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

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)...
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’.
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’.

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).
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).

School Breakfast Programme Being Revitalized in St. Elizabeth
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.
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.

ISA Member States Encouraged To Recommit To Safeguarding Marine Resources
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.
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.

November 18-23 Is Global Entrepreneurship Week

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with St. Lucia’s Minister of Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Dominic Fedee, during a Government Leaders panel discussion at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on November 15.
Tourism

Jamaica’s Hotel Room Stock Poised To Double Within 10 Years

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s hotel room stock is poised to double within 10 years, based on developments slated to come on stream. Among these, he said, are: the Princess Hotel in Hanover with 2,000 rooms; the 1700-room Hard Rock Casino Hotel in St. James; Harmony Cove in Trelawny with 3,000 rooms; and the Marriot International all-inclusive resort...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), with Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Business Development of Karisma Hotels and Resorts, Ruben Becerra (centre) and President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards, at the opening at the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) at Secrets Resort in Montego Bay on November 14.
Tourism

Karisma To Break Ground For Sugarcane Bay Early Next Year

Karisma Hotels and Resorts is set to break ground early next year for its US$1-billion Sugarcane Bay multi-resort development in Llandovery, St. Ann. The project will add 4,800 new rooms over 10 years. “We are set to break ground in the first quarter of 2020 to improve on our room count here in Jamaica,” Vice President of Karisma, Ruben Becerra,...
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Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, addresses the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) Child Protection Forum at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James on Thursday (November 14).
Youth

Children Must Be Protected Against Abuse – Custos Pitkin

Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, has joined the call for children to be protected against abuse, as failure to do so could have lasting adverse effects on their development. “It is our country’s responsibility to ensure that our children have the possibility to develop in a healthy and normal manner,” he said. “Failure to protect our children will...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses guests during the official signing of a hotel management agreement between the Amaterra Jamaica Group and Marriott International, at the Hard Rock Café in St. James on Wednesday (November 13).
Agriculture

Hoteliers Encouraged To Use More Local Produce

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is encouraging hoteliers islandwide to utilise more local produce in meals prepared for their guests. He was addressing the press launch for the official signing of a hotel management agreement between the Amaterra Jamaica Group and Marriott International, at the Hard Rock Café in St. James on Wednesday (November 13)....
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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (second right), enjoys a light moment with (from left) Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Minister of Tourism for St Lucia, Dominique Fedee; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Audley Shaw; and Minister of Tourism for The Bahamas, Dionisio D’Aguilar. Occasion was a cocktail reception for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) in Montego Bay on Wednesday night (November13).
Tourism

Jamaica A Prime Destination For Tourism Investment – Minister Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the strategic marketing of the sector beyond the traditional sand, sun and sea concept has placed Jamaica in the enviable position of being a prime destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Addressing a group of high-level investors and other stakeholders at a cocktail reception for the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit...
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