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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, responds to questions during Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Jamaica to Recognize Interpol Travel Document

Jamaica is to sign an agreement with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), to recognise and accept the entity’s travel document when presented by officials at the island’s borders. The document comprises an e-Passport Booklet and an e-Identification Card (ID)...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Environment Trust, Diana McCaulay (left); and Caribbean Vice President, CBC, Jose Sanabria; during Wednesday’s (February 12) media launch of Recycle Now Jamaica, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Government Launches $200M Bottle Recycling Project

Minister of Science, Technology Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre) cuts the ribbon symbolizing the official opening of the Information Technology (IT) Unit at the HELP Jamaica! Education Centre in St. Andrew during a ceremony on February 12. Participating (from left) are: Founding Director for HELP Jamaica!, Dr. Birte Timm; and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Jamaica, His Excellency Josef Beck.

Computer Centre Opens in Cassava Piece

Nutritionist at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Frances Mahfood, shows what a heart healthy meal should look like, during a JIS Think Tank held on Tuesday (Feb.11) to promote Heart Month.

Nutritionist Joins Calls for Jamaicans to Read Food Labels

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (3rd left), cuts the ribbon to commission into service, one of two buses acquired for the Overseas Employment Programme, during a ceremony held at the Overseas Employment Services Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (February 11). Director of the Overseas Employment Programme, Sonia Ellis-Williams (2nd right), assists the Minister, while (from left) Director, Manpower Services in the Ministry, Andrea Miller-Stennett; and bus drivers, Jerome Hall and Ricardo Nedrick, look on.

Labour Ministry Acquires Buses for Overseas Employment Programme

12 years ago Parliament

House Begins Debate on Anti-Gang Legislation

Debate on the Criminal Justice (Suppression of Criminal Organisations) Bill, popularly called the ‘anti gang’ legislation, began in the House of Representatives on February 11. The Bill makes provision for the disruption and suppression of criminal organisations and outlines offences, in order to restore a sense of security in the Jamaican society and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies...

12 years ago Information

SRC to Supply Biodigester Tanks for Public Health Facilities

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $389.2 million to the Scientific Research Council (SRC) for the provision of Biodigester Septic Tanks (BST) for seven public health facilities. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. She informed that...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. (FILE)

12 years ago InformationTourism

JTB to Revise Overseas Advertising Campaign

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will be revising its overseas advertising campaign, following Cabinet’s approval of US$2.5 million for the initiative. Making the disclosure at Wednesday’s (February 12) Jamaica House press briefing, Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the money will be provided through the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), adding that “it is not new...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (left), with (from second left), State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford; Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods, Brian Jardim; radio personality, Miss Kitty; and State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, at the launch of the Rainforest Seafoods Festival, to be held at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre in Montego Bay on March 5. The launch was held at Rainforest’s offices on Slipe Road, in Kingston, on February 11.

12 years ago CommerceCommunity

Hospital to Benefit From Rainforest Seafoods Festival

The Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay, will again benefit from the Rainforest Seafoods Festival, to be held on Ash Wednesday, March 5, at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre, in St. James. Last year the first festival, organized by the ‘We Care for Cornwall Regional Hospital’, raised $6 million. The festival was endorsed by State Minister in the Ministry of...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (left), addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on February 11, at its Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston. At right is incoming Town Clerk, Robert Hill.

12 years ago Local Government

Trade Licence Compliance Rate Up

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is reporting that its trade licence compliance rate has increased between 25 per and 53 per cent in certain zones. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, made the announcement while addressing the monthly meeting of the KSAC, at its Church Street offices, in downtown Kingston, on February 11. She noted that...

12 years ago Parliament

China and Jamaica to Conclude Harmony Cove Development Talks

A high level delegation from Sinohydro Corporation Limited in China, will visit Kingston later this month, to conclude negotiations for the financing and equity investment of the Harmony Cove Development project. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 11, as he gave an update...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addressing the first batch of farm workers to be dispatched for 2013 to Canada, under the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Programme, on January 2, at East Street in Kingston. The 172 workers will leave the island on January 3, 2013 on a Chartered flight. (FILE)

12 years ago Labour

More Jamaicans Get Jobs Overseas

Employment under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s overseas work programme is expected to exceed 13,400 for the 2013/14 period. The number is an increase over the 11,411 Jamaicans, who benefitted from job opportunities overseas during 2012/2013. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that the majority of the opportunities were realized in the Canadian labour market where more than...