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Urban Development Corporation (UDC) General Manager, Heather Pinnock (left, seated), and President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (right, seated), display copies of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the entities that will facilitate their collaboration on programmes and initiatives, aimed at leveraging the UDC’s assets and engagements to generate local and international investments, and create business development opportunities in Jamaica. The signing took place at JAMPRO’s Corporate Office in New Kingston, on Wednesday (June 17). Also attending were (from left) UDC Deputy General Manager, Finance, Treasury and Investment, Omar Gray; Deputy General Manager, Subsidiary Management, UDC, Lisa Golding; and JAMPRO Vice Presidents for Marketing, Gabriel Heron, and Sales and Promotions, Norman Naar.

JAMPRO And UDC Sign MOU To Push Investments

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) have partnered to pursue potential local and international investment interests in UDC-owned and operated properties, and engagements spearheaded by the agency. The UDC’s General Manager, Heather Pinnock, and JAMPRO’s President,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addressing the Inaugural Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council Online Youth Summit on Tuesday (June 16).

Youth In Diaspora Urged To Promote Cultural Industries

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2020/21 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on June 16.

$1 Billion To Support Farmers And Fisherfolk

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shakes hands with newly appointed Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, after making the announcement at a meeting with Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Board members, at the institution's Palisadoes Park address in Kingston on Wednesday (June 17).

Karl Samuda Now Education Minister

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking during a sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 16).

ZOSOs Extended For 60 Days

Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers (left), examines one of the face shields donated by Citizens Response Jamaica. The entity handed over 1,000 face shields to SERHA at a ceremony held on June 16 at Blue Dot Insights, in Kingston. Sharing the moment are members of Citizens Response Jamaica, Kriston Kong (centre) and Shane Smith. Citizens Response Jamaica was born out of a shared goal of contributing to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

PHOTOS: SERHA Receives Face Shields

Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Sandra Chambers (left), examines one of the face shields donated by Citizens Response Jamaica. The entity handed over 1,000 face shields to SERHA at a ceremony held on June 16 at Blue Dot Insights, in Kingston. Sharing the moment are members of Citizens Response Jamaica, Kriston Kong (centre) and Shane Smith....

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham. (FILE Photo)

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

Medical Officer Of Health Implores Citizens To Wear Masks Properly

Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is imploring citizens to wear face masks properly, to protect themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19). “Masks are to cover the nose and mouth, [because] COVID-19, the flu and other respiratory viruses enter the body through the mouth and nose. When we are testing for COVID-19 we do a swab through the...

Red Cap porters based at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, await the arrival of travellers outside the departure lounge as the airport reopened for international travel on Monday (June 15).

6 years ago CoronavirusTourism

Red Cap Porters Elated At Reopening Of Sangster Airport

Red Cap porters at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St. James, were visibly elated on Monday (June 15) as the airport resumed operations after a near three-month closure of the country’s borders due to the coronavirus (COVID 19). The airport welcomed six flights Monday, with a mixture of 523 Jamaican nationals and stopover visitors. The Red Cap porters...

Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott.

6 years ago Local Government

Hefty Fines For Persons Who Park Heavy-Duty Vehicles In Residential Areas

The St. Catherine Municipal Corporation will be moving to impose fines of $250,000 on persons who park heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in residential communities. According to Mayor of Spanish Town, Councillor Norman Scott, the Corporation, at its recent monthly meeting, passed a Resolution to give legal effect to the drive of clearing communities of the equipment, which he said, damages...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), looks at pieces of equipment donated by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), during a handover ceremony on Tuesday (June 16), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices in St. Andrew. Looking on (from left) are United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie; and Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to Jamaica, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

PAHO, USAID Support Jamaica’s COVID-19 Response

Jamaica has received a donation of emergency equipment from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to boost the country’s coronavirus (COVID-19) response. The donation is part of a US$700, 000 COVID-19 support programme to enhance Jamaica’s capacity to prevent, detect, monitor and control outbreaks of the virus, as well as improve...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 16).

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Audit Ordered Into Circumstances Of Inmate’s Death

A comprehensive audit into the circumstances surrounding the death of Noel Chambers has been commissioned. This was announced by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, in a statement to the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (June 16). The Minister was reporting on the unfortunate circumstances that resulted in the death of Mr. Chambers, an inmate at the Tower...

Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations in Westmoreland, Carlos Russell, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation, in Savanna-la -Mar, on June 11.

6 years ago National Security and Peace

Major Crimes Down In Westmoreland

Superintendent of Police in charge of Operations in Westmoreland, Carlos Russell, says there is a decline in major crimes in the parish. He said that while the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an effect on the level of crime, the hard work of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and a fruitful collaboration with the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are also...