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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at the opening of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 16.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers the keynote address at the opening of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) 2019 Caribbean MSME Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 16.

Operators of MSMEs Encouraged to Utilise Technology

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging operators of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to utilise technology for efficiency and profit-making. She was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Small Business Association...
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines a container with pepper sauce made and packaged by Entrepreneur, Mama Sassy’s Gourmet Pepper Sauce, Cherelle Cartwright (left), at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) second regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Caribbean Conference 2019 on April 17, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At right is President, Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), examines a container with pepper sauce made and packaged by Entrepreneur, Mama Sassy’s Gourmet Pepper Sauce, Cherelle Cartwright (left), at the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) second regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Caribbean Conference 2019 on April 17, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. At right is President, Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson.

Trade Information Portal to Go Live in May
Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (April 18)
Executive Director of the Public Investment Management Secretariat (PIMSEC), Douglas Levermore, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (April 18)

PIMSEC Head says Planning Essential for Sound Public Investment Projects
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell, addresses the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) Business Breakfast, held at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 16. The JIE is an international trade show, which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from May 30 to June 1.
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell, addresses the Jamaica International Exhibition (JIE) Business Breakfast, held at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 16. The JIE is an international trade show, which will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from May 30 to June 1.

PSOJ President Says Confidence in Business Community is at Record High
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (partly hidden).
National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (partly hidden).

Construction of State-Run Autopsy Suite Expected to Start in June

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)
Youth

Grange Urges Community to Give Information to Police on Death of Young Girl

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is urging anyone with information about the death of eight-year-old Shante Skyers to make a report to the police. The girl’s body was found in Sterling Castle Heights, St Andrew on Tuesday. She was reported missing on Thursday, 11 April 2019. Minister Grange has urged people in the...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (partly hidden).
National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Promotions Process for Police Being Revamped

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced revisions to the process of promotions within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The Minister indicated that the engagements, which are to be spearheaded by the Police Commissioner, will entail the expansion of training opportunities, introduction of a transparent process of promotion and extension of the officer corps. “No longer will upward...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (partly hidden).
National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Over $600 Million to Upgrade Police Communication Systems

The Government is to spend over $600 million to retool the telecommunications system of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. “We will cover the island to ensure that our police officers have good-quality communications,...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), in discussion with University of Technology (UTech) Deputy President, Professor Collin Gyles, while at an awards ceremony at UTech in St. Andrew on Tuesday (April 16) for the first cohort of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Volunteer Training Programme.
Tourism

Jamaica Records Most Successful Winter Tourist Season

The 2018/19 Winter Tourist Season has emerged as Jamaica’s most successful based on earnings and visitor arrivals, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said. He notes that over the last three months of the season, which commenced on December 15, the industry welcomed nearly 800,000 stopover visitors while generating more than $1 billion in earnings. Mr. Bartlett added that 121,000...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. Others (from left) are Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, and Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (partly hidden).
National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Gov’t Tabling New, Amended Legislation this Year

The Government will be tabling new legislation and/or amendments to laws during the 2019/20 parliamentary year. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, as he opened the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 16. “The following legislation will be tabled this year – amendments to the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA),...
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