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Trade Administrator and Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board Limited, Douglas Webster, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank.

Trade Board Increases Contact With Stakeholders Through Online Platform

The Trade Board Limited (TBL) says it is increasing its engagement with stakeholders, following the recent implementation of its online export and import facilitation platform in June this year. The platform was executed under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn (right), shares in conversation with Managing Director, EXIM Bank, Lisa Bell, before the start of a virtual webinar on Thursday (November 5), targeted at small and medium-sized businesses.

Gov’t Working to Resolve Banking Issues Affecting Medical Cannabis Sector

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), inspects a flooded farm in the Bog Hole area of Clarendon, on November 4.

Agriculture Minister to Update House on Intervention Package for Farmers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), shows students where to stand to receive their tablets during a handover ceremony at the Seaward Primary and Junior High School in St. Andrew on Tuesday (November 4). Looking on is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right). The children (from third right) are Cassandra Green, Kedron Banton, Kayshawn Crawford and Shardonaye Crawford. A total of 43 tablets were handed over through e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam) to benefit students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH).

Gov’t Prioritising Distribution of Tablets – PM

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left); and Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Donovan Williams, with a team of Community Health Aides during a tour of the Rae Town community in Kingston, on Wednesday (November 4). The Minister, along with the health team, observed surveillance activities in the area and distributed masks.

Special Curfew Could Be Lifted in Rae Town Soon

Chief Veterinary Officer in the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Osbil Watson,

6 years ago Agriculture

Cattle Owners Not Registered With NAITS by January to Face Restrictions

Cattle owners who are not registered with the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) before the end of January 2021 will face restrictions in terms of the movement of their animals. Chief Veterinary Officer in the Veterinary Services Division (VSD), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Osbil Watson, gave the warning during a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (November...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a ceremony for the handover of tablets to students of the Drews Avenue Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew on November 4.

6 years ago EducationHealth & WellnessPrime Minister

PM Urges Parents Not to Send Sick Children to Face-to-Face Classes

With face-to-face classes scheduled to resume on a pilot basis at 17 schools next week, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents to keep ill children at home. “If someone else’s child is ill, the likelihood is that your child could get ill. So if you are ill yourself as a parent, if your child is ill,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, speaks at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on October 30.

6 years ago Industry

JSWIFT Crucial Part of Modernisation Programme – Dr. Dunn

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, says the Jamaica Single Window for Trade (JSWIFT) is a crucial aspect of the Government’s public-sector transformation and modernisation programme. JSWIFT is a one-stop-shop facility designed to provide fully automated services to enable traders and their representatives to transact all attendant business engagements online...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), greets Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, when she visited the Ministry on November 4 to say farewell.

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Minister Chang Bids Farewell to High Commissioner Peters

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

Access to Information on Public Investment Projects

The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Wednesday (November 4) launched the Jamaica InvestmentMap, a digital platform that will facilitate interactive public access to information on investment projects being implemented by the Government. These include the construction of roads, bridges and schools, government reform, and climate resilient projects, the progress of which individuals and entities will be able...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses the sitting of the House of Representatives on November 3.

6 years ago Local Government

Special Committee to Discuss Portmore Parish Motion

A Special Select Committee of Parliament has been established to deliberate on a motion to make the Portmore City Municipality Jamaica’s 15th parish. The committee will be chaired by St. Catherine South Central Member of Parliament, Dr. Andrew Wheatley. This was disclosed by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, as he tabled the motion during the sitting...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 3) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

6 years ago Fisheries

106 Fisheries Sector Workers Provided With ID Cards

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is providing fisheries sector workers with identification (ID) cards to facilitate their movement in areas subject to coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions. “Over the last few months, we have provided 106 fish farmers and fish farm workers across 24 fish farms with ID cards,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. He was addressing Tuesday’s (November 3)...