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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), having a light exchange with President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Hon. Michael Fennell (left), during the JOA’s press conference to announce the athletes going to the Olympics in Brazil. The event was held on July 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. At right is Deputy Head of Mission, Brazilian Embassy in Jamaica, Diana Jorge Valle.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), having a light exchange with President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Hon. Michael Fennell (left), during the JOA’s press conference to announce the athletes going to the Olympics in Brazil. The event was held on July 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. At right is Deputy Head of Mission, Brazilian Embassy in Jamaica, Diana Jorge Valle.

Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) Names 63 Athletes for Olympics

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), on July 11 announced the 63 team members who will represent Jamaica at the upcoming 31st Olympiad, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Heading the list are returning gold medallists Usain Bolt, who will  run the 100...
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. He gave details about plans for Denbigh 2016, which will be held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh showground, in Clarendon.
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. He gave details about plans for Denbigh 2016, which will be held from July 30 to August 1 at the Denbigh showground, in Clarendon.

Culture Ministry Endorses Denbigh
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland (at podium), addresses a Town Hall meeting at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies in St. Andrew on July 8.
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Rt. Hon. Patricia Scotland (at podium), addresses a Town Hall meeting at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies in St. Andrew on July 8.

Youth Urged to Help Commonwealth States Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

PM Commits to Reforms as he Mourns Murder of 3 Year-Old
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges pleasantries with Director of Production of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (left), before the start of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 40th anniversary church service at the Church of the Open Bible on Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew on July 10. Sharing the moment are Pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Alston Henry; and his wife Mrs. Eneth Henry.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), exchanges pleasantries with Director of Production of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell (left), before the start of the National Housing Trust’s (NHT) 40th anniversary church service at the Church of the Open Bible on Washington Boulevard, St. Andrew on July 10. Sharing the moment are Pastor of the church, Rev. Dr. Alston Henry; and his wife Mrs. Eneth Henry.

PM Announces Strategic Review of NHT

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Head of the Cyber Crime Unit at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrea Martin Swaby, addresses the inaugural Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on July 8.
National Security

Legislation Best Protection Against Identity Theft – Martin Swaby

Head of the Cyber Crime Unit in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Andrea Martin Swaby, says legislation provides the best protection against identify theft,  which she noted, has become a major international problem, impacting Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. She made the comment while addressing the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego...
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Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Vice President, David Powell (left), offers advice to Career Advancement Programme (CAP) participants during the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) graduation ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston on July 7. Mr. Powell, who is a CMI Board Director, was the guest speaker.
Education

CAP Graduates Urged to Seek Employment, Higher Education

Graduates of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) are being encouraged to use the skills learnt for employment or to access higher education. Director of CAP in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Kenesha Campbell, made the call during her address at the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) CAP graduation ceremony at the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), downtown Kingston, on July...
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Members of Children of the Drums rhythm and dance ensemble perform at the media launch of the Seville Emancipation Jubilee at Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort and Spa in Runaway Bay , St. Ann on July 7. The group is part of the rich cultural line up for the Emancipation Jubilee at the Seville Great House and Heritage Park on July 31.
CultureEntertainment

Seville Great House to be Refurbished

The Seville Great House in St. Ann is to be refurbished under a programme being undertaken by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT). “The JNHT Board of Trustees has already indicated its intention to re-commence the maintenance programme for all sites owned or leased by the JNHT, and so the Seville Great House will be the first on the list,”...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister , Hon. Karl Samuda (right), observes sugar cane processing activities at the Long Pond Sugar Factory, during a tour of the Clark’s Town Trelawny-based facility on July 8. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (3rd right); and Mayor of Falmouth, Garth Wilkinson (2nd right), also look on.
AgricultureCommerce

Gov’t to Tackle Sale of Imported Refined Sugar in Retail Trade

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government will be moving to tackle the problem of imported refined sugar for use in the manufacturing sector, which ends up in the retail trade. “You cannot have sugar being produced…brought back having been refined and then you have manufacturers, who use that refined sugar as raw material,...
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Manager of Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Toni-Shae Freckleton, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7.
Health & WellnessVision 2030

PIOJ Official says Country Well on its Way to Achieving 2030 Goals

Manager of the Population and Health Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says Jamaica is well on its way in attaining several goals in the Vision 2030 development plan. Speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 7, Mrs. Freckleton said some...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in conversation with Donnie Nembhard (right), a farmer at the New Forest/Duff House Agro Park, in Manchester, during his tour on July 7. At centre is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. The occasion was the handover of a drip irrigation system funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $75 million.
Agriculture

Major Investment at Hounslow Agro Park

A major conglomerate will be investing in more than 200 acres of land for the production of hot peppers at the Hounslow Agro Park, in St. Elizabeth. Making the disclosure, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the company will provide the farmers on the land with all the planting material and fertiliser. “At the end...
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