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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre); and President of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited’s (CHEC) Americas Division, Dr. Zhimin Hu (second left), display the signed agreement for the $9.5-billion Catherine Estates housing development in St. Catherine, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Tuesday (October 15). The project is being implemented under a joint-venture partnership between the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and CHEC. Also attending (from left) are Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Housing, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr; and HAJ Chairman, Norman Brown.

HAJ To Honour Sales Prices Offered To Initial Bernard Lodge Depositors

Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) Chairman, Norman Brown, says the entity will honour the sales prices offered to initial depositors in the Bernard Lodge housing project in St. Catherine. The deposits have been retained since 2013 when construction was originally...

McKenzie - Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses Councillors during a meeting of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation in St. Ann’s Bay, on October 10.

All Councillors To Attend Regional Platform On Disaster Risk Reduction

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaking at Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) budget planning and quarterly performance review retreat at Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, recently.

Changes To Adoption Act Being Finalised

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

House Approves Extension Of SOEs In St. James, Westmoreland And Hanover

Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dr. Roy McNeil (seated, left); Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (JCCCP) National Focal Point, UNDP Jamaica, Eltha Brown (centre, seated); and Director of Field Services at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Garfield Ewart (third left, seated), with farmers of Cascade in St. Ann, at the closing-out ceremony for a JCCCP Pilot Project, at the Frazer Church of God of Prophecy in Cascade on Tuesday, October 15.

Farmers In Cascade, St. Ann, Benefit From Irrigation Project

6 years ago National SecurityPrime MinisterSenate

Business Hours In St. Andrew South Division SOE To Be Extended

The Government will be extending the hours during which businesses can operate under the State of Public Emergency (SOE) in the St. Andrew South Police Division. “The business hours were extended for Clarendon and St. Catherine, and I am now indicating that it is our intention to extend the business hours for the St. Andrew South State of Public Emergency,”...

Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addressing the opening of the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan Workshop at ODPEM’s Office in New Kington on Tuesday (October 15). Pictured (from left) are Consultants at the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution EmergencyTraining Centre (RAC/REMPEITC), Caribe, Roberto San Martin and Lieutenant Commander Floyd Patterson; and Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

6 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Reviewing National Oil Spill Plan

The Government is in the process of reviewing and updating the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan in order to ensure that the country can effectively respond to such an incident. The review is in keeping with the country’s obligations under the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and is being undertaken through the collaborative efforts of the Regional Action Centre/Regional Marine Pollution...

Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Dr. Bernadette Theodore-Gandi (right), peruse documents at the opening ceremony of the National Strategic Workshop for Infection Prevention and Control on Tuesday (October 15), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Looking on is Chief of the National Infection Prevention Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Chile, Dr. Fernando Otaiza. The two-day workshop concludes October 16.

6 years ago Health & Wellness

Gov’t Crafting Infection Prevention And Control Strategy

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is working to develop a National Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) strategy as part of a comprehensive approach to strengthening healthcare safety and quality and improving health outcomes. Key personnel from the Ministry, the regional health authorities and members of hospital IPC teams, are participating in a two-day National Strategic Workshop for Infection Prevention...

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, which was held at the agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 8.

6 years ago IndustryJIS Think Tank

Chamber President Says Business Owners Should Take Part In Global Leadership Summit

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Janet Silvera, says business owners in St. James and its environs should take advantage of the Global Leadership Summit (GLS), slated to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on November 7. She was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, which was held at the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), engages in a light moment with (from second left), President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards; Senior representative, Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), Frank Schreurs; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Technological Solutions Ltd.(TSL), Dr. André Gordon. Occasion was the opening of the TSL’s Safe Quality Food (SQF) training seminar series at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston on Monday (October 14).

6 years ago CommerceIndustry

Minister Shaw Says Exporters Must Maintain High Standards To Remain Globally Competitive

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the competitiveness of Jamaican goods and services in the global economy rests largely on the efforts of the export community in maintaining high standards. “The performance of our exports in global markets is determined by the degree to which we are able to meet the demands of an unrelenting...

6 years ago Housing

HAJ And CHEC Partner To Build 1,650 Houses

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) is slated to build 1,650 studio and one-bedroom homes in St. Catherine, under a joint venture partnership with China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), at a cost of approximately $9.5 billion. The 54-month project, to be called Catherine Estates, is being developed on land in the Bernard Lodge area and is scheduled to commence...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at a recent media briefing at the Ministry, in Hope Gardens, Kingston, to give an update on the management of the Frosty Pod Rot disease, which affects cocoa plants.

6 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Expects Increase In Cocoa Yield

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he expects an increase in the yield of cocoa for the fall crop, in areas where the Frosty Pod Rot disease management programme has been implemented. Speaking at a recent media briefing on the management of the disease, at the Ministry, Hope Gardens, in Kingston, Mr. Shaw said this is...