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Financial Services Commission Stages Town Hall Meeting on May 21

The public is invited to the Financial Services Commission (FSC) Town Hall Meeting to be held at the Cecil Charlton Hall, Hargreaves Avenue in Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday, May 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Communications and Public Education Officer at...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Electronic Single Window A Game Changer for Importers and Exporters – Minister Shaw

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left); Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left); Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (third left), and Principal, Maverley Primary and Junior High School, Dorothy Taylor, cut the ribbon to officially open a new computer lab/access point at the school, on Wednesday (May 15). The new lab was funded by the USF.

PHOTOS: Opening of Computer Lab at Maverley Primary

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (centre); Commercial Manager, JP Tropical Foods, Tara Goulbourne (left); and Director, Kingston Bookshop, Shauna Fuller Clarke, show off books read to students during Kingston Bookshop's annual Reading Day, held at the entity's head office, 80 King Street, downtown Kingston, on May 15. The Reading Day is a part of the bookshop's outreach initiative to engage primary-level students, in order to get them to develop a love for reading while also improving literacy levels.

PHOTOS: Hon. Floyd Green Participates in Kingston Bookshop Annual Reading Day

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the opening ceremony of Developing the Caribbean Open Data Conference and Code Sprint (DevCa), on Thursday (May 16), at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona. DevCa is a regional technology conference and code sprint, focused on open data, software innovation, and technology trends. The event was held under the theme ‘Smart Communities, Smarter People’.

CIRT Collaborating With OAS to Protect Cyber Infrastructure

Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin (at podium) presents the EGC’s Eighth Quarterly Report at Jamaica House on Wednesday (May 15).

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Highlights Outstanding Economic Performance Over Last Three Years

The country has performed well in several key areas of the economy over the last three years. This is according to Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin, who noted that since 2016, debt to gross domestic product (GDP) has fallen from 147 per cent to under 100 per cent, net international reserves (NIR) is now greater than...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greeting students Ryan Hines (seated, left) and Tyreese Chambers of Holland High School in Trelawny, during an event at Royalton Resorts in Trelawny on May 8. Both students are enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) at the secondary institution.

7 years ago TechnologyTourism

Tourism Industry to Benefit from HTMP

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP), which is established in secondary schools across the island, is purposed to take the industry to new heights of professionalism and world-class service. Mr. Bartlett, who was speaking to high-school students and teachers at Royalton Resorts in Trelawny on May 8, outlined that the programme will be...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) is greeted by Executive Director of the Mona School of Business and Management, Dr. David McBean (left), during the opening ceremony of the Developing the Caribbean (DevCa) Open Data Conference and Code Sprint on Thursday (May 16) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona. Looking on is Director, Centre of Excellence and Innovation, Mona School of Business and Management, Dr. Maurice McNaughton.

7 years ago Energy

Minister Williams Hails JPS Initiative to Install 105,000 LED Street Lights

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has hailed the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) programme aimed at replacing high-pressure sodium (HPS) street lamps across the island with light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. The company has committed to install 105,000 new LED street lights by December 2020 under its Smart LED Street Lighting Programme. These lights are more energy...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (right), and Plant Manager, National Water Commission (NWC) Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant, Patrick Gordon (left) listen to a point from NWC President, Mark Burnett, during a tour of the Constant Spring plant in St. Andrew on Wednesday (May 15).

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Minister Charles Jr. Tours NWC Plants

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, toured National Water Commission (NWC) plants in St. Andrew and St. Catherine on Wednesday (May 15), to observe work being undertaken to address the current water shortage affecting the Corporate Area. The areas visited were the Constant Spring Water Treatment Plant, the Mona Reservoir...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (left, standing), makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 14. With the Minister are State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (right, front); Member of Parliament for East Portland, Ann Marie Vaz; South East St. Mary Member of Parliament, Dr. Norman Dunn; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

7 years ago EnergyScienceSectoral Debate 2019/2020Technology

Closer Monitoring of Petrojam

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says since the compulsory acquisition of the 49 per cent shareholding in Petrojam, the Government is moving to reconstitute the Board. “There is closer monitoring of the activities, resulting in Petrojam seeking clearance from the Ministry on many matters,” she noted during her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the...

7 years ago EnergySectoral Debate 2019/2020

31,000 Jamaicans to Own Shares in Wigton Windfarm

The lead broker in the initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Wigton Windfarm, Mayberry Investments, has indicated that 31,000 Jamaicans will own shares in the company. “What is more noteworthy, is that these 31,000 Jamaicans were willing to invest some $14 billion, when $5.5 billion was on offer. On May 22, Wigton will be proudly listed on the Jamaica...

Armoured vehicles of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) on display in Montego Bay on May 15, as part of the Second Battalion, Jamaica Regiment’s March Past in the city.

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Military Strength on Display in Mobay

Hundreds of soldiers attached to the Second Battalion, Jamaica Regiment, displayed their full military might in a Battalion March Past in downtown Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday, May 15. The event was staged to reassure the citizens of the Second City of the Jamaica Defence Force’s strong presence in western Jamaica. It also doubled as a celebration of the...