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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
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's Bay, Councillor Michael Belnavis.

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...
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.
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.

Government Partners With UWI For Research On Sexual Harassment
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on February 27.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston, on February 27.

Health Minister Says Response Committee To Discuss Prevention Measures
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Heroes Circle, Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis, at a private-sector-engagement breakfast held on February 27 at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Heroes Circle, Kingston.

Single Window To Be Piloted At Trade Board
Researcher and winner of the award for best poster presentation at the 2019 staging of the National Health Research Conference, Shericka Whitelocke Ballingsingh (right), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank”, on the finding of her study on childhood poisoning in Jamaica. With her (from left) are Director of the Epidemiological Research and Data Analysis Unit at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Andriene Grant; and medical doctor and researcher, Dr. Ijah Thompson, who won the award for the Most Impactful at the conference.
Researcher and winner of the award for best poster presentation at the 2019 staging of the National Health Research Conference, Shericka Whitelocke Ballingsingh (right), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank”, on the finding of her study on childhood poisoning in Jamaica. With her (from left) are Director of the Epidemiological Research and Data Analysis Unit at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Andriene Grant; and medical doctor and researcher, Dr. Ijah Thompson, who won the award for the Most Impactful at the conference.

Researcher Calls For More Public Education In Informal Chemical Industry

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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the National Conference on Technology in the Justice System, at the AC Hotel in St. Andrew on February 27.
Justice

Transcripts Will Be Delivered Within Days By Year End – Justice Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says by the end of the year the court system will be equipped with technology for the delivery of transcripts within days. Delivering the keynote address at the National Conference on Technology in the Justice System, at the AC Hotel in St. Andrew on February 27, Mr. Chuck said the audiovisual system will also...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, greets Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit, Senior Superintendent of Police, Stephanie Lindsay, at the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association
Commerce

83,000 Used Vehicles Inspected Under Pre-shipment Regime

A total of 83,000 imported used cars have been examined under the Government’s Pre-Shipment Inspection regime since its implementation in February 2018. Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure at the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association’s (JUCDA) Annual General Meeting on Thursday (February 27) at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel...
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Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. (File photo)
Local Government

NSWMA Calls On Citizens To Separate Plastics From Regular Garbage

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on citizens to play their part in eliminating plastic bottles from the waste stream, by practising garbage separation at home and in communities. “We have to take responsibility for the solid waste that we generate. There is a myth out there that we must dispel, that somebody else must pick up...
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Senior Regional Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr Malaika Masson, speaks at the fourth Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting on February 27, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.
EnergyScienceTechnology

IDB Pleased With Electric Mobility Framework

Senior Regional Energy Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Dr Malaika Masson, says the IDB is pleased that the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET) has completed the electric mobility strategic framework. “We are very proud to be supporting the Government of Jamaica on the electric mobility framework. We’ve been working with key stakeholders, MSET, the Ministry of Transport and...
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Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Luis Almagro, addressing the opening ceremony of the fourth Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Ministerial Meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Thursday (February 27).
Energy

OAS Pledges Continued Support For Energy Projects

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), His Excellency Luis Almagro, says the entity is committed to providing support for the development of the region’s energy infrastructure. "In 2020, we will continue to strengthen collaborations with governments and private sectors in order to build an enabling environment to increase private-sector investment in energy infrastructure that is transparent, competitive...
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