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Minister without Portfolio with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks to members of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) management team, at the University’s Palisadoes campus on January 23.
Minister without Portfolio with oversight for the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks to members of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) management team, at the University’s Palisadoes campus on January 23.

PM to Deliver Statement on CMU Soon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expected to make a full statement outlining the Government’s strategy in relation to the future direction of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), in a matter of days. This was disclosed by Minister...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadways on the day.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff road in St. James on Wednesday (January 22). The Minister also opened the Prosper to Tangle River roadways on the day.

Agriculture Ministry Beefing Up Praedial Larceny Unit
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point as he addressess the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Listening are Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew (left); and Regional Head of KPMG
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), emphasises a point as he addressess the Caribbean Infrastructure Forum at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston on Tuesday (January 21). Listening are Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in the Cayman Islands, Hon. Joseph Hew (left); and Regional Head of KPMG's Global Infrastructure Business for the Americas and India, Stephen Beatty.

Residents Of Port Royal Must Own Development – PM
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), addresses a stakeholder meeting on the development of Port Royal, at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew, on January 8. Listening keenly (from left) are: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. The meeting brought together representatives from the Port Authority of Jamaica, the Urban Development Corporation, the security forces and other stakeholders regarding the development of Port Royal.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), addresses a stakeholder meeting on the development of Port Royal, at Jamaica House, in St. Andrew, on January 8. Listening keenly (from left) are: Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr.; and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell. The meeting brought together representatives from the Port Authority of Jamaica, the Urban Development Corporation, the security forces and other stakeholders regarding the development of Port Royal.

PM Says Port Royal Will Be Safe And Hassle-Free For Tourists
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), extends season’s greetings to West Kingston resident, Daphne Weller, during the annual West Kingston senior citizens Christmas treat at the Tivoli Gardens community centre on Friday (December 20). Ms. Weller was among over 1,000 residents, including shut-ins, who were feted and presented with care packages, in the spirit of the Yuletide season. Mr. McKenzie is the Member of Parliament for Kingston Western.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), extends season’s greetings to West Kingston resident, Daphne Weller, during the annual West Kingston senior citizens Christmas treat at the Tivoli Gardens community centre on Friday (December 20). Ms. Weller was among over 1,000 residents, including shut-ins, who were feted and presented with care packages, in the spirit of the Yuletide season. Mr. McKenzie is the Member of Parliament for Kingston Western.

PHOTOS: Minister McKenzie Hosts West Kingston Senior Citizens’ Christmas Treat

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Social Development Commission Clarendon Parish Manager, Baldvin McKenzie.
Development

SDC Partners with Longville Park to Stage Christmas Event

The Social Development Commission (SDC) will be partnering with the Longville Park Community Development Committee in Clarendon to host a Christmas Tree Lighting Business Exposition and Night Fair, to strengthen participation in local governance and give support to local economic initiatives. The event will be held on December 15 at the Longville Park Plaza, Longville Park Phase 1, and is...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses real estate stakeholders during the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) International Realtors Conference and Expo 2019, which was held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.
DevelopmentIndustry

Infrastructure Development Increasing Real Estate Demand – Mr. Shaw

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging real estate professionals to prepare to meet the growing demand for realtor services in the coming years. He noted that several infrastructural developments now under way, including the buildout of roads and highways, and other projects to come on stream, are creating increased demand for commercial and residential...
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Programmes Specialist, Richard Kelly (right), discusses key findings of the United Nations 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) Report with (from left) Resident Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takeshi Takano; Global Youth Leader and Development Policy Specialist, Tijani Christian; and University of the West Indies student and Model UN Delegate, Matthew McHayle. Occasion was a ceremony held at the UNDP Jamaica’s country office in Kingston on Monday (November 9) to unveil the 2019 UN report locally.
DevelopmentVision 2030

Jamaica Improves Ranking In 2019 Human Development Index

Jamaica has been placed in the high human development category with a ranking of 96 out of 189 countries and territories in the United Nations 2019 Human Development Index (HDI) Report. This is an improvement over the country’s ranking of 97 in 2018. Published annually by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the HDI report is the globally accepted standard...
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The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will host its next ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the St. John’s Anglican Church in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.
Development

PIOJ Takes Dialogue For Development Series To St. Ann December 5

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will journey to Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on December 5, for a public consultation as part of its ‘Dialogue for Development Series’. The event will be held at the St. John’s Anglican Church Hall from 10:00 a.m. to noon and is targeted at residents of the parish and the adjoining St. Mary. It is...
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Research Officer at the Social Development Commission in St. James, Tifanie Patterson (right), presents the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation Community Stalwart Award to President of the Lilliput Community Development Committee (CDC), Rutherford Gordon, during the Fifth staging of the SDC’S Community Incentive and Grants Programme awards ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on November 24.
CommunityDevelopment

Persons And Community Groups Recognised By SDC In St. James

Twenty-two persons and community groups have been recognised by the Social Development Commission (SDC) for their sterling contributions to community development in St. James. The awardees were honoured at the Fifth staging of the Community Incentive and Grants Programme awards ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on November 24. The awards were presented under seven...
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Amaterra Jamaica Group Chairman, Keith Russell (left), and Director, Paula Russell (second left), observe the formalities during Wednesday’s (November 13) signing of a hotel management agreement with Marriott International, being undertaken by the latter entity’s Chief Development Officer for the Caribbean and Latin America, Laurent De Kousemaker (second right), and Vice President, Brojan Kumer, at the Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St. James.
DevelopmentTourism

Amaterra Group And Marriott Int’l Partner On New Hotel Development

The Amaterra Jamaica Group has entered a hotel management operator agreement with global chain, Marriott International. The partnership will see Marriott bringing its first all-inclusive property to the island. An agreement formalising the arrangement was signed during a press launch at the Hard Rock Café in St. James on Wednesday (November 13). The project, to be sited in Trelawny, will...
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Custos Rotulorum for Manchester, Hon. Garfield Green, addresses persons attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development Series public consultation on October 17 at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville.
CommunityDevelopment

PIOJ Hosting ‘Dialogue for Development’ Public Consultations

Scores of residents, business interests, and other stakeholders in Clarendon, Manchester, and St. Elizabeth got the opportunity to voice concerns and propose recommendations on matters relating to the country’s sustainable development and ageing population, during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) inaugural ‘Dialogue for Development Series’ public consultation in Mandeville, on Thursday (October 17).. The event was held at the...
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