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Jamaica Promotions Corporation Vice President for Sales and Promotion, Claude Duncan.
Jamaica Promotions Corporation Vice President for Sales and Promotion, Claude Duncan.

High Demand for Jamaican Black Castor Oil in United States

A new study on the local castor oil industry is showing significant potential for Jamaican Black Castor Oil in the United States (US). The Complete Caribbean study indicates that the US market for the product stands at about US$28 ¬million....
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, responds to questions from journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (January 30).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, responds to questions from journalists during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (January 30).

Cabinet Approves $1.29 Billion Contract to Develop Beach Park in Mobay
The Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC’s) Director of Corporate Communications, Lorna Clarke (centre), listens to a point being made by Senior Curator of the National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), during the launch of the Houses of Parliament Architectural Design Competition People’s Choice Exhibition, at the National Gallery in downtown, Kingston on January 29. Looking on is Senior UDC Project Manager, Leighton Whyte.
The Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC’s) Director of Corporate Communications, Lorna Clarke (centre), listens to a point being made by Senior Curator of the National Gallery of Jamaica, O’Neil Lawrence (right), during the launch of the Houses of Parliament Architectural Design Competition People’s Choice Exhibition, at the National Gallery in downtown, Kingston on January 29. Looking on is Senior UDC Project Manager, Leighton Whyte.

UDC Launches Houses of Parliament Design Competition Exhibition
Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (right), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Director, Norman Brown (centre), observe as Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, demonstrates the proper way to fold and discard a cardboard box. The occasion was the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25.
Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (right), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Director, Norman Brown (centre), observe as Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, demonstrates the proper way to fold and discard a cardboard box. The occasion was the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25.

Citizens Encouraged To Practice Solid Waste Recycling
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chief of Operations, Adriana La Valley, sign a loan agreement for the IDB’s provision of US$15 million for the Skills Development for Global Services Project. The signing took place at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Thursday (January 24).
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Chief of Operations, Adriana La Valley, sign a loan agreement for the IDB’s provision of US$15 million for the Skills Development for Global Services Project. The signing took place at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Thursday (January 24).

Government Initiates Special Programme to Enhance Global Services Sector

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Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica, Milverton Reynolds (second left); and Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Marlene Street Forrest (second right), display a signed MOU at the JSE’s 14th regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on January 23. Sharing the moment (from left) are Principal of the JSE eCampus, Samuel Parkes, and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
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JSE Signs MOU to Deliver Courses and Workshops

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was inked on January 23 between the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) for the development and delivery of a series of alternative investment certificate courses and workshops for professionals in the capital markets. The courses that are to be offered through the JSE’s eCampus are Beginner’s Guide to Alternative...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, during the recent launch of ODPEM’s Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, in Kingston.
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Provisions of Building Act Will Be Rigorously Enforced – Minister

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says provisions of the 2018 Building Act will be rigorously enforced. The legislation, which took effect on January 15, seeks to discourage new squatter settlements from being built, promote sustainable development, and establish and enforce internationally accepted building standards and rules for individuals and entities providing construction material and services....
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National Water Commission (NWC) President, Mark Barnett, addressing journalists during a press conference at the NWC’s corporate office in New Kingston on Friday (Jan. 11).
Development

Broken NWC Pipeline Along Mandela Highway Being Replaced by March

The National Water Commission (NWC) says the broken 18-inch pipeline along Mandela Highway, is expected to be replaced by March. “Work has started. Pipe laying [will] commence in another week or two,” NWC President, Mark Barnett, said during a press conference at the utility company’s corporate office in New Kingston on Friday (Jan. 11). The transmission main, which is part...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development,  Hon Desmond McKenzie (second left), cuts the ribbon to  officially hand over a self-contained studio unit to 75 year-old Gladstone Taylor (third left), in Williamsfield, Lime Hall, St. Ann on Friday, January 4. Sharing  the moment are (from left): Councillor for the Lime Hall Division, Genevor Gordon-Bailey; Member of Parliament for North East St. Ann and Minister of Labour and Social Security,  Hon. Shahine Robinson; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay and Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Councillor Michael Belnavis, and Councillor for the Bensonton Division, Lydia Richards. 
CommunityDevelopment

Houses Handed over to Elderly Indigent Men in St. Ann

Two elderly indigent men in St. Ann are now living in comfort, after two fully furnished houses were officially handed over to them by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie,  on Friday (January 4). This was done under the Government’s Indigent Housing Programme. The two studio units, which consist of a bedroom, bathroom and a kitchen...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (left), congratulates Akeem Hill (right), who is among 27 young engineers to successfully complete advanced training in China, and are now employed at the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO/Alpart. Occasion was a welcome reception for the engineers at Jamaica House on Thursday (January 3). Looking on are Davian Lee (second left) and Radjeff Dennis, who also benefited from the training programme.
Development

Engineers Trained in China Employed at JISCO/Alpart

Twenty-seven young engineers who went to China recently for advanced training are now employed at the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO/Alpart plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, made the disclosure at a welcome reception for the engineers held at Jamaica House on Thursday (January 3). They are...
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Students at the Clarendon-based Mocho Primary and Infant School, at the official opening of the state-of-the-art resource centre at the institution, recently.
DevelopmentInformation

Mocho Primary and Infant Gets State-Of-The-Art Resource Centre

With a state-of-the-art resource centre now in operation at the Mocho Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, stakeholders are upbeat that special needs children in the area will be exposed to the best developmental tools. The facility, which is equipped with a library, sensory room used as therapy for children with limited communication skills, and electronic devices such as tablets,...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks at a ceremony to officially open the Montego Bay Fireboat Station and hand over two new fire units and a fireboat, at Freeport in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday, December 28.
DevelopmentInformation

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Get Mini Fire Trucks

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says more money will be spent to upgrade the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), as the Government seeks to strengthen the Brigade’s capabilities to respond to emergencies. Speaking at a ceremony to officially open the Montego Bay Fireboat Station in St. James on December 28, the Minister said the Government is...
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