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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), speaks with Tourism Consultant and Board Member of the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Dr. Carrole Guntley, during Thursday's (July 24) official opening of JAMPRO's new offices at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall.

JAMPRO Partners with Mo’bay Convention Centre

Operators of the Montego Bay Convention Centre (MBCC) have joined forces with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) to attract more business for the facility. To this end, JAMPRO’s Western Jamaica Regional Office has been relocated from downtown Montego Bay to the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship awards function, hosted on July 24 by Nationwide 90 FM, at the Oasis on the Oxford, in Kingston. Three Grade 7 students from Windward Road Primary and Junior High school were awarded five-year scholarships by the radio station.

JTA Credit Union Awards Bursaries to Outstanding GSAT Students

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM Simpson Miller for Talks with Japanese Counterpart in T&T

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips. (FILE)

New Tax Bill To Be Amended

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), assisted by President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards (second left) and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Councillor Glendon Harris, as he cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the new JAMPRO regional Office at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 24. At right is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon.Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams.

Relocation of Jampro’s Regional Office Will Strengthen Image – Minister Hylton

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

12 years ago National Security

Minister Bunting Responds to Amnesty International

Jamaican Government committed to transparency and accountability in operations of the Security Forces Minister of National Security the Hon. Peter Bunting, MP notes the public statement released by Amnesty International on Wednesday, July 24; its assertion that the Minister “refused to disclose information on an investigation into allegations of human rights violations by the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF)”, and its...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), cuts ribbon to officially hand over new fire truck to Clarendon at the May Pen fire station on July 24. Others (from left): Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (left); Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry, and Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, John Forester.

12 years ago Local Government

Clarendon Gets State-Of-The-Art Fire Truck

A state-of-the-art fire truck was handed over to the parish of Clarendon, on July 24, by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott. The new unit has special features which will make it suitable to deal with the terrain in the parish. Speaking at the handing over at the fire station, in May Pen, the Minister said...

12 years ago Culture

National Finals of Gospel Song Competition July 27

The National Finals of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition will be held on Sunday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m., at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, under the theme: ‘Moving Forward’. Subject Specialist for Gospel and Church Services at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Leighton Jones, said final preparations for the show are in high gear. “We’re doing well, the...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, delivers the keynote address at Thursday’s (July 24) launch of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) Programme, at the agency’s head office, South Camp Road, in Kingston.

12 years ago Education

Minister Emphasises Importance of Education

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has emphasized that education is the “only legitimate means” to upward mobility in the society. Speaking at the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) launch of the High School Diploma Equivalency (HDSE), at its head office in Kingston, on July 24, Rev. Thwaites said for the most part, people really want the opportunity to...

12 years ago Culture

Ancestral Kumina Drum Repatriated to Jamaica

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP has received a Jamaican ‘cyas’ drum used in the Kumina religion, which had been in the United States for a quarter of a century. The drum which belonged to the late Kumina leader Imogene ‘Queenie’ Kennedy had been in the possession of the Smithsonian Institute’s Director of Cultural Heritage...

The late former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke (left), interacting with patrons at the 2003 Denbigh Agricultural Show, in May Pen, Clarendon.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Insurance Industry and Union Leaders Hail Howard Cooke

Late former Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, is being hailed for his efforts to improve the condition of Jamaican workers, by widening basic pension benefits and enhancing the industrial relations climate. Sir Howard, who was appointed Minister of Pension and Social Security, when the Michael Manley-led government won the 1972 elections, is credited as having extended...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Mayor of Montego Bay Pays Tribute to Vin Martin

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, has hailed the late Vin Martin, former Honorary Consul to Atlanta, as a “gentle giant”, whose life “epitomized the truest sense of patriotism.” Mr. Martin, who was Chairman of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, an organization that has for more than 20 years, led a medical team to serve the citizens of...