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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses delegates during the farewell ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Power Station in Bogue, St. James, on Friday (February 28).
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses delegates during the farewell ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, which was held at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Power Station in Bogue, St. James, on Friday (February 28).

Minister Williams Calls For Change In Mindset On Energy

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling for a change in mindset as Jamaica embraces a new era of energy that is focused on increasing the use of renewable resources. She said that all key players,...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Denmark, Lars Steen Nielsen, at King’s House, on March 2.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), receives Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Denmark, Lars Steen Nielsen, at King’s House, on March 2.

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official handover of an HIV mobile testing unit to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Kingston on Thursday (February 27). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director, Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence; Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent; and Acting Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), cuts the ribbon to symbolise the official handover of an HIV mobile testing unit to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Kingston on Thursday (February 27). Sharing the moment (from left) are Director, Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry, Dr. Simone Spence; Regional Director, Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Michael Bent; and Acting Senior Medical Officer, Dr. Alisha Robb-Allen.

Health Ministry Ramping Up HIV/AIDS Testing
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (at mike), addresses the closing ceremony for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 28.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (at mike), addresses the closing ceremony for the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 28.

Energy Minister Says Transformation Taking Place
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)
Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE)

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares in conversation with (from left) Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, André Williams; Director of Planning and Research, Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Earl Stewart; and Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis. Occasion was a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.
Commerce

Industry State Minister Says Used Car Dealers Must Be Certified

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring persons who are desirous of getting into the used car business, to get certified. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association (JUCDA), on February 27, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, he noted that he is aware...
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A delighted Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe, with her RJRGleaner 40th Honour Award for Public Service, which was presented to her at the Awards Dinner, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on February 28.
Information

CEO Of JIS Collects Honour Award For Public Service

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe, was officially presented with the RJRGleaner Communications Group 40th Honour Award for Public Service on February 28, at an awards dinner, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston. Mrs. Rowe was selected for the prestigious award, based on her inspiring leadership and her role in the modernisation of...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in discussion with (from second left): Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth; and University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, UWI Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa. Occasion was a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at the UWI Regional Headquarters on February 28. Under the MoU, the Government will partner with the UWI Open Campus to provide training and research in the area of sexual harassment over the next three years.
Gender Affairs

Minister Wants Sexual Harassment Bill Passed By Second Half Of Year

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is working to have the Sexual Harassment Bill passed into law by the second half of the calendar year. The Bill, which outlines the types of conduct that constitute sexual harassment and prohibits certain related conduct, was tabled by Miss Grange in the House of Representatives in...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking at a sensitisation session on the tourism workers’ pension scheme on Thursday (February 27), at Hotel Tim Bamboo in Port Antonio, Portland.
Tourism

8,000 Tourism Workers To Be Certified By 2022

Some 8,000 tourism workers who do not have formal training are being targeted by the Government for certification over the next two years. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure at a sensitisation session on the tourism workers’ pension scheme at the Hotel Tim Bamboo in Port Antonio on Thursday (February 27). He said that the certifying initiative...
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Jamaica Mission, Deputy Director, Jason Fraser (right), makes his presentation at the 4th Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on February 27. At left is outgoing President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica, Allison Peart.
Finance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsLocal Government

Jamaica To Benefit From US$5 Million Investment By USAID

Jamaica is to benefit from a US$5 million investment by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to improve the nation’s financial and economic resilience to safeguard against losses during natural disasters. Jamaica Mission Deputy Director, Jason Fraser, said the USAID signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Finance and Public Service last year, and through...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann, on Friday, February 28. Also taking part (from left) are: Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Karisma Hotels & Resorts, Armando Chomat; Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Mayor of St. Ann
DevelopmentPrime MinisterTourism

Ground Broken For US$1 Billion Multi-resort Development In St. Ann

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, on Friday (February 28), broke ground for a US$1 billion multi-resort development - Sugarcane Bay Jamaica - in Llandovery, St. Ann. The project is being executed by Karisma Hotels and Resorts on a 226-acre property that will add approximately 4,700 new rooms in the tourism sector. The...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (seated left), signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the Government partnering with the UWI Open Campus to provide training and research in the area of sexual harassment over the next three years. Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth (seated, right), also signed the document. The ceremony took place at the UWI Regional Headquarters on February 28. Observing (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Culture Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; Senior Director, Gender Affairs, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson; University Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, UWI Mona Campus, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa; and Head, Hugh Shearer Labour Studies Institute, UWI Open Campus, Danny Roberts.
EducationGender Affairs

Government Partners With UWI For Research On Sexual Harassment

The Government will be partnering with the University of the West Indies (UWI), Open Campus, over the next three years, to provide training and research on sexual harassment in the workplace and related matters. Specifically, the collaboration is between the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), under the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, and the Hugh Shearer Labour Studies...
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