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Local and Overseas Investors to Develop Bamboo Factory

Local and international investors are collaborating in the development of a factory that will produce paper and other value-added items from the bamboo plant. Chairman of the Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), Robert Rainford, said that the overseas investors...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Public Will Have Access to New Parliament Building
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Invest MoBay Breakfast Forum, held at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort Friday (October 19)
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Invest MoBay Breakfast Forum, held at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort Friday (October 19)

UDC To Commence State of the Art Mobay Beach Project in January 2019
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left); and Head of the Push Start Foundation, Beverly Nichols (fourth left), participate in the breaking of ground for the US$-million expansion and upgade of the Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon on Thursday (October 18). Others (from left) are: State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Hon. Pearnel Charles Sr.; and Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left); and Head of the Push Start Foundation, Beverly Nichols (fourth left), participate in the breaking of ground for the US$-million expansion and upgade of the Chapelton Community Hospital in Clarendon on Thursday (October 18). Others (from left) are: State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Winston Maragh; Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Hon. Pearnel Charles Sr.; and Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Wayne Chen.

Chapelton Hospital to Be Upgraded
Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses stakeholders at the Salem Beach ground-breaking ceremony in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on October 17. The beach will be upgraded.
Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, addresses stakeholders at the Salem Beach ground-breaking ceremony in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on October 17. The beach will be upgraded.

Salem Beach in St. Ann to be upgraded

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Gov’t Circle to Save Some $2.4 Billion Annually In Rental Costs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Administration stands to save as much as $2.4 billion in annual office rental costs from development of the proposed Government Circle project in and around National Heroes Park in Kingston. Additionally, he envisages that the project will serve as a catalyst for other developments in the area, which will become the...
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Interests of All Will Be Safeguarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says steps will be taken to safeguard the interests of all stakeholders, particularly residents, under the Government Circle development project being proposed for National Heroes Park in Kingston, and surrounding communities. The project, being spearheaded by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), will entail the construction of a new building for the Houses of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18.
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Trelawny Emerging As Major Tourism Player

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the parish of Trelawny is moving to take its place as a key player in the tourism sector. The parish has attracted some major hotel developments in recent years, and Mr. Bartlett said that in the pipeline are some 6,000 additional rooms along the corridor from Rio Bueno to Falmouth. “The fact is...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, gives the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny, on October 18.
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Prime Minister Wants Spanish to Be Second Language

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is of strategic importance that the appropriate programmes be put in place, making Spanish a second language in Jamaica. Delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, Mr. Holness said there are so many Spanish investments in Jamaica, that “bilateral...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with Corporate Representative for the Excellence Group of Luxury Resorts, Rafael Matias (centre); and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Resort in Trelawny, on October 18.
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Prime Minister Says Jamaica Could Attract Six Million Visitors in a Single Year

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says given Jamaica’s favourable macroeconomic conditions, it is no longer far fetched to believe that Jamaica could attract some six million visitors in a single year. Giving the keynote address at the official opening of the Excellence Oyster Bay Hotel in Trelawny on October 18, the Prime Minister said he has been watching...
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Government Oval is about Redevelopment – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Master Plan for the Government Oval project does not see the demolition of all buildings in the area. The Prime Minister indicated that the plan proposes the redevelopment of sections of Heroes Circle and the neighbouring communities which border the area including sections of Central and West Kingston and Southern St. Andrew. “The mandate...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre) presents a plaque to Dr. Owen James (left) at the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons’ (CCRP) Living Legacy Awards ceremony held on Friday (September 28) at the Mona Visitors Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus. Sharing the moment is founder and executive chairperson of CCRP, Jean Lowrie- Chin. The annual CCRP Living Legacy Awards recognise senior citizens, 55 years or older, who have contributed to the growth and development of the country.
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NIS Contribution Mandatory for Employed Jamaicans

Employers, workers and self-employed persons are being reminded to contribute to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as required by law. The call was made by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, at the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons’ (CCRP) 2018 Living Legacy Awards luncheon held on Friday (September 28), at the Mona Visitors Lodge, University of the...
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