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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s office in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 1).

Increased Airlift Out of South America

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says beginning December, Jamaica will see an increase in flights out of South America, which will bring more visitors from the continent to the island. He said LatAm Airlines will inaugurate three weekly flights from...

Director, Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris (left); and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan, Shotoku Habukawa (right), observe as a student of the Iris Gelly Primary School, Jordaine Beckford, drinks water from a pipe, at the official handover of a water harvesting system at the school, in Kingston, on Thursday (October 3).

Iris Gelly Primary Gets Rainwater Harvesting System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), listens to Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Westmoreland, Romain Desrousseaux, during a tour on October 2. At left is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams.

PM Says UN Initiative To Mobilise Climate Financing Going “Very Well”

Jamaica Eyes Tourists from Japan and India

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica meets with United States Vice President, Mike Pence

Prime Minister Holness Invited to Meeting with US Vice President Pence

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), listens to Chief Executive Officer of 876 Technology Solutions, Trevor Forrest (centre), at the DESCON 2019 Security and Encryption Conference, on Wednesday (October 2), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in Kingston. At left is Chairman of the Universal Service Fund, Robert Lawrence.

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Jamaicans Encouraged To Protect Their Data

As Jamaica joins a number of other countries around the world in observing Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is calling on Jamaicans to become more aware of cyberthreats and to take the necessary steps to safeguard their data. Speaking at the DESCON 2019 Security and Encryption Conference on Wednesday (October 2), at The...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), converses with Bouyges Construction Concessions’ Chief Operating Officer, Charles Paradis (right), during Thursday’s (October 3) ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston to provide details about Trans-Jamaican Highway Limited

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaicans Will Soon Be Able To Own Shares In Trans-Jamaica Highway

Members of the public will soon be able to purchase shares in Trans-Jamaican Highway Limited (TJH), which owns and operates the country’s toll-road network. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, said the Government, through State entity the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), has an agreement with TJH’s overseas-based principal parent companies, Bouyges...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), interacts with students from Dunoon Technical and St. Hilda’s High schools at the launch of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Clubs in Schools initiative on Thursday (October 3), at the Dunoon grounds in Kingston. Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Vice Squad, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Carl Berry (second left); and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Fitz Bailey (3rd left), look on.

6 years ago National Security

Human Trafficking A Major Criminal Activity – Minister Chang

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says human trafficking has become a major activity in the criminal underworld, with statistics indicating that it is the third most lucrative crime behind drugs and trafficking in firearms. “Trafficking of our young adults is a lucrative business. It is growing, and as we get on top of dealing with the drugs and...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), listens keenly to a point being made by Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company President, Emanuel DaRosa (left), while on a tour of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 2. Also on the tour (from third left) are Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis.

6 years ago Technology

PM Says Jamaica Could Develop Solar Technology For Export

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica has been aligning itself with the right contacts and expertise, where it could, one day, develop its own locally generated solar technology for export. Mr. Holness, who was giving the keynote address at the inauguration of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 2, said “projects like these”, where...

Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently.

6 years ago Finance & Public Service

Approximately $1 Billion Saved from Rationalisation Of Public Bodies

Approximately $1 billion in savings to the Government has been realised from the rationalisation of public bodies to date. Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Maria Thompson Walters, made the disclosure at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 2). She said that the finance team “is working to...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the National Consumers’ League of Jamaica (NCLJ), held on October 2 at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in St. Andrew.

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Agriculture Minister Says Major Investments Coming

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the country is on the verge of seeing “some major” investments in the farming sector. Delivering the keynote address at the 52nd Annual General Meeting of the National Consumers’ League of Jamaica (NCLJ) on October 2 at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in Kingston, Mr. Shaw said the investments...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), listens keenly to President of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Emanuel DaRosa (second left), during a tour of Paradise Park Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 2. Also on the tour (from left) are Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, His Worship Bertel Moore; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; Deputy Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Cheryl Lewis; and Custos of Westmoreland, Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin.

6 years ago Energy

OUR Hails Operations At Paradise Solar Farm

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is hailing the inauguration of the Paradise Solar Farm in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, as a historic moment in Jamaica’s energy landscape. Addressing stakeholders at the solar farm on October 2, Deputy Director General of the OUR, Cheryl Lewis, said the agency is especially pleased with the significant role it played in bringing the farm to...