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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks on as Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), shakes hands with European Union (EU) Director for Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, Jolita Butkeviciene, following the signing of agreements for budget support payments of $2.3 billion from the EU to the Jamaican Government, at Jamaica House on Tuesday, November 17.

PM Urges Private Sector to Make Use of EU Trade Support

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is encouraging private sector organisations to make greater use of the European Union (EU)-funded facilities for trade improvement through the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). She made the call while addressing a signing...

PM Thanks EU for J$2.3 Billion in Budget Support Payments

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Investors Pump US$200 Million into Hotel Sector

New Boards for Western Regional Health Authority and UWI Hospital

Manager, Topographic and Hydrographic Surveys, National Land Agency (NLA), Calvin Thompson (left), shows off the high quality of the image produced by an $8.3 million printing system housed at the NLA. Admiring the document (at right) is Property and Legal Director, Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, David Wong Ken. Also pictured is Chief Executive Officer (CEO), NLA, Elizabeth Stair. The system, which was donated by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, was officially handed over during a ceremony at the downtown Kingston offices of the NLA on November 16.

NLA Gets $8.3 Million Printing System

10 years ago Education

Jonathan Grant High Stages Science Fair Nov. 20

Jonathan Grant High School, in St. Catherine, will be hosting their science fair and exhibition on November 20, under the theme: ‘Promoting Holistic Development through STEM Education’. The fair, to begin at 9:00 a.m., will focus on the subject areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). It will feature a robotics competition, a recycling competition and various booths from...

10 years ago Tourism

Ganja Reforms Put Jamaica Ahead Of Other Countries

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the ganja reforms, enacted earlier this year, are historic and revolutionary, and have placed Jamaica ahead of many other countries globally. “In years to come, we will look back (with pride) at what has happened here in Jamaica and the changes that have taken (place with) how we treat cannabis....

10 years ago Agriculture

No Let-Up in Praedial Larceny Fight

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says the Government will be intensifying its fight against praedial larceny, the incidence of which has dropped by 14 per cent since March. He warned that heavy fines will be meted out to those who continue to engage in the practice. Addressing farmers and stakeholders at the 16th...

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet extends best wishes to Dr Ken Baugh

Cabinet has extended best wishes to Dr Ken Baugh for a complete and speedy recovery. In a statement, the Cabinet said it was pleased to learn that Dr Baugh was making good progress in his recovery following a successful surgery last Friday at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). A former Cabinet member in the JLP Administration, Dr...

10 years ago Community

Salvation Army Western Division Looking To Raise $7 Million

The Salvation Army’s Western Jamaica Division is looking to raise $7 million through its Christmas Kettle Appeal launched on Friday (November 13) at Scotiabank’s Financial Centre in Montego Bay. The money will provide food and other necessities for thousands of less fortunate Jamaicans in the parishes of Trelawny, Hanover, Westmoreland, and St. Elizabeth. Divisional Commander at The Salvation Army, Major...

Justice Almarie Sinclair-Haynes takes the Oath of Allegiance during her swearing in as judge of the Court of Appeal at King’s House on November 16. Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, presided over the ceremony.

10 years ago Governor General

Justice Sinclair-Haynes Appointed To Court Of Appeal

Supreme Court Judge Almarie Sinclair-Haynes has been appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal. She was sworn in by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony on Monday, November 16, at King’s House. Justice Sinclair-Haynes replaces Justice Norma McIntosh, who retired earlier this year. She acted in the Court of Appeal from January...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (left), receives the ‘Joe Biden Development Educator of the Year 2014-2015’ Award for the Caribbean, from Trustee of the International Credit Union Leadership Development and Education Foundation, Marilynne Epstein. The presentation was made at a ceremony in London on Saturday, November 14.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

High Commissioner Named Joe Biden Development Educator for Caribbean

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, is the recipient of the ‘Joe Biden Development Educator of the Year 2014-2015’ Award for the Caribbean. The award, presented by the International Credit Union Leadership Development and Education Foundation, was made at a ceremony in London on Saturday, November 14. The High Commissioner was nominated for the...