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AAJ Looking at Proposals for Recovery of Norman Manley, Sangster Int’l Airports

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, says that the entity is looking at proposals from the operators of the two major international airports to address the long-term economic effects and recovery from...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), with an elbow bump at Friday's (February 19) ground breaking ceremony for the $16 million Andrews Mews Health and Recreational Centre in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew. Also pictured in the background (from left), are: Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; and Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, (KSAMC), Robert Hill (partially hidden).

PM Urges Continued Vigilance Against COVID-19

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw

BSJ Renames Office Spaces for Distinguished Past Employees

Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch, St. James Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Yvonne Whyte-Powell, addresses a COVID-19 virtual forum hosted by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday (February 18).

Barnett Street Station Designated COVID Quarantine Point for St. James Police

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles

Central Bank Continues to Maintain Inflation Within 4-6 Per Cent Range

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second right), break ground for the construction of the Andrews Mews Health and Recreational Centre, in Olympic Gardens, St. Andrew on Friday (February 19). Also participating (from left), are: Councillor Caretaker, Molynes Gardens Division, Glendon Salmon; Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Delroy Williams; and Councillor for the Molynes Gardens Division, Patrick Roberts. The facility, which is being constructed at a cost of $16 million, is located in the Prime Minister’s West Central St. Andrew constituency.

5 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Olympic Gardens to Get $16 Million Recreational Centre

Residents of Olympic Gardens in St. Andrew are to benefit from the construction of a $16 million recreational centre, for which Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness broke ground on Friday (February 19). Dubbed the ‘Andrews Mews Health and Recreational Centre,’ the facility will feature a walking/jogging trail for physical activity, an equipped playground for children, and a green...

5 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

BOJ Says Economy Starting to Show Signs of Improvement

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the country is beginning to show signs of incremental improvement in economic activity. He cited the relatively buoyant foreign exchange market inflows, adequate reserves, a sustainable balance of payments position, and the containment of inflation within the Bank’s 4-6 per cent target range, as evidence of the progress being made. He said...

5 years ago Education

Continued Expansion and Upgrading at Mount St. Joseph Catholic High School

Expansion and upgrading works will continue at Mount St. Joseph Catholic High School in Manchester during the upcoming fiscal year. These include the construction of third and fourth form blocks, an administrative block, an auditorium, and a canteen. The project is being facilitated through a $210 million allocation, under the Education Transformation Programme, which has the objective of providing additional...

Director of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) Herbie Miller.

5 years ago Sport

Grounation Continues Sunday

The Jamaica Music Museum’s (JaMM) Grounation series will continue on Sunday (February 21) with a rebroadcast of a 2020 lecture titled: ‘Blackhead Chineyman: The Chinese contribution to Jamaican popular music’. Members of the public can tune in at 3:00 p.m. on the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ), Jamvision TV, the Institute of Jamaica’s (IOJ) YouTube channel, and the Jamaica...

Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations, Sandra Garrick.

5 years ago Housing

Strata Corporations Can Now Hold General Meetings Virtually

Strata corporations have been given the green light to conduct their general meetings via video conferencing in light of the restrictions on public gatherings due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Supreme Court made the order on February 16, following an application by the Commission of Strata Corporations in late 2020. Chief Executive Officer of the Commission of Strata Corporations,...

Acting Managing Director, Scientific Research Council(SRC), Dr. Charah Watson.

5 years ago Agriculture

Use Tomato Glut to Create Valued-Added Products – SRC

As the country sees a glut in the market for tomatoes, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) says there is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to utilise its pilot processing plant to create tomato-based products such as sauces, pastes, or juices. Speaking with JIS News, Acting Managing Director of the SRC, Dr. Charah Watson, said that the plant can formulate a range...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on February 18.

5 years ago Finance & Public Service

Public Sector Workers to Get Modest Wage Increase

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says that public sector workers will receive a modest increase in salary during the upcoming financial year. He made the disclosure as he tabled the 2021/22 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 18. “After factoring in annual increments, a very modest increase in wages...