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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), makes a point during a Jamaica Music Society (JMS) music seminar at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston on Friday (November 15). Others (from left) are: JMS General Manager, Evon Mullings (left); and Senior Director at the Ministry of Culture, Gender and Sport, Gillian Wilkinson-McDaniel.

National Security Minister Proposes Review of Noise Abatement Act

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is suggesting a review of the Noise Abatement Act to take into consideration the introduction of policy that balances public order and engagements in the entertainment industry. Speaking at a Jamaica Music Society...

Chief Executive Officer for eGov Jamaica Limited, Maurice Barnes, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the Agency’s head office in Kingston.

eGov Jamaica Limited Transitioning to ICT Authority

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

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 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).

7 years ago Excellence in the Civil ServiceFinance & Public Service

Top Civil Servants for 2019/20 Awarded

Acting Director for the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) Research, Print and Production Division, Celia Lindsay, is one three persons selected as 2019/20 Civil Servant of the Year. She copped the award after topping the field of entrants in the category of Management. The other winners are: Customer Service Manager at the Administrator General’s Department, Sophia Levy, who topped the field...

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.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

Gov’t Looking To Boost Social Enterprise Stakeholder Engagement

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is looking to spur greater collective stakeholder involvement in social enterprise, particularly by well-thinking Jamaicans engaged in business. In so doing, he says, they will be well positioned to assist in identifying solutions to some of the society’s challenges, and addressing these. The...

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).

7 years ago 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...

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.

7 years ago 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...

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).

7 years ago Local GovernmentYouth

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

7 years ago 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...

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).

7 years ago 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....