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President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Gloria Henry, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Global Services Sector Incubator Reaping Success

President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), Gloria Henry, says that the incubator concept aimed at kick-starting business operations in Montego Bay is achieving success. Speaking with JIS News in a recent interview, she said that eight firms...

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STATIN Undertakes First Ever Global Services Sector Survey

Executive Director of the Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID), Marilyn McKoy (seated, left) and Country Representative, Jamaica and General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (seated, right) sign the ‘Innovative Approaches to the Development of Children with Intellectual Disabilities’ technical cooperation agreement, at a ceremony held at the IDB’s Montrose Road offices in Kingston, today (February 10). Observing (from left, standing) are: IDB Executive Director for Japan, Toshiyuki Yasui; Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; Project Team Leader, IDB for the Innovative Approaches to the Development of Children with Intellectual Disabilities programme, Charmaine Edmondson-Nelson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

More Assistance For Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), addresses the media at a press conference on Monday (February 10). With the Minister is Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jacquiline A. Bisasor-McKenzie.

Health Ministry Provides Update On Coronavirus

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (second right), joins in a toast at the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art tugboats to serve the Port of Kingston, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Headquarters in Kingston, recently. Others (from left) are Founder of Ocean, which operates towage services at the Port, Gordon Bain; President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, Jacques Tanguay; and Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters.

State-Of-The-Art Tugboats Acquired For Port Of Kingston

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right); and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), join star sprinter, Asafa Powell (second right), at the unveiling of his statue at Statue Park, National Stadium, in Kingston, on Sunday (February 9). Sharing the moment are Mr. Powell’s wife, Alyshia Powell (centre) and Sculptor, Basil Watson.

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Gov’t To Assist Olympic And Paralympic Athletes

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be providing financial assistance to athletes in their preparation for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer. “With the permission and support of the Prime Minister, beginning on March 1, and continuing into mid-July, athletes who have qualified or are on the...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, making his contribution to the 2019/20 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 7.

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Legislation Coming To Safeguard Cockpit Country Protected Area

Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Robert Morgan, says once the Forestry Department has completed its 250-kilometre ground-truthing exercise, specific legislation will be promulgated to safeguard the Cockpit Country Protected Area boundary. Making his contribution to the 2019/2020 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on February 7, he pointed out that the Forestry Department...

National Praedial Larceny Prevention Officer at the Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sergeant Bruce Williams.

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Praedial Larceny Seminars And Workshops For St. Catherine

The Praedial Larceny Prevention Coordination Unit (PLPCU) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries continues its series of praedial larceny-prevention sensitisation seminars and workshops in St. Catherine on February 12 and 27, respectively. The sessions, being held in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), are part of the PLPCU’s public education campaign aimed at heightening awareness about...

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Providing Quality Visitor Attractions Key – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says enhancing the visitor experience through the provision of high-quality and authentic attractions is critical in maintaining the country’s competitive edge in the global tourism marketplace. “The fact is Jamaica is competing with destinations globally for travel dollars. It is, therefore, critical that we establish a competitive advantage that sets us apart from them,”...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), shakes hands with Regional Director for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bernt Aasen. The UNICEF Director head has pledged the organisation’s support for the inaugural youth forum to be held as part of the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean from July 7 to 10 in Montego Bay, St. James.

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Heightening Stakeholder Expectations Ahead Of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Youth Forum

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, has described the recently concluded stakeholders meeting in Panama to discuss, among other things, the upcoming Youth Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction in Jamaica as a success. The Minister headed a local delegation attending the precursory meeting for the seventh Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the...

6 years ago Sport

Minister Grange: Asafa is Proof that Support Makes a Difference

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the sprinter, Asafa Powell, became “one of Jamaica’s greatest athletes” because of “a critical eye, care and support” of his coach, family and community. Minister Grange was speaking at the unveiling of the statue in tribute to Powell on Sunday at the National Stadium. The Prime Minister,...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), enjoys a slice of melon with Food and Agriculture Organization representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (centre); and FAO Programme Management Officer, Clifton Wilson. Occasion was a tour of sections of the 2,400-acre Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth on February 7.

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Holland Estate Agro-Economic Zone To Transform Farming

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says the agro-economic zone being established at the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth will ring in a new era for farming in Jamaica. The 2,400-acre property will comprise farms as well as grading, packaging and processing facilities, which will provide opportunities for employment. There will...