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Drastic Decline in Dengue Fever in St. Ann

The St. Ann Health Department says there has been a drastic decline in the number of reported cases of dengue fever in the parish. In an interview with JIS News, Acting Medical Officer of Health for the department, Dr. Tamika...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), greets Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), at a post-Sectoral Debate press conference, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens office in St. Andrew on April 24. At left is Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green.

No Ban on Parrotfish

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), points out something of interest on the model for the new Silver Sun Estates housing development in St. Catherine. Looking on are Chairman, West Indies Home Contractors Limited (WIHCON), Peter Melhado (left); Managing Director, WIHCON, Delroy Alcott (second right); and National Housing Trust (NHT) Managing Director, Martin Miller (right). Occasion was the ceremony to break ground for the 1,200-unit housing project on Wednesday (April 24).

PM Breaks Ground for 1,200 New Houses in St. Catherine

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 23.

$295 Million to be Spent on Redevelopment of Bodles Research Station

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), admires the quality of a head of lettuce being shown to him by Centre Manager of the Georgia 4-H Centre, Nichi Ennis, at the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, held in St. James on April 22. Looking on is President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris.

Farmers Urged to Join Reputable Groups in Order to Receive Gov’t Inputs

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), along with (from left) Assistant Secretary General in charge of Professional Services at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Margaret Chin; JTA Past President, Nadine Molloy; Head of Business Banking at JN Bank, Ryan Parkes; Senior Lecturer and Head of the institute of Gender and Development Studies, University of West Indies, Mona, Dr. Lieth Dunn; and Deputy Secretary General in charge of Administration, Human Resource and Finance at the JTA, Dr. Charmaine Gooden Monteith, at the 55th staging of the JTA

7 years ago EducationGender Affairs

Gov’t Maintaining Policy Implementation to Tackle Gender Disparity in Education

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says Government will continue instituting policy changes aimed at tackling gender disparity within the education sector. “Certainly, there have been specific efforts to focus attention on gender disparities in education. There is an emerging need to reflect and focus in a proactive manner on transforming attitudes,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (left), announces new requirements for national sports federations to access funding from the Ministry and the Sports Development Foundation. The Minister made the announcement during a meeting of national sports federations/associations at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. Looking on are Sandra Brown, Citizenship Manager of PICA and General Manager of Independence Park Limited, Major Desmon Brown.

7 years ago Sport

Grange Announces New Requirements to Access Sports Funding

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced a “new approach to how the Ministry makes decisions” and how it will "direct investments in sport.” Minister Grange outlined the new approach in a meeting with national sports federations and associations on Wednesday (today). In explaining the reason for the changes, Minister Grange said: "Public...

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustrySectoral Debate 2019/2020

Several Entities Under Agriculture Ministry to be Transformed

Several entities that fall under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries will be transformed and modernised. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 23, said that the process involves the merger, removal, privatisation and closeout of operations. By way of Cabinet...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), listens as Regional Extension Officer in the Ministry’s Fisheries Division, Stacy-Ann Gray (second left), provides an overview of the Green Island Fisherfolk Co-operative Society during the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, which was held at the Montpelier Showground in St. James on Monday (April 22). Also participating in the discussion are members of the Society – Winnifred Atkins (second right) and George Brown (right).

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Harvesting Under Gov’t’s Cannabis Cultivation Pilot Expected in Four Months

Farmers in Accompong, St. Elizabeth, who are part of the Government’s cannabis cultivation pilot project are expected to commence harvesting the plant within four months. This is according to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. “The Accompong (farmers) already got their seedlings and they are about to move them out of...

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustrySectoral Debate 2019/2020

Cannabis Authority Approves 11 More Licences

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has approved an additional 11 applications for licences in the medical cannabis industry. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that “the applicants are preparing to receive their licences”. He was making his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 23). Minister Shaw noted...

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustrySectoral Debate 2019/2020

First Shipment of US-Bound Jamaican Mangoes Being Delivered in May

Come next month, Jamaica will export its first shipment of mangoes to the United States (US). This, according to Industry, Commerce, Agriculture, and Fisheries Minister, Hon Audley Shaw, is being facilitated through the Mango Irradiation Programme. Under the programme, the Ministry works with the United States Department of Agriculture-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA-APHIS) to ensure compliance with the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, speaking at the Jamaica Teaching Council’s education awards ceremony held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on Tuesday, April 23.

7 years ago EducationYouth

Educators Urged to Help Rescue Boys from Toxic Masculinity

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has charged educators to help boys realise their full potential by challenging existing norms and stereotypes with respect to constructs of toxic masculinity. Mr. Terrelonge said that social and cultural factors have had negative implications on the learning outcomes of the nation’s boys. He said that educators need to pay...