists during a recent tour of the May Pen Cemetery.
Local Government

Gov’t to Make Better Use of Burial Space at May Pen Cemetery

The Local Government and Community Development Ministry is looking to make changes to how burials are done at the May Pen Cemetery in Kingston. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the objective is to better utilise the remaining space at the approximately 200-acre property, which is owned and operated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). The Minister was...
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Commerce

Gov’t Devising Plan to Keep Monymusk Open

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is in consultation with Pan Caribbean Sugar Company (PCSC), cane farmers, and all the necessary stakeholders to devise a workable plan to keep the Monymusk factory in operation. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on March 29. He noted that...
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Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
Education

Trafficking In Persons Curriculum to Roll Out September

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will begin full the roll-out of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) curriculum in schools when the 2016/17 academic year gets underway in September. This follows the success of the pilot introduced in 49 institutions across the island in September 2015. The curriculum will be implemented in over 500 primary and secondary institutions across...
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