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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), receives a COVID-style greeting from employees of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, during his tour of several Ocho Rios based attractions recently.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), receives a COVID-style greeting from employees of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, during his tour of several Ocho Rios based attractions recently.

Tourism Corridor Between St. Thomas and Portland has Untapped Potential- Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the tourism corridor between St. Thomas and Portland has untapped potential, which could position it as a premier tourism destination. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett said his Ministry, as...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left) holds one of the 146 tablets distributed to the Holy Family Infant and Primary School during a ceremony held on October 2 at the school, located at Laws Street, downtown Kingston. The initiative falls under the government’s Tablets in Schools programme. Also taking part (from left) are Chief Operating Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; Guidance Counsellor, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Marcia Richards; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Christopher Wright; and Chair of the Board of Directors, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth left) holds one of the 146 tablets distributed to the Holy Family Infant and Primary School during a ceremony held on October 2 at the school, located at Laws Street, downtown Kingston. The initiative falls under the government’s Tablets in Schools programme. Also taking part (from left) are Chief Operating Officer, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee; Guidance Counsellor, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Marcia Richards; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Keith Smith; Principal of Holy Family Infant and Primary School, Christopher Wright; and Chair of the Board of Directors, e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Christopher Reckord.

146 Tablets for Holy Family Infant and Primary School

Government Working to Introduce Virtual Hearings and Trials
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar, held at T​he Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (October 2).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar, held at T​he Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (October 2).

Tourism Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Help Develop Rural Areas
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks with Acting Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of the Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant (left), in the plant nursery at the Forestry Department on Friday (October 2). At centre is Lois Morgan, who oversees the nursey. The Minister visited the Forestry Department to plant a tree in observance of National Tree Planting Day.
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks with Acting Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of the Forestry Department, Rainee Oliphant (left), in the plant nursery at the Forestry Department on Friday (October 2). At centre is Lois Morgan, who oversees the nursey. The Minister visited the Forestry Department to plant a tree in observance of National Tree Planting Day.

Persons Must Make Tree-Planting Regular Part of Their Daily Lives – Charles Jr.

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck,​ addressing the sitting of the House of Representatives on September 29, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Justice

Debate Begins on Bill to Simplify Authentication of Public Documents

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, opened the debate on the Authentication (Foreign Public Documents) Bill 2020 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 29). The Bill is intended to simplify the authentication process of local documents intended for use overseas and of foreign documents intended for use in Jamaica, by only requiring an Apostille Certificate as proof of...
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Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. William Warren Smith, addresses the virtual staging of the 50th CDB Board of Governors ​meeting, on Wednesday (September 30).
DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

CDB President says Bank has Played Key Role in Regional Development

President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. William Warren Smith, says the institution has been instrumental in the transformation of the region, with US$2.5 billion disbursed between 2011 and 2019 for various developmental projects. He said that US$1.8 billion of the approved funds went towards financing undertakings in transportation, social infrastructure, environment, sea defences, disaster management, reconstruction, and energy....
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, opens the debate on the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act 2020 during the recent sitting of the House of Representatives at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Justice

Debate Begins on Bill to Protect Public Against Dog Attacks

The House of Representatives has commenced debate on the Dogs (Liability for Attacks) Act 2020, which provides for criminal and civil liability for an owner of a dog that attacks, injures and/or causes the death of a person. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who opened the debate, said the Bill, which is intended to repeal and replace the Dogs...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, examine a fruit tree at a hand​over ceremony involving farmers, held at the Commodore New Testament Church of God, in St. Catherine, on October 1.
Agriculture

Several Mango Orchards to be Established Across The Island

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says several mango orchards will be established across the island, commencing in Clarendon next year on a 1,000-acre plot. He points out that the project will be in partnership with private investors to take advantage of the huge market in the United States (US) for Jamaican mangoes, where 100,000 pounds have been...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (centre), is joined by Zoetry Montego Bay Directors, Kevin Robertson (left) and Steven Fong-Yee to cut the ribbon marking the reopening of Zoetry Montego Bay, in Ironshore, St. James, on Thursday (October 1).
Tourism

Health Insurance for Tourists November 1

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says come November 1, the Government will be launching an end-to-end health insurance, repatriation and logistics programme for all tourists coming to Jamaica. He outlined that this programme is aimed at guaranteeing the health security and safety of the tourists who fly to Jamaica, ensuring a comfortable and seamless destination experience. “In the process,...
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