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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says anti-harassment initiatives and security measures will be implemented at Port Royal, Kingston, to ensure a safe and hassle-free environment for tourists. “We are not going to allow this new tourist destination to...

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

Social Development Commission Clarendon Parish Manager, Baldvin McKenzie.

SDC Partners with Longville Park to Stage Christmas Event

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.

Infrastructure Development Increasing Real Estate Demand – Mr. Shaw

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.

Jamaica Improves Ranking In 2019 Human Development Index

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

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.

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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...

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

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HEART/NTA Better Positioned To Drive Human Capital Development

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer, says the merger of the entity with the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), National Youth Service (NYS) and the Apprenticeship Board has better positioned the agency to carry out its role as the driver for human capital development. Dr. Dyer, who was addressing a recent JIS Think Tank, said that...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness

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Interests Of All Stakeholders In Bernard Lodge Development Will Be Safeguarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the interests of all stakeholders in the Greater Bernard Lodge Development in St. Catherine will be safeguarded. He assured that under the project’s master plan, all of the issues raised “will be taken into consideration and the appropriate mitigation done.” These matters include environmental sustainability, municipal matters pertaining to roads and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), walks across the new Chesterfield Bridge in St. Mary after officially opening it during a ceremony on Wednesday (October 16). Also pictured (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister and Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Works, Everald Warmington; and Member of Parliament, St. Mary South Eastern, Dr. Norman Dunn. Also pictured in the second row between the Prime Minister and Dr. Dunn is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

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New $59M Chesterfield Bridge In St. Mary Opened

Residents of Chesterfield in St. Mary now have improved access to their community following the opening of a $59-million bridge by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The bridge, which runs across the Wag Water River, was officially opened to pedestrians and vehicular traffic during a ceremony on Wednesday (October 16). Prime Minister Holness said this formed part of...