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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) speaking at the press conference on Tuesday (March 10) at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Seated beside him are: Permanent Secretary, Dunstan Bryan (left) and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie.

Jamaica Will Not Participate In Penn Relays

Jamaican schools will not be participating in this year’s staging of the Penn Relays track and field competition in the United States (US). Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, made the announcement during a press conference...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Harold Davis, speaking at the JBDC’s 'Breakfast with the CEO' at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston earlier this month.

JBDC Mapping Cultural And Creative Industries

Acting Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests, Rainee Oliphant (left), in discussion with Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Jolita Butkeviciene (centre), and Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, the Turks and Caicos, the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, during Monday’s launch of €850,000 (J$128 million) ‘EU Budget Support Programme for the Forest Sector Project’, at Hope Gardens in St. Andrew.

Forestry Department Receives Technical Assistance From EU

Jamaica Records First Case Of COVID-19

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a point from Chief Executive Officer of Cari-Med, Glen Christian (second left), at Progressive Grocers' 20th Anniversary Banquet at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kington on Monday (March 9). Sharing in the discussion (from left) are Managing Director of Progressive Grocers, Sing Chin; and Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy, Senator Don Wehby.

PM Urges Citizens To Avoid Panic Buying

President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS, Emanuel DaRosa (left), speaks at the recent Energy Climate Partnership of Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. Listening (from second left) are Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Americas at the Office of International Affairs in the US Department of Energy, Beth Urbanas; and Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.

6 years ago Energy

JPS To Invest More Than US$100 Million To Modernise Grid

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will be investing more than US$100 million towards the modernisation of the nation’s electricity grid, within the next five years. This was stated by President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS, Emanuel DaRosa, at the recent Energy Climate Partnership of Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. He pointed out...

Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald-Riley, highlights initiatives being undertaken by the entity to further diversify the country’s tourism offerings and create business opportunities among various sectors.

6 years ago Tourism

Tourism Ministry Hosts Speed Networking Event On March 12

The Ministry of Tourism, through the Tourism Linkages Network, will host its annual Speed Networking event on Thursday (March 12) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event, now in its sixth year, will feature a series of 15-minute meetings throughout the day, involving executives of supplier companies and managers of properties, restaurants,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & WellnessTourism

Cruise Lines Committed To working With The Government On Coronavirus Protocols, Says Bartlett And Tufton

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett and Health & Wellness Minister, Hon. Dr Christopher Tufton today said that the world's major Cruise Lines have committed to working closely with the government regarding stringent health protocols for visiting ships, in wake of Covid-19. This commitment follows a crucial meeting Friday [March 6, 2020] with the executives of MSC and Carnival Cruise...

6 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

One Patient Now In Isolation

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently monitoring a patient in isolation. The person of interest presented at hospital on Monday, March 9, with some respiratory symptoms and checks revealed that the patient’s travel history included travel to a country that has confirmed of COVID-19. Samples have been taken and sent to the National Influenza Centre for testing. The...

Chairman of the Mary Seacole Trust (MST) – United Kingdom (UK), Trevor Sterling (sixth right), with students of St. Jude’s Primary and St. George’s Girls Primary Schools, after presenting them with Mary Seacole buttons at a special event dubbed, ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, on International Women’s Day (March 8), at the Lecture Hall of the Institute of Jamaica, Kingston. Also with the students are Vice Chairman of the MST – UK, Lisa Rodrigues (left), and Acting Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right).

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Trailblazers To Receive Generation Equality Awards

Twenty-five trailblazers will be awarded with the Generation Equality Awards, to be announced by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Principal Director, Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jo-ann Archibald, made the announcement at a special event dubbed, ‘Welcome Home Mary Seacole’, on International Women’s Day (March 8), at the Lecture...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), demonstrates the gender equality symbol during the official launch and ceremonial signing for the Spotlight Initiative, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), in St. Andrew, on March 9. He is joined by (from left): Women’s advocate and former President of Women’s Inc,, Joyce Hewett; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Country Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Director, Sustainable Development Unit, Executive Office of the Secretary-General at the United Nations, New York, Michelle Gyles-McDonnough; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Director for Latin America and Caribbean at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, Jolita Butkevicience; and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

6 years ago Gender AffairsPrime Minister

PM Launches Spotlight Initiative To Empower Women And Girls

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (March 9), launched the Spotlight Initiative Country Programme for Jamaica, which focuses on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. The Spotlight Initiative will be a three-year programme costing approximately US$10.6 million. It will contribute to transforming the society into one where women and girls can thrive, free of any...

Parish Disaster Coordinator at the St. James Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, addresses a Business Continuity Seminar on Disaster Management, hosted by the Corporation at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on March 6.

6 years ago CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Businesses In St. James To Submit Continuity Plan.

The St. James Municipal Corporation says as of April 1, 2020, businesses within the parish will be required to submit a business continuity plan, which seeks to mitigate risks associated with a disruption of operations in the event of a natural disaster. Parish Disaster Coordinator at the Municipal Corporation, Tamoy Sinclair, says the plan ensures that a company’s assets and...