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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses Thursday’s (November 14) ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI) luncheon and pinning ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Twenty-Two Additional ‘I Believe Initiative’ Ambassadors Installed

Another 22 outstanding Jamaicans have been installed as Ambassadors for Positive Social Change under the Governor-General’s ‘I Believe Initiative’ (IBI). The IBI is a service-oriented programme that emphasises youth upliftment, positive family values and education. The new Ambassadors were installed...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Robert Hill, (second left) engages with KSAMC’s Youth CEO, Danielle Jones (second right), while Youth Deputy CEO, Fabian Morris (left), and Senior Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Junior Rose, look on. Occasion was the KSAMC 2019 Junior Council Forum at the Corporation’s Chambers in downtown Kingston on Thursday (November 14).

PHOTOS: KSAMC Junior Council Meeting

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), examines a robotic display at the opening ceremony of the Cuso International World of Tech Open Day at the Wolmer’s Boys' School in Kingston on Thursday (November 14). Others (from left) are Regional Representative, Cuso Caribbean, Roberta Ellis; Founder of Halls of Learning, Marvin Hall; Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters; and Robotics Instructor, Halls of Learning, Niles Sadler.

Young People Introduced To Latest Technology Trends

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing regional and international investors on the opening day of the two-day Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (November 14).

Jamaica’s Political Stability Yielding Significant Investment Opportunities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the opening of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations (CHICOS) Summit at the Secrets Wild Orchard and St. James Resorts in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 14).

Jamaica Best Choice For Business – PM Tells Investors

Senior Director in the Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Delroy Coley (second right), looks on as immediate past Chairman of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, Allan Rickards (second left), points out the varieties of sugar cane on display. Occasion was the 70th Annual General Meeting of the Association, held on Wednesday (November 13), at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. Mr. Coley represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, at the event. Others pictured from left are President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Lenworth Fulton; and Secretary/Manager of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, Nigel Myrie.

6 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Commits Additional $200 Million To Help Farmers Transport Sugar Cane

The Government is providing an additional $200 million for the transportation of sugar cane from Monymusk in Clarendon to the Worthy Park Estate in St. Catherine and Appleton Estate in St Elizabeth for the 2019/2020 crop season. The assurance came from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, in a speech delivered on his behalf by Senior...

Principal of the University of West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber (centre), peruses a listing of the scheduled events for the 17th National GIS Day Exposition at the UWI, during the opening ceremony on Wednesday (November 13). Looking on (from left) are Principal Director for the National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDMD) in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Yaneke Watson; and lecturer at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education, Delford Morgan.

6 years ago TechnologyYouth

Youth Encouraged To Embrace Geospatial Technology

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is encouraging youth to embrace knowledge of geospatial technology, in a bid to support the creation of a global legacy for Jamaica in geographic information systems (GIS). “As future decision-makers, the knowledge you, our students, stand to gain from utilising geospatial technology will enable you to...

Amaterra Jamaica Group Chairman, Keith Russell (left), and Director, Paula Russell (second left), observe the formalities during Wednesday’s (November 13) signing of a hotel management agreement with Marriott International, being undertaken by the latter entity’s Chief Development Officer for the Caribbean and Latin America, Laurent De Kousemaker (second right), and Vice President, Brojan Kumer, at the Hard Rock Café in Montego Bay, St. James.

6 years ago DevelopmentTourism

Amaterra Group And Marriott Int’l Partner On New Hotel Development

The Amaterra Jamaica Group has entered a hotel management operator agreement with global chain, Marriott International. The partnership will see Marriott bringing its first all-inclusive property to the island. An agreement formalising the arrangement was signed during a press launch at the Hard Rock Café in St. James on Wednesday (November 13). The project, to be sited in Trelawny, will...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), speaking during the launch of Civil Service Week 2019 at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Wednesday (November 13). Listening (from left) are Civil Service Week (CSW) Steering Committee Chair, Lorna Phillips; Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant (partly hidden); and Chief Executive Officer of CSW sponsor, First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, Roxann Linton.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Lauds Civil Servants

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, has lauded Jamaica’s civil servants for their unwavering commitment to duty, which he says has resulted in the country’s public sector being ranked as the best in the Caribbean. Noting that “we couldn't function without the civil service that we have today”, the Minister said “the record shows...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing the House of Representatives.

6 years ago Transport

National Minerals Week Being Observed From November 17-23

The Ministry of Transport and Mining, along with key public- and private-sector partners, will stage National Minerals Week 2019 from November 17 to 23. It aims to highlight the sector’s contribution to Jamaica’s economy and the need to facilitate and promote the industry’s continued development. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement during a statement in the House of...

She was speaking at the official launch of CSW 2019 at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (November 13).

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Woman INC To Benefit From Civil Service Week Run/Walk

The Woman Incorporated Crisis Centre in Kingston is to benefit from the second staging of the Civil Service Week (CSW) charity run/walk. Chairman of the CSW Steering Committee, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Lorna Phillips, said part proceeds from the event will go towards repairing the roof of the centre, which houses women seeking shelter from abuse. She...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the launch of the fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas on Wednesday (November 13) at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston.

6 years ago Energy

Preparations Advanced For Regional Energy Meeting Next February

Preparations are in high gear for Jamaica’s hosting of the fourth Ministerial Meeting for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) on February 27 and 28, 2020. Energy ministers from across the region are expected to converge at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James for the two-day event, which will be chaired by Minister of Science,...