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Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell (right), displays for the new sub-franchise stickers and identification cards that franchisees will be required to display on their buses under the reformed system. Also pictured is: Deputy Managing Director in charge of Engineering and Technical Services, John Campbell. The occasion was a press briefing held at the JUTC’s Twickenham Park, St. Catherine offices on April 1.

Special Police Team to Help Enforce New JUTC Regulations

A special transit police team will be set up within weeks to help enforce regulations in the transportation sector, as the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) rolls out its newly reformed sub-franchise system. The team will consist of officers from...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) presents a copy of the renewed telecoms and spectrum licence to Digicel’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Barry O’Brien (left); while CEO of LIME, Garfield Sinclair, looks on. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry on April 2, where the Minister signed the new licencing agreements.

Government Renews Telecoms Licences

Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Colin Campbell says the additional seats will further bolster the bus company’s ability to meet service demand.

JUTC Adding 3,657 Passenger Seats To Its Routes This Month

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated left) shares a light moment with (seated, from centre) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld; and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Lenworth Fulton. Looking on (standing, from left) are: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon. Occasion was the opening session of the two-day Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Tobacco and Trade held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on April 2.

Policy Coming to Regulate Tobacco Cultivation

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.

Lights to be Installed at Sabina Park

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Wards Show Talent in ‘Positive Livity’ Poster Contest

Youngsters in public and private child care facilities across the island were given an opportunity to showcase their artistic talent while demonstrating their knowledge of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS through a poster competition. The competition, launched by the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), saw entries from the St. Augustine Place of Safety in Clarendon, Garland Hall Home in Westmoreland,...

12 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry Continues to Target Youth

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is undertaking several initiatives aimed at attracting more youth to the sector, and boosting Jamaica’s food security and export opportunities. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke during the launch of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Expo, at its Old Hope Road headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday, April...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third left) arrives for the official opening ceremony for the official opening ceremony for the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), and the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, held on March 30, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Prime Minister

More Women Must Get Involved In Leadership – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says more women should be integrally involved in leadership, governance, and making decisions that impact their lives. “We can no longer sit back and feel comfortable because a few women have been able to break through the barriers and create history,” she stated. Mrs. Simpson Miller was delivering the main address at...

12 years ago Tourism

Health and Wellness Tourism Sub-Sector Growing

The Government is continuing to make the development and diversification of the tourism product a priority, guided by the Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism Development, Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, notes that a joint ministerial body has, therefore, drafted a policy and strategy on health and wellness tourism in Jamaica, identifying medical tourism as the focal...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is assisted by and Executive Chairman, Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, Dr. Henry Lowe, as she cuts the ribbon to launch the newly redeveloped facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.

12 years ago Tourism

Eden Gardens Ready for Health Tourism Market

The management of the recently re-branded Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa has set its sights on entering the health tourism market. “We want to make this a major tourist attraction in Kingston. We want it to become a tour stop, just like other places. We want to ensure that for wellness tourism, it becomes a centre of excellence,” says...

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter.

12 years ago Transport

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Pushing for Lower Home Deposits

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) is seeking to have legislation enhanced to allow purchasers of homes to make deposits of as low as three per cent. General Manager of JMB, Courtney Wynter, says that up to 10 years ago, down payments were as high as 20 per cent, but are now in the 10 per cent range. The proposed amendments...

Managing Director, Quality Energy Solutions (QES), Reshma Vaswani (right), shows Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and Minister of Land, Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, the range of Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures that are available at the QES showroom located on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, during the official opening of the facility on March 28.

12 years ago Technology

Entrepreneur Advocates Use of LED Bulbs

Entrepreneur, Reshma Vaswani is urging more Jamaicans to use Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs, which can cut their energy costs by as much as 40 per cent. Ms. Vaswani, who is the Managing Director of Quality Energy Solutions (QES), says LED bulbs provide more light with less energy usage. “The regular incandescent light bulb at home will burn between 60...