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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), with tourism officials, representatives of companies and interns who participated in the 2023 Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Summer Internship Programme.

TEF Accepting Applications for 2024 Summer Internship Programme

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) is now accepting applications for its 2024 Summer Internship Programme. The programme will take place over two cycles – June 24 to July 19, and July 29 to August 23. Interested students, aged 17 to...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority, Kelli-Dawn Hamilton.

JSEZA Continues to Advance Logistics Hub Initiative

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Franklin Witter (second right), and Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), St. Ann, Delroy Luke (right), converse with farmer Hector White (left), during the 10th staging of the St. Ann Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, which was held at the Port Rhoades Sports Complex in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on April 26.

Farmers in St. Ann Commended for High Volume of Food Production

Chief Executive Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Limited, Andrew Lee.

e-Learning Jamaica Limited Recommits to Driving National Progress Through Technology

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (third left), is presented with human rights booklets by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Executive Director, Mickel Jackson, during Monday’s (April 29) JFJ-European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Sharing the moment (from left) are European Union Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson; Deputy Police Commissioner Clifford Blake; Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign and Regional Affairs, Dr. Angela Brown-Burke, and Constitutional Law Expert, Dr. Lloyd Barnett.

Gov’t Welcomes JFJ-EU J$52m Human Rights Project

New Head of the St. Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale police station, in St. Catherine, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman, addresses the station’s Social Action Day, on April 26.

2 years ago National Security and Peace

Guanaboa Vale Police Seizing Motorcycles and Prosecuting Motorists

The Guanaboa Vale Police in St. Catherine West Central are steadily seizing motorcycles and prosecuting motorists for not having driver’s licences and insurance, according to new Head of the station, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman. Speaking at the station’s Social Action Day on April 26, the Sergeant reported that along with the bikers, other motorists are being nabbed for breaches of the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), in discussion with (from left) Principal Director, Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson; Ambassador, European Union to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen; and Head, Regional Climate Prediction Services, World Meteorological Organization, Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica National Stakeholder Consultation on Climate Services and the 1st National Climate Forum (NCF-1), at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 29).

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Stakeholder Consultations Expected to Assist Gov’t Planning for Climate Change

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, says the outcome of discussions arising from the Jamaica National Stakeholder Consultation on Climate Services and the 1st National Climate Forum (NCF-1) will assist in guiding the Government’s planning for climate change. This, he points out, is important for climate mitigation as well...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, delivers the keynote address at Monday’s (April 29) Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Jamaica, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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CRC Recommendations to Be Submitted to Cabinet Soon

Jamaica’s Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) has signed off on a list of recommendations, which will soon be submitted to the Cabinet. The disclosure was made by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, while delivering the keynote address at Monday’s (April 29) Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) – European Union (EU) Project Launch for the Promotion and Protection...

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, reports on the entity’s achievements during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, at a JIS Think Tank on Monday, April 29.

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Major Accomplishments by HEART/NSTA Trust

The HEART/NSTA Trust marked several significant accomplishments over the fiscal year, which ended on March 31, showcasing its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development across Jamaica. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Monday (April 29), the entity’s Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton, informed that the Trust exceeded expectations with a remarkable enrolment of 137,411 persons...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), and Deputy President (Acting), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Sharmaine Barrett, converse with Director of the SOS Children’s Village in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jason Brown, during the UTech Students’ Union Handover ceremony on Sunday (April 28). The event was held at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.

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PHOTOS: UTECH Students’ Union Handover Ceremony

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), and Deputy President (Acting), University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica, Professor Sharmaine Barrett, converse with Director of the SOS Children’s Village in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, Jason Brown, during the UTech Students’ Union Handover ceremony on Sunday (April 28). The event was held at UTech’s main campus...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

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Ministry of Labour and Social Security to Establish Contact Centre

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be establishing a contact centre as part of a thrust to improve customer service delivery. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the disclosure, said this is being undertaken to ensure that “how we respond to persons nationally is more effective and efficient”. He made the disclosure while addressing citizens during...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

2 years ago Culture

Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme to Get Additional Funds

The Government will be allocating additional funds for the development and execution of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Programme. This was announced by Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, in a speech delivered by Chair, Board of Management of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Joy Douglas, at a recent launch of ‘Last Reel’, a new poetry...