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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, before the official start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). Dr. Rowley is in the island for a four-day official visit.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), makes a point to Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. the Hon. Keith Rowley, before the official start of a bilateral meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (July 18). Dr. Rowley is in the island for a four-day official visit.

Discussions Between Jamaica and T&T to Strengthen Bonds – PM Holness

Bilateral discussions between Jamaica and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are expected to result in robust initiatives that will lead to increased co-operation, and the promotion of improved trade relations. This is the sentiment expressed by Prime Minister, the...
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness offers words of encouragement to teenage girls at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation on July 18. (File photo).
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness offers words of encouragement to teenage girls at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation on July 18. (File photo).

PM’s Wife Lauds Programmes at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF)
Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, Shinji Hirai (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Councillor Bertel Moore with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, during a ceremony at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril on Sunday, July 17.
Governor of Tottori Prefecture, Japan, Shinji Hirai (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Councillor Bertel Moore with the Key to the City of Tottori Prefecture, during a ceremony at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril on Sunday, July 17.

Savanna-La-Mar Mayor Gets Key to City of Tottori Prefecture
Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (second left) shares a light moment with (from left) Pro-Chancellor, The Mico University College, Neville Ying; Director, Communications and Public Relations, IBM Canada, Joanne Fortin, and General Manager, IBM World Corporation, Jamaica, Gordon Foote. Occasion was the official opening of a five-day training camp to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based methodologies to address teaching and learning challenges within the education sector. The ceremony was held at The Mico University College on July 18.
Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (second left) shares a light moment with (from left) Pro-Chancellor, The Mico University College, Neville Ying; Director, Communications and Public Relations, IBM Canada, Joanne Fortin, and General Manager, IBM World Corporation, Jamaica, Gordon Foote. Occasion was the official opening of a five-day training camp to introduce Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based methodologies to address teaching and learning challenges within the education sector. The ceremony was held at The Mico University College on July 18.

Mico Hosts STEM Training Camp
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), addresses journalists at a tourism stakeholder press conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, recently. At right is Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), John Lynch and at left is Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), addresses journalists at a tourism stakeholder press conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, recently. At right is Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), John Lynch and at left is Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook.

Tourism Minister Upbeat about Available Seats

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents Principal of Frankfield Primary and Infant School, Marcia Lewis-Brown, with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education in June.
EducationPrime Minister

Principal Transforms Frankfield Primary and Infant School

Marcia Lewis-Brown began her journey as an educator in 1983 with the desire to be the best, a goal many will agree she has achieved. With passion, love and commitment, Mrs. Lewis-Brown entered the classroom in that year at Pratville Primary and Infant School, in Manchester, where she spent 22 years sharpening her skills and being moulded into a servant...
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President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Hon. Michael Fennell speaking at the JOA’s Rio 2016 Press Conference held on July 11 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston.
Sport

Necessary Measures in Place to Protect Athletes – Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA)

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) is assuring the public that all the necessary measures have been taken to safeguard the health of athletes and visitors attending the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. President of the JOA, Hon. Michael Fennell said the association has been receiving regular reports from the International Olympics Committee (IOC) about efforts by...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), addressing a special sitting of the Trelawny Parish Council on July 14 in Falmouth. To the left is Mayor of Falmouth, Garth Wilkinson.
CommunityLocal GovernmentWorks / Construction

Trelawny Parish Council to Receive $29 Million for Infrastructure Work

The Trelawny Parish Council is to receive $29 million from the Equalization Fund to undertake infrastructural work throughout the parish. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie, as he addressed a special meeting of the Parish Council in Falmouth on July 14. He said the funds will be provided to deal with...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon. Olivia Grange (right) celebrates with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission 2016 Festival Song winner, Oneil Scott after his victory in the competition held on Saturday (July 9) at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.
CultureEntertainment

Oneil Scott is JCDC’s Festival Song Competition Winner

Oneil “Nazzleman” Scott walked away as the winner of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) festival song competition, with his entry ‘No weh like Jamaica’. Second place winner is Reneive Fletcher with her entry “Tun up di music” while the third place spot went to the group Mento Tones, comprising of Denzil McCollin and Charles Evans. The event was held...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth Hon. Floyd Green addressing a ground breaking ceremony for the installation of 4.6 kilometres of pipeline on the Hounslow to Newell water supply project in St. Elizabeth, on July 14.
InformationWorks / Construction

MP Welcomes Water Supply Project

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green has welcomed the breaking of ground for the installation of 4.6 kilometres of pipeline on the Hounslow to Newell water supply project in St. Elizabeth. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony on Thursday, July 14, in Hounslow, Mr. Green, who is also Member of Parliament for...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while piloting the Interpretation (Amendment) Act, 2016, in the Senate on Friday (July 15).
Foreign Affairs

Sen. Johnson Smith’s Response – Free Movement in CARICOM

Mr President, The Leader of Opposition Business, Senator Golding, posed some questions to me at the 20th May and 1st July 2016 sittings of the Senate concerning the issue of free movement in the Caribbean Community. He was interested specifically in the number of Jamaican nationals who were granted entry into Trinidad and Tobago in 2015, and the number of nationals from that...
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