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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Minister Grange All Set for Dengue Clean Up

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that she’s satisfied with the preparatory works for the three-day national dengue clean up which begins on Friday. Minister Grange — who is leading the coordination...

Acting Director, Safety and Security Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Schools Moblised For Dengue Clean-Up

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), plants an East Indian mango tree with the help of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Kingston Girl of the year, Deja-Nai Grant (foreground, second left) and Food and Agriculture Representative to Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Crispim Moreira (foreground, right). Occasion was the launch of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew on Wednesday (January 22). Looking on (in background from left) are Chief Plant Quarantine and Produce Inspector in the Ministry, Sanniel Wilson-Graham; Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Richard Blair; Chairman of the Caribbean Plant Health Directors Forum, Brian Crichlow; Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Representative in Jamaica, Dionne Clarke-Harris; and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson.

Some 841 Acres Of Cocoa In St. Mary Treated For Frosty Pod Rot

Jamaica’s Ambassador to Washington, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, receives the 2020 David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship Foundation Award from Committee Member, Rev. Kingsley Gordon, at the eighth annual fundraising gala held at the Washington DC-based National Education Association on Saturday night (January 18).

Scholarship Foundation Praised For Nurturing Young Men

President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeny (second left), sign a contract for the project, ‘Youth at Risk: Capacity Building for Social Workers and Caregivers in Children’s Homes’, on January 21 at The Mico University College campus in Kingston. Also taking part (at right) is Manager, The Mico Foundation, Burchell Duhaney. Observing (from left, standing) are Project Manager, JSIF, Kemiesha Batchan; and Social Officer, JSIF, Claudia Barrett. The contract, which is valued at $2.6 million, will see the training of Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) social workers in administering psycho-social interventions for at-risk youth.

PHOTOS: Mico And JSIF Contract Signing for ‘Youth At Risk’ Project

6 years ago Justice

Litigants And Attorneys Encouraged To Use Mediation To Settle Cases

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging persons involved in lawsuits, and attorneys to utilise mediation to achieve mutual results and to free up the Courts. Mr. Chuck, who was addressing a public education symposium in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on January 22, said he will be embarking on a mission this year to have cases dealt with in...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, speaks at the opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff and Prosper to Tangle River roadways in South St. James, on Wednesday, January 22.

6 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Ministry To Lobby For More Money To Fix Farm Roads

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be lobbying for a $1.4-billion allocation in the next Budget to rehabilitate more farm roads islandwide in the 2020/2021 financial year. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the disclosure during the official opening of the rehabilitated Dragoon to Flagstaff and Prosper...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), shares a light moment with United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, following a joint press conference, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 22).

6 years ago Foreign AffairsUS Secretary of State

US And Jamaica To Strengthen Cooperation On Security Matters

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that Jamaica and the United States (US) will be strengthening cooperation on security matters. He said that the main focus will be on bolstering Jamaica’s capacity to counter transnational organised crime, secure its borders and ports, and interrupt the flow of illicit weapons into the country. “I cannot overstate the urgency with...

United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, addressing a policy discussion session on US-Caribbean relations on Wednesday (January 22) at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston. The meeting formed part of Mr. Pompeo’s two-day working visit to the island.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsUS Secretary of State

Pompeo Says US Wants To Work More Closely With The Caribbean To Combat Threats

United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, says his country is looking to work more closely with the countries of the Caribbean in combatting new challenges that threaten the sovereignty and security of the entire region. These threats, he noted, include arms and human trafficking and cybercrime. “The challenges and the threats today, that we face together, are very...

6 years ago Agriculture

Disinfectant Mats To Be Installed At Norman Manley Airport

Effective February 1, disinfectant mats will be installed at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston as part of the Government’s efforts to reduce the risk of plant and animal pests entering the country. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement on Wednesday (January 22) at the Launch of the International Year of Plant...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

6 years ago Local Government

Emphasis On Earthquake Awareness All Year

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Administration will focus on earthquake awareness and preparedness all year round to ensure the country is in a state of readiness. “With the frequency of earthquakes in the region and the proximity of the most recently recorded quakes to the island, this Administration acknowledges that the ever present...

6 years ago Justice

Gang Members Encouraged To Consider Plea Bargaining

The Justice Ministry is encouraging accused or imprisoned co-conspirators such as gang members to consider plea agreements in order to expedite cases through the courts and reduce backlog. Speaking in a recent interview with JIS News, portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said that plea bargaining has proven to help resolve cases. “The convicted persons, especially those who have been sentenced...