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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages with Minister of Science, Energy and Technology , Hon. Fayval Williams (centre) and General Manager of Wigton Windfarms Limited, Earl Barrett, at Wigton's Initial Public Offering (IPO) Investor Briefing, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Friday (April 12).

More Underutilised State Assets to be Divested – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government intends to divest more underutilised State-owned assets. He said that the objective is to create greater space for spending on hospitals, schools, roads, national security, infrastructure and housing, and...

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, makes a statement on the situation in Venezuela, during the sitting of the Upper House on Friday (April 12). Also pictured is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Gov’t Supports Peaceful Solution for Venezuela

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, adresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the 800-room luxury Amaterra Resort in Stewart Castle, Trelawny on April 12.

Gov’t Committed to Ensuring that Workers Benefit from Tourism – PM

Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation public sector debate team, with their team captain, Shakera Williams (second left, top photo), after winning their semi-final match on April 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

In the photograph below are members of the Ministry of National Security public sector debate team, with their team captain, Peta Gay Rowe (seated centre), after securing their spot in the final of the competition. — Members of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation public sector debate team, with their team captain, Shakera Williams (second left, top photo), after winning their semi-final match on April 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. In the photograph below are members of the Ministry of National Security public sector debate team, with their team captain, Peta Gay Rowe (seated centre), after securing their spot in the final of the competition.

Final of Public Sector Debate Competition April 25

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), is presented with a copy of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) latest publication - ‘Nurturing Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean’, by IDB Caribbean Country Manager, Therese Turner-Jones. The presentation was made during Thursday’s (April 12) High-level Policy Meeting on Masculinity in the Caribbean at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. The meeting was jointly hosted by the IDB and UWI.

Minister Grange Urges Women Suffering Domestic Abuse to Contact Bureau of Gender Affairs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is greeted by Professor of Computer Information Systems, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, Felix Akinladejo, at the inaugural Professorial Lecture on Thursday (April 11), at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew. Professor Akinladejo is also the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies Research and Entrepreneurship.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Calls for More Applied Research

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says more applied research should be conducted at the national level to find solutions to health problems. He argues that research is important in informing the process of developing solutions to the myriad and complex health conditions affecting the population. The Minister was speaking at the University of Technology (UTech) inaugural Professorial...

Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dr. Angella Mattis, provides an update on the work of the Bright Journey Medical Mission, during a recent JIS Think Tank.

7 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Bright Journey Medical Mission Completes 200 Cataract Surgeries

Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), Dr. Angella Mattis, is reporting that the Bright Journey Medical Mission team has completed almost 200 cataract surgeries in the first week and a half of the mission. The 50-member team from China, comprising ophthalmologists, nurses, and technical support staff, which arrived in the island on March 27,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Barlett (left), engages in a light discussion with (from right): Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Alando Terrelonge; Strategy and Development Executive, Main Event Entertainment Group Limited, Mellissa Tulloch; and Chief Executive Officer, Main Event Entertainment Group Limited, Solomon Sharpe, during the official launch of the M-Academy at the Chinese Benevolent Association, Old Hope Road in St. Andrew, on April 11. M-Academy is a JSIF and Main Event Entertainment Group Limited partnership. The main objective of the initiative is to train persons in various aspects of event production.

7 years ago Tourism

$300 Million to Boost Community Tourism Activities

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says $300 million has been budgeted to boost community tourism activities across the island. Speaking at the official launch of M-Academy at the Chinese Benevolent Association, Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on April 11, Mr. Bartlett said the money will be spent in 63 communities across the country to have small events and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., MP.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Upgrade of Mandeville Water Supply System

Residents of Mandeville and surrounding areas in Manchester are set to benefit from a $1-billion upgrade to their water supply system. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who made the announcement in Mandeville on April 11, said the project is expected to be implemented over the next 14...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Grange Urges Change in the Way We Raise Boys to Deal with Violence Against Women

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says a certain pervasive “idea of masculine identity” is at the root of the high levels of violence, including gender-based violence, in the country. According to the Minister, “This idea of masculinity that we teach and enforce causes men to see themselves as strong and women as weak....

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), exchanges pleasantries with Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), eMedia Interactive Group Limited, Tyrone Wilson (left), while CEO of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes, looks on. Occasion was the closing ceremony of the USF

7 years ago Technology

Gov’t to Provide Funding for ICT Entrepreneurs

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government will be providing funding for budding entrepreneurs engaged in information and communications technology (ICT) this fiscal year. She said that the support, which will be made available through the Universal Service Fund (USF), will be geared towards persons who seek to solve real-life problems through technology. “The initiative...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, addreses the monthly meeting of the Corporation on Thursday’s (April 11).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

St. James Municipal Corporation and Health Department Coordinate Dengue Mitigation Activities

The St. James Municipal Corporation and the St. James Public Health Department have agreed to coordinate activities aimed at mitigating the risk of transmission of dengue in the parish. The decision was announced at the Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (April 11), where Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the Council, Homer Davis, noted that joint collaboration between the...