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U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald R. Tapia ( l), presents a symbolic check to Acting Executive Director of the National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) Dr. Jonathan Greenland. The NGJ is one of several global recipients of the 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Award.

National Gallery of Jamaica Receives 2020 U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Award

The National Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ) is the island’s 2020 recipient of the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Award, receiving approximately J$6 million in grant funding. This award was made possible through the AFCP’s Cultural Antiquities Task...

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Flash Flood Warning Now in Effect for Eastern and South-Central Parishes … Flash Flood Watch Remains in Effect for All Other Parishes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) presents Principal of Brown’s Town Primary in St. Ann, Monica Campbell-Coley (left) with a tablet, during a ceremony held on the school grounds located on Top Road, on October 4. a total of 126 tablets were handed over to the institution under the Government’s Tablets in School programme.

PATH Students at Two St. Ann Primary Schools Receive Tablets

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green addresses a forum held on October 1, at the Commodore New Testament Church of God, in St. Catherine.

Local Fisherfolk to get COVID-19 Relief Support

The Virgin Atlantic plane carrying passengers and crew from London, England, taxis beneath the symbolic water salute at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, as the airline resumed flights to the island on October 2.

Virgin Atlantic Resumes Flights to Jamaica

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.

6 years ago Tourism

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 part of an all-island comprehensive development plan, will be taking strategic steps to facilitate the expansion of tourism in that...

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.

6 years ago EducationInformationYouth

146 Tablets for Holy Family Infant and Primary School

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has commenced the distribution of 40,000 tablets to 500 primary schools, under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme. The first recipient, Holy Family Infant and Primary School, received 146 tablets to support virtual learning for students on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The devices, were handed over during a...

6 years ago Justice

Government Working to Introduce Virtual Hearings and Trials

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck says the Government is working towards introducing virtual hearings and trials in the criminal justice system, as well as installing smartboards in lockups. He said the installation of smartboards will facilitate the participation of persons in police lockups in virtual hearings and trials, without the need to physically transport them to court. “We are working with...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (October 2).

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Help Develop Rural Areas

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is calling on Jamaicans to help build out and develop rural areas as the nation continues its path of recovery from the negative effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During his address at the Tourism Awareness Week Webinar for 2020, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel today (October 2) under the theme...

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.

6 years ago Environment

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

As Jamaica observes National Tree Planting Day today (October 2), Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is encouraging Jamaicans to make tree-planting and maintenance a regular part of their daily lives. The Minister, who planted a Sweetwood Tree at the Forestry Department property in Kingston, on Friday (October 2), emphasised that the Government...

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.

6 years ago 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...

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).

6 years ago 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....