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Farmers To Benefit From Tourism Boom

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging farmers to position themselves to take advantage of the expected boom in tourism over the next two years. He said that the Government’s target of adding 15,000 hotel...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (holding his Pioneer Award plaque), with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (to his right), at the RJRGLEANER Hospitality Jamaica Awards ceremony on November 15, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. Sharing the moment are team members from the Ministry of Tourism.

Increase In Cruise Ship Arrivals Projected

Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) Marketing Specialist, Cheryl Neufville-Crooks, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday, November 18.

14,000 More Jobs Expected In Local Outsourcing Industry

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at the International Men's Day (IMD) Church Service, held on Sunday (November 17), at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston.

More Men Needed As Mentors For At-Risk Male Adolescents

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), grooms the hair of an elderly resident of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, during the staging of the Ministry’s second annual Volunteer Day held at the facility in Santa Cruz on Friday (November 15).

Residents Of St. Elizabeth Infirmary Pampered On Volunteer Day

Acting Vector Control Coordinator for Westmoreland, Sasharna Matalie.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Health Department Warns Over 200 Non-Compliant Residents

The Westmoreland Health Department has issued more than 200 warning notices to persons failing to comply with instructions to destroy mosquito breeding sites on their properties. The notices were issued by vector-control workers subsequent to the activation of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ enhanced mosquito-control programme in August. The action is in keeping with the Department’s ramped-up efforts to...

6 years ago InformationYouth

CPFSA To Observe World Day For The Prevention Of Child Abuse Nov. 19

On Tuesday, November 19, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), will join the rest of the world in observing World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Jamaica adopted the Convention 28 years ago. Several activities have been organised for the day,...

Chief Executive Officer of eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

6 years ago JIS Think TankTechnology

eGov Jamaica Limited Driving Digital Government Framework Facilitation

Chief Executive Officer of eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, says the entity is spearheading initiatives to facilitate a digital government framework where major services can be accessed by citizens via online platforms. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Mr. Barnes explained that the idea is to allow citizens to become more connected with government service delivery...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is greeted by Pastor of Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston, Rev. Adinhair Jones, on arrival for Sunday’s (November 17) Civil Service Week church service. Looking on is Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller. The week is being observed from November 17 to 23 under the theme: ‘Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence’.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: Civil Service Week 2019 Church Service

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), serves breakfast, which he prepared, to student of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Janessa Clarke, during the Eat Jamaican School Tour at the institution on Friday (November 15).

6 years ago AgricultureEducation

School Breakfast Programme Being Revitalized in St. Elizabeth

Over 2,000 acres of farmland on the Holland Estate in St. Elizabeth have been purposed to grow produce for the school breakfast programme for students that is being revitalized across the parish. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, made the announcement during the Eat Jamaican School Tour at Holland Primary School...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign, Senator, the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (at podium), addressing the International Conference on the Legal, Scientific and Economic aspects of Deep Seabed Mining at the AC Hotel Marriott in Kingston on Friday (November 15). Seated at the head table (from left) are: Deputy Director of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Vladimir Jares; International Court of Justice Judge, Justice Patrick Robinson; Secretary-General, International Seabed Authority, Michael Lodge; and Associate Director and Editor-in-Chief, Center for Oceans Law and Policy, University of Virginia School of Law, Professor Myron Nordquist.

6 years ago Environment

ISA Member States Encouraged To Recommit To Safeguarding Marine Resources

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign, Senator the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith, is encouraging International Seabed Authority (ISA) Member States to use the occasion of the orgnisation’s 25th anniversary, this year, to recommit to preserving and equitably utilising marine resources, and action in response to issues related to ocean-based climate. This, she says, against the background of the ongoing rapid...

Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell says the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is a part of the organization’s objective to energize the ecosystem.

6 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

November 18-23 Is Global Entrepreneurship Week

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will be hosting a series of activities from November 18-23 to commemorate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The events include: ‘Kumba Mi Yabba’ Jamaica Night on Monday, November 18; ‘Raising Capital’ on Tuesday, November 19; ‘Opportunity Evening’ on Wednesday, November 20; ‘Accelerator Programme Demo Day’ on Thursday, November 21; ‘B.O.S.S MAN meets B.O.S.S LADY’ on...