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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, addresses a virtual board meeting of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) at the entity’s location at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew on Saturday (November 21).

Minister Bartlett Calls On Global Tourism Leaders To Activate Sector’s Resilience

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has called on tourism leaders across the globe to activate the sector’s natural resilience in order to preserve the industry’s growth and transmission into the next phase of existence. “The world is depending upon...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), listens to St. Thomas farmer, Gary Mclean (right), as Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, observes. Teams from the Ministry and RADA conducted a recent tour of flood-damaged areas in St. Thomas. Farms in South and West Albion, Phillipsfield, Wheelersfield and Plantain Garden River Agro Park were visited. A tour of Serge Island farms was also conducted.

Emphasis On River Training

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a church service held on Sunday, (November 22) at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW).

Don’t Turn A Blind Eye To Violence Against Women And Girls – Minister Grange

Public Health Inspector parish awardees sharing lens time at a recent function recognising the outstanding work being carried out in Jamaica's COVID-19 response by public health inspectors, at the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

President Of JAPHI Says Nation Owes Debt Of Gratitude To Front-Line Workers

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (File Photo)

Material on Site for New Track at the National Stadium Catherine Hall Sports Complex Next Financial Year – Minister Grange

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (background third right); and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (background right); join students from various primary schools in Western Kingston, in displaying devices they received under the Tablets in Schools programme, during a presentation ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20). Also sharing in the occasion (from left, background) are Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), Keith Smith; Principal, Denham Town Primary School, Curdell Daley; Chairman, Denham Town Primary, Dr. Lee Martin; and Regional Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy.

6 years ago Education

887 Students From Nine West Kingston Schools Get Tablets

A total of 887 students from nine primary schools in Western Kingston have been provided with tablet computers as the Government continues the distribution of devices under the Tablets in Schools programme. During a ceremony at the Denham Town Primary School on Friday (Nov. 20), 118 tablets were handed over for students at the institution; 150 for students of St....

6 years ago Transport

JetBlue Begins Non-Stop Flights Into Montego Bay From Newark And Raleigh

JetBlue Airlines, one of the island’s longstanding airline partners, on Saturday (November 21), debuted direct flights from two major United States (US) gateways into the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James. A delegation of tourism officials and stakeholders were on hand to welcome the passengers and crew from JetBlue Flight 107 from Newark Liberty Airport, New Jersey and...

Senior Public Health Nurse, St. Catherine Public Health Department, Marlene Stephenson (right), helps health workers to don protective gear as they prepare to do coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in the Church of God of Prophecy in Frazer’s Content in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Saturday (Nov. 21). The exercise, which included house-to-house surveillance and sensitisation, was part of strategic intervention to curtail the spread of the virus.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PHOTOS: COVID-19 Community Surveillance in Frazer’s Content, Spanish Town

Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (right), presents Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore (left), with a tablet, during a ceremony for the handing over of technical equipment valued at $7.8 million to the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Friday (November 20), at the Corporation’s building in Savanna-La-Mar. Sharing in the moment is Senior Social Development Officer at JSIF, Shunelle Nevers.

6 years ago Local Government

Westmoreland Municipal Corporation Receives Technical Equipment Valued At $7.8 Million From JSIF

The Westmoreland Municipal Corporation has received equipment valued at $7.8 million from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), to assist the technical work carried out by various departments for the development of the parish. The items include Geo-Information Systems (GIS) tools including four handheld tablets, eight desktop computers, a laptop, a 42-inch plotter for printing plans and blueprints, a heavy...

Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), with shovels in hand, prepare to remove silt and stones from roads and homes in Weise Road in Bull Bay, St. Andrew on Friday (November 20). The JDF commenced the clean-up exercise in the community on November 11 and will continue for several weeks.

6 years ago Community

JDF Assisting Clean-Up Efforts In Weise Road

Recovery efforts in the flood-damaged community of Weise Road in Bull Bay, St. Andrew are being accelerated with the assistance of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The recent heavy rains caused the nearby Chalky River to break its banks, depositing silt and stones onto the roads and into homes. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (2nd from left), engages in discussion with Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), during a stop at the Mount Salem Police Station in St. James on Friday (Nov. 20), during a tour of police facilities in the parish. Also participating in the discussion (from left) are Commander of the Area One Police Division, Assistant Commissioner Clifford Chambers; and Commanding Officer of the St. James Police Division, Superintendent Vernon Ellis (2nd right).

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Minister Chang Hails Gains In Curbing Crime In St. James

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is hailing the continued downward trend in crime in St. James. He credited the gains to the enhanced security measures, including the Elite Quick Response team, which was rolled out in the St. James Division last year, as well as several social intervention projects spearheaded by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, addresses the weekly virtual COVID Conversations press conference on Thursday (November 19).

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Stiffer Penalties Coming for Breaches of COVID-19 Restrictions

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that stiffer penalties are coming for persons, who breach the coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. He informed that the Office of the Attorney General, the Ministries of Justice and Local Government and Rural Development, are collaborating to implement the new measures, which he said, will be in place before the end...