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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), is joined by Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Hon. Bishop Conrad Pitkin (left); and Chief Executive Officer, Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, in the ribbon-cutting exercise to officially open the newly upgraded PICA office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (December 18).

PICA Opens Newly Upgraded Office In Montego Bay

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Friday (December 18) officially opened the newly upgraded Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) office, Montego Bay, St. James. The new and upgraded office, located at the Annex Plaza in Fairview,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing a recent Think Tank at the JIS's head office in Kingston.

Tourism Ministry Ensuring Full Compliance With COVID-19 Protocols

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), looks at a life jacket, which was among fishing gear and equipment on display at a ceremony for the handover of grants to fishers from St. Mary at the St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Annotto Bay on Thursday (December 17). Others (from left) are President of the South East St. Mary Fisherman’s Group, Natalee Lynch; Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce and Member of Parliament for St. Mary South Eastern, Norman Dunn; and Board Chairman, National Fisheries Authority, Leuitenant Commander George Overton.

St. Mary Fishers Receive Grants To Purchase Equipment

Newly appointed Opposition Senator, Peter Bunting (left), takes the Oath of Allegiance during the swearing-in ceremony at Friday’s (December 18) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House. Administering the proceedings is Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie Curtis. Senator Bunting has also been appointed Leader of Opposition Business in the Upper House.

Peter Bunting Takes Seat In The Senate

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (centre), presents Superintendent A at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre, Ivan Randall (second left), with a care package for inmates at the facility. Also pictured are members of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) Kingston chapter, (from left) Secretary, Dr. Paulette Francis-McGregor; President, Lt. Col. (Retd), Euken Mills; and Treasurer, Davel Bell. More than 200 packages were handed over for inmates at Tower Street and female wards at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre by the LMAJ Kingston chapter, during separate ceremonies on Thursday (December 17).

Kingston JPs Donate Care Packages To Inmates

CEO of the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Alwyn Miller (left), and Lions Club member, Rupert McGhee, unveil the sign for the new histopathology lab at the Mandeville Regional Hospital on Thursday, December 17. The lab will serve the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth.

5 years ago Health & Wellness

Histopathology Lab Opens At Mandeville Hospital

The Southern Regional Health Authority now has a histopathology lab, which was funded jointly by the Lions Club of Mandeville and the CHASE Fund. The building was completed at a cost of $83 million, with the CHASE Fund donating $52.6 million of that amount. Speaking at the official handover of the building, which is located on lands adjoining the Mandeville...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the virtual ceremony held at Jamaica House on Thursday (December 17) for the signing of a contract between the Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC) and global water utility company Miya Water Jamaica to undertake the five-year, US$13-million Portmore Co-management Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme. The initiative is aimed at reducing water losses and improving the efficiency of the NWC.

5 years ago Water

Gov’t To Spend US$13 Million To Tackle Non-Revenue Water Loss In Portmore

The Government is to spend US$13 million over the next five years on a major project aimed at reducing water loss and improving supply of the precious commodity to residents of Portmore in St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (December 17), signed the contract for the Portmore Co-management Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme, during a...

Customers purchase produce at the Social Development Commission

5 years ago AgricultureCommunity

Small Farmers And Business Operators In St. James Benefit From SDC Community Fair

Thirty-five small farmers and 26 operators of local economic initiatives (LEI) in St. James got the opportunity to market their goods during a community market and business fair staged by the Social Development Commission (SDC) on Thursday (December 17). The event, held at Montego Park Estate in Ironshore, was the third for the parish and targeted businesses under the SDC’s...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, emphasises a point while piloting the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2020; and the Evidence (Amendment) Act, 2020, during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 18).

5 years ago National Security and Peace

743 Persons Arrested for Attempting to Illegally Traffic Narcotics Since January

Since the start of the year, a total of 743 persons have been arrested for attempting to illegally traffic narcotics in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, while piloting two companion Bills in the Senate on Friday (December 18), which will allow for drug samples and photographs...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, highlights a point while addressing the sitting of the Senate on Friday (December 18).

5 years ago Foreign Affairs

Senate Passes Bill to Facilitate $375,000 Income Tax Credit for MSMEs

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) will soon begin to benefit from a special income tax credit of $375,000. This follows the passage of the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2020, by the Senate on Friday (Dec. 17), to facilitate the move. The Bill was approved by the House of Representatives on December 15. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter, with the entity’s ISO 9001 : 2015 Quality Management System Standard certificate, during a recent ceremony at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Applauding (from left) are: National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) Manager, Navenia Wellington Ford; ISO Standards Ambassador, Reginald Budhan; and World Bank Resident Representative, Ozan Sevimili.

5 years ago National Security and Peace

National Security Ministry Targets Portfolio Entities for ISO Certification

Having successfully seen the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) through to ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System (QMS) certification, the Ministry of National Security is now looking to pilot other entities under its portfolio towards achieving the same for their operations. PICA undertook the process for its passport production and issuance operations over nine months, which culminated in the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) receives a certificate of gratitude from Chukka Caribbean Adventure

5 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Hails US$ 3 Million Investment by Chukka Caribbean in Sandy Bay Attraction

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has hailed Chukka Caribbean Adventures’ US$3 million investment in the development of the Chukka Ocean Outpost Sandy Bay, as a demonstration of the company’s unwavering belief in Jamaica. “As a destination, giving confidence to investors is what Jamaica is all about. In the middle of this pandemic, many people would have stopped investing,” he...