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Co-Chair Kingston City Run and Marathon, Christopher Jarrett (left), shakes hands with Development Officer for the Sisters of Mercy/Alpha Institute, Charles Arumaiselvam (right), after presenting him with a cheque in the sum of $640,000, representing part proceeds from this year’s staging of the event. The presentation was made during a ceremony on Wednesday (November 13), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, where the event
Co-Chair Kingston City Run and Marathon, Christopher Jarrett (left), shakes hands with Development Officer for the Sisters of Mercy/Alpha Institute, Charles Arumaiselvam (right), after presenting him with a cheque in the sum of $640,000, representing part proceeds from this year’s staging of the event. The presentation was made during a ceremony on Wednesday (November 13), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, where the event's 2020 renewal was launched. Looking on (from second left) are Administrator at the Open Arms Development Centre, which also benefited from funds, Yvonne Grant; and Kingston City Run and Marathon Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Nicola Madden-Greig.

Five Charities Receive $3.2 Million from Kingston City Run

Five charities catering to homeless and marginalised persons across the Corporate Area have received donations totalling $3.2 million from the organisers of the annual Kingston City Run and Marathon. The amount represents the proceeds from this year’s staging of the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth right), breaks ground to officially launch the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The proceedings took place at Yallahs in St. Thomas on Saturday (November 16). Others participating (from left) are: Marketing Manager, China Communications Construction Company Limited, Chu Yili; Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Vice President, China Communications Construction Company Limited, Chen Zhong; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; President, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) America’s Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and Member of Parliament, West Portland, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Member of Parliament, East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz; and Deputy General Manager, Overseas Mission, China Communications Construction Company Limited, He Junfeng.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth right), breaks ground to officially launch the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP). The proceedings took place at Yallahs in St. Thomas on Saturday (November 16). Others participating (from left) are: Marketing Manager, China Communications Construction Company Limited, Chu Yili; Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Eastern, Dr. Fenton Ferguson; Member of Parliament, St. Thomas Western, James Robertson; Vice President, China Communications Construction Company Limited, Chen Zhong; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; President, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) America’s Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, and Member of Parliament, West Portland, Hon. Daryl Vaz; Member of Parliament, East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz; and Deputy General Manager, Overseas Mission, China Communications Construction Company Limited, He Junfeng.

Ground Broken to Commence Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda (standing), addressing a recent sitting of the Senate, at Gordon House. Listening is colleague Member of the Upper House, Senator Charles Sinclair.
Government Senator, Matthew Samuda (standing), addressing a recent sitting of the Senate, at Gordon House. Listening is colleague Member of the Upper House, Senator Charles Sinclair.

Government Senator Urges Sustained Private Sector Support for Ban on Plastics
Acting Director for the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Research, Print and Production Division, Celia Lindsay (right), accepting her Civil Servant of the Year 2019/19 award from Chief Executive Officer for First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union Limited, Roxann Linton, during the presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday (November 15).
Acting Director for the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Research, Print and Production Division, Celia Lindsay (right), accepting her Civil Servant of the Year 2019/19 award from Chief Executive Officer for First Heritage Co-Operative Credit Union Limited, Roxann Linton, during the presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday (November 15).

Top Civil Servants for 2019/20 Awarded
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing Wednesday’s (November 13) National Social Enterprise Forum at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester.
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing Wednesday’s (November 13) National Social Enterprise Forum at the Mandeville Hotel in Manchester.

Gov’t Looking To Boost Social Enterprise Stakeholder Engagement

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Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, addressing participants during the Ministry’s Corporate Governance Seminar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (November 14).
Mining

Gov’t Grants 90 Exploratory Mining Licences Since March 2018

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Ministry has granted some 90 exploratory licences for semiprecious minerals such as cobalt, copper, gold, silver and zinc, since March 2018. “Right now, almost every square inch of Jamaica is under a prospecting licence for some kind of mineral. The beauty of it, is that most of the companies that are...
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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.
Governor General

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 during a luncheon and pinning ceremony, hosted by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at the Spanish...
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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
TechnologyYouth

Young People Introduced To Latest Technology Trends

One hundred young people from Corporate-Area high schools and training centres are being introduced to cutting-edge trends in technology through the staging of the World of Tech Open Day. The two-day event, which opened on Thursday (November 14) at the Wolmer’s Boys’ School campus in Kingston, is organised by Canadian-based Cuso International in partnership with local stakeholders. It features tech...
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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).
CommerceIndustryPrime Minister

Jamaica’s Political Stability Yielding Significant Investment Opportunities

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s political stability is yielding significant investment opportunities in emerging markets for the country. “What is not often captured in these statistics about destinations, but which investors are usually also very concerned about, is the political stability. Jamaica is the most politically stable for all your potential opportunities, within the region,” Mr....
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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).
CommerceIndustryPrime Minister

Jamaica Best Choice For Business – PM Tells Investors

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is inviting regional and international investors to make Jamaica their place of choice to invest and do business. “We have established a stable and expanding economy that is open and welcoming of investors in all sectors,” said Mr. Holness. He was speaking at the opening day of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and...
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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.
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...
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