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Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.

70 Patent Examiners Trained

Applying for a patent in Jamaica should be quicker and easier now that the local pool of competent examiners has increased. Over 70 patent examiners were recently trained during two one-week workshops coordinated by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO)...
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a training session for technical and senior officers in the local authorities at the Bureau of Standards headquarters in Kingston, recently. The training session is part of efforts by the Ministry to ensure good building practices and compliance with existing building standards.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a training session for technical and senior officers in the local authorities at the Bureau of Standards headquarters in Kingston, recently. The training session is part of efforts by the Ministry to ensure good building practices and compliance with existing building standards.

Ministry Moves to Strengthen Compliance with Building Standards
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

‘Reject Violence!’ – Prime Minister Holness
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron (left), greets Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, following this year’s 23rd Annual Churches’ Emancipation Lecture at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on Sunday, July 31. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Lesson and Legacy : Justice Reform and Emancipation’.. In the background, from left, are: President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares Finson; Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and former Governor-General of Jamaica the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall.
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron (left), greets Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, following this year’s 23rd Annual Churches’ Emancipation Lecture at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on Sunday, July 31. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Lesson and Legacy : Justice Reform and Emancipation’.. In the background, from left, are: President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares Finson; Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and former Governor-General of Jamaica the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall.

CCJ President Urges Greater Use of Technology to Reduce Crime
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, listen as Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson, addresses journalists, during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, listen as Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson, addresses journalists, during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Jamaica on Tropical Storm Warning

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Culture

Jamaicans Encouraged to Promote Peace, Love and Unity

Jamaicans are being encouraged to promote peace, love and unity as part of the process of nation building. This urging comes from Senior Pastor of Hope Gospel Assembly in St. Andrew, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth, who was delivering the sermon at the National Emancipation and Independence Thanksgiving Service at the Pentecostal Gospel Temple on Windward Road in Kingston, on Sunday,...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing journalists during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
EnvironmentInformation

National Emergency Operations Centre Activated

The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been activated in response to Jamaica being placed on a Tropical Storm Warning by the National Meteorological Service. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.
Health & WellnessTourism

Western Regional Health Authority Gets Fogging Machines

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received nine fogging machines from the Ministry of Tourism valued at $21 million. These will be used in vector control operations in Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny. The machines, which were funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), were presented by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, to WRHA Chairman, Tony Hart, at...
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A section of the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is to be developed into Jamaica’s first artisan village by the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism

$1B Artisan Village to be Built in Falmouth

The Government plans to spend just over $1billion to develop the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, into an artisan village. The village will feature 300 shops where craft and other indigenous products are sold, as well as an area to facilitate the production of these items by local artisans. It will be the first to be constructed locally and...
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Western Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Natalie Morris, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on July 28. She outlined details of the 2016 Emancipation/Independence celebrations for the region.
CultureEntertainmentJIS Think Tank

Children’s Villages Among Western Jamaica’s Independence Celebrations

The Children’s Village family fun day is among the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) events that will mark Independence celebrations across western Jamaica. The JCDC’s Western Regional Manager, Natalie Morris, says the villages will part of the activities highlighting parish shows on Independence Day, Saturday, August 6. She explained that the event aims heighten children’s awareness about Jamaica’s indigenous cultural...
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CommunityLocal Government

Severe Weather Safeguards Urged

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging residents in low-lying and flood prone areas to take the necessary safeguards in the event of flooding resulting from severe weather conditions threatening Jamaica. He directed this appeal particularly to persons living in the southern parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, Clarendon, Manchester, St. Thomas and St. Elizabeth. The...
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National Security

National Security Ministry Recommits to Eradicating Human Trafficking

The National Security Ministry has recommitted to playing its part to eradicate human trafficking in Jamaica. State Minister, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr., says the Ministry will be working closely with its partners and citizens to achieve this. As such, he encourages persons to become more aware of the relevant issues and play their part in stamping out this...
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