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Wife of the Governor-General and Patron of the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, cuts the ribbon to officially hand over the Lily Pond Bridge at the Chinese Garden on Thursday (October 3). Assisting her are China’s’ Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi (centre), and Board Chairman of the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF), which manages Hope Gardens, Alfred Thomas.

Renovated Lily Pond Bridge at Chinese Garden Handed Over to Jamaica

The Lily Pond Bridge in the Chinese Garden at the Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St. Andrew was officially handed over to Jamaica on Thursday (October 3), after renovation work by the Government of China. The structure is a central...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), officially opens a new state-of-the-art information and communicartions technology (ICT) centre at Penwood High School in St. Andrew, on Friday (October 4). Sharing the moment (from second left) are Board Chairman of the school, Gregory Pullen; Principal, Donna McLaren; Student Council President, Shadia Maxwell; and Head Boy, Lawrence Anderson.

Penwood High School to be Renovated

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, speaks at a swearing-in ceremony for 37 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Hanover, at the Grand Palladium Resort and Spa in the parish on Thursday, October 3.

G-G Calls on JPs to Adhere to the Right Principles

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

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.

7 years ago Environment

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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the political initiative being led by himself and President of France, Emmanuel Macron, to mobilise climate financing to support the implementation of the Paris Agreement has been going “very well”. “We have come up with some excellent ideas on how this can be done and we will be marketing this all around...

7 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Eyes Tourists from Japan and India

Jamaica is targeting Japan and India as the country continues to expand its source markets for tourists. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the disclosure at a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 1). He noted that Japan was a “very good market” for Jamaica over 20 years ago, before varying factors affecting the...

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

7 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Invited to Meeting with US Vice President Pence

Following, Jamaica‘s participation in the United Nations General Assembly last week and leading role at the UN Climate Change Summit in New York, Prime Minister Holness was invited to meet with Vice President Pence in Washington. The meeting took place, earlier this week, on Monday, September 30, 2019 at the White House. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Honourable...

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.

7 years ago Technology

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

7 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.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

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.

7 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...