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Several Benefits for Musicians by Joining JAMMS

The Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) is encouraging players in the local music fraternity to become members of the performance rights organisation to ensure protection and royalties for their creative works. Speaking at a virtual forum on Wednesday (April 24) as...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), and Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second right), share a moment with High Commissioner of India to Jamaica, His Excellency Masakui Rungsung (third right), at a farewell dinner for the High Commissioner held in Cherry Gardens, St. Andrew on Thursday (April 25). Also in attendance (from left) are: Jason Smith, the husband of Senator Johnson Smith; President of the Upper House, Senator Tom Tavares Finson and his wife, Rose Tavares Finson.

PHOTOS: Farewell Dinner for Indian High Commissioner

Activities to Raise Awareness and Increase Screening Rates to Tackle Cervical Cancer

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Board Chairmen and Principals at Friday’s (April 26) Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Stakeholder Session, held at the AC Hotel by Marriott in New Kingston.

Government Keen on Creating Education System That Works for All Students

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Thursday (April 25).

Engagement with Diaspora Strengthened

2 years ago Agriculture

Major Agricultural and Manufacturing Project to Be Undertaken in Clarendon

Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited will lease approximately 725 acres of former sugar lands in Raymonds, Clarendon, to Jamaica Flour Mills and University of the West Indies/SODECO for the purpose of cultivating agricultural produce that will be used by the flour manufacturer. The crops to be planted include breadfruit, and roots and tubers such as cassava and sweet...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, speaks at a post Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (April 24), at Jamaica House.

2 years ago FisheriesOffice of the Prime Minister

Training for Fish Farmers Begins in September at Heart Academy, Ebony Park, Clarendon

Fish farmers are set to receive training at the Clarendon-based HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, beginning in September. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House on April 24. Mr. Green noted that the Ministry is placing a lot more emphasis on the fisheries sector, as...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

2 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Must Use Cultural Heritage to Enhance Tourism – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica must tap into its rich cultural heritage to enhance the tourism product. Addressing the second staging of the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, recently, he noted that tourism and culture are intricately intertwined. “Tourism is your culture, and your culture is tourism and so...

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

2 years ago Tourism

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 - has been transformed into a modern facility where visitors can shop for unique, locally made craft while enjoying the...

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

2 years ago Agriculture

DAMC Complex Being Retained for Agricultural Purposes

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there are no plans to use the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex for another purpose. He made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (April 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, in response to concerns arising that there are plans to divest the entity. The Minister explained that the AMC complex, up...

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.

2 years ago Jamaican Diaspora

Jamaica in State of Readiness for Diaspora Conference

Plans for the upcoming 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference are “in a state of readiness,” says Conference Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, from June 16 to 19. It will be held under the theme: ‘United for...

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

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

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

Minister Without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Government is looking to increase the number of women engaged in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. “Women are very much under-represented in ICT and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. They...