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Beautifully handcrafted items on display in one of the 34 shops at the Artisan Village at Falmouth, which was officially opened on April 19.

History and Culture Meet Technology at Falmouth Artisan Village

Jamaica’s tourism product took a major step into the future with the recent opening of the island’s first state-of-the-art artisan village in the Georgian town of Falmouth. The historic Hampden Wharf - a relic of the country’s sugar plantation era...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

DAMC Complex Being Retained for Agricultural Purposes

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), listens to Chair of the Biennial Diaspora Conference, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), VM Group, Courtney Campbell, at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank, held on April 25 at the Agency’s head office, in Kingston.

Jamaica in State of Readiness for Diaspora Conference

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

Gov’t Looking to Boost Female Engagement in Jamaica’s ICT and STEM Sectors

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams

Education Minister Calls for Culture of Respect, Empathy and Non-Violence among Students

Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially hand over 12 motor vehicles during a ceremony held at the Authority’s Maxfield Avenue offices in Kingston, on April 25. Others (from left) are Board Chairman, Transport Authority, Owen Ellington; new recruit at the Authority, Melissa Duncan; and Driver, Clovis Ashmede.

2 years ago Transport

Transport Authority Gets 12 Motor Cars to Improve Monitoring of Sector

Twelve motor cars have been added to the fleet of the Transport Authority, which will be used to improve the authority’s capacity to monitor and regulate the public transportation sector. Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston Smith, said acquisition of the vehicles represents a significant investment in the organisation’s future and “symbolises our commitment to retooling our operational apparatus”....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), speaks during the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the Agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (April 25). Listening is Conference Chair, President and VM Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Courtney Campbell.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Gov’t Pleased with Stakeholder Support for Upcoming Diaspora Conference

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Government is pleased with the support from private-sector entities for the upcoming 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. “The Government certainly is satisfied with the level of support that we continue to receive from our Legacy Partners – the VM Group, Jamaica National Group and,...

2 years ago Gender AffairsOffice of the Prime MinisterTechnology

PHOTOS: Flow Girls in ICT Day Expo

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the opening ceremony of the FLOW Girls in ICT Day Expo at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (April 25). The Expo was attended by approximately 300 high-school girls from across the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka Cassanova-Durrant.

2 years ago Youth

PHOTOS: CPFSA’s Annual General Staff Meeting

State Minister in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers her address at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Annual General Staff Meeting held on Wednesday (April 24) at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Listening are Manager of the Windsor Childcare Facility in St. Ann, Wayne Grant (centre), and Placement Coordinator at the CPFSA, Taneka...

Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Country Representative, Olga Isaza (centre), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon Marsha Smith, at the NCMC Child Month 2024 media launch, held on April 25 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), in downtown Kingston and online.

2 years ago Youth

NCMC to Stage Several Activities during Child Month

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will be commemorating Child Month 2024 with seven activities in May, under the theme ‘Stand Up! Speak Out! Protect the Rights of our Children’. Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, said this year’s theme is a call to action for citizens to fulfil their duty to protect the nation’s children. She was addressing...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (second right) and Managing Director, Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard (second left), display the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJ), Jamaica Flour Mills and the University of the West Indies/SODECO. Under the MOU, the SCJ will lease 725 acres of land in Clarendon to Jamaica Flour Mills and UWI/SODECO for the purposes of cultivating breadfruit, roots and tubers that will be used by the Jamaica Flour Mills to produce gluten-free flour. Sharing the occasion are (from left) Chief Scientist, University of the West Indies/SODECO, Professor Terrence Forrester; and Chief Executive Officer, Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings, Joseph Shoucair. The signing took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, in St. Andrew, on April 25.

2 years ago Agriculture

Government Approves 106 New Leases for 1,590 Acres to Produce a Variety of Crops

The Government has approved 106 new leases covering approximately 1,590 acres of former sugar lands that will be used to produce a variety of crops across several parishes. The parishes are St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Thomas, Trelawny and Westmoreland. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provided an update on the repurposing of former sugar lands during the...

2 years ago Industry

JDIC to Pursue Newer Protection Schemes

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) will be pursuing the establishment of newer protection schemes to minimise the potential occurrence and impact of financial crises, during fiscal year 2024/25. Implementation of these and other globally-compliant reforms is among the entity’s programmed activities for the period. The interventions also include establishing protection schemes for non-deposit-taking financial institutions, financial consumer protection, and...