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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (third left), presents the organisation award in the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA), to Director of Brand and Communications at Half Moon Hotel in St. James, Laura Redpath, while Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Dr. Andrew Spencer, shares the moment. At right is individual champion and Training Manager at Half Moon Hotel, Conroy Thompson. The TSEA awards ceremony was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Saturday (March 30).

Record Arrivals, Earnings for Winter Season

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that the sector is projected to see record numbers in arrivals and earnings for the 2018/2019 winter tourist season, which runs from December to April. He said that total arrivals is estimated at...

Reverend Canon Sirrano Kitson (left), anoints Principal Director, Mining/Minerals Policy Planning and Development, Dr. Oral Rainford (centre); and Commissioner of Mines and Geology, Roy Nicholson, at St. Andrew Parish Church in Kingston, during the 160th Anniversary Service of the Ministry of Transport and Mining’s Mines and Geology Division, on Sunday (March 31).

PHOTOS: Mines and Geology 160th Anniversary Service

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (right), interact with graduates at the 19th Annual Graduation Ceremony of the institute, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, on March 30.

PHOTOS: Senator Pearnel Charles Jr. at MIND’s 19th Annual Graduation Ceremony

Caption: Acting Principal Director of the National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Simone Lloyd (standing), shows a Church Teachers’ College student teacher how to navigate the geographic information system (GIS) desktop software. Lecturers and student teachers were trained in using GIS software to teach specific subjects on March 27, at the College, under the Division’s GIS in Schools Education Programme (GISSEP).

More GIS Teacher Training Workshops

Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson (right), presents Assistant Commissioner of Police, McArthur Sutherland with a certificate during the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) Strategic Command Course 2019 graduation ceremony, at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, on March 29.

Persons from Jamaica and the Caribbean Graduate from Course at NPCJ

National Coordinator for the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership, Ayesha Constable (centre), interacting with Green Pond High School students, Shymel Hylton (left), and Andre Harriott, at the Post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change, held at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 29.

7 years ago EducationEnvironment

Schools Encouraged to Partner in Projects to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Principal Director in the Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon, has called on educational institutions to partner on climate change sensitisation initiatives in western Jamaica, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Addressing a Post Conference of Parties (COP) Youth Consultation on Climate Change at the Wexford Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on March...

7 years ago Commerce

CAC Warns Consumers Not to Divulge Confidential Information

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is warning consumers to guard against social engineering attacks by nefarious persons. According to Information Technology Manager at the CAC, Andrew Evelyn, the term refers to the use of deception to manipulate persons into divulging confidential or personal information. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, Mr Evelyn said the cybercrime is...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards (left), listens attentively to Aspire Funds Management Company Limited Managing Director, Kerwyn Valley (centre), at the Jamaica Film, Animation and Music (FAM) Investor Forum, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 29. Sharing in the discussion is Film Commissioner, Renée Robinson.

7 years ago Entertainment

JAMPRO Working to Establish National Film Fund

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards, says her agency is working to establish a national film fund that will cover the cost of filming in Jamaica. She said that the agency “is half-way down the road” with the establishment of the fund, noting that it will take approximately six to nine months to iron out certain details. “We have...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), exchanges greetings with State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), at the launch of the Gender Ambassadors Programme (GAP) on Friday (March 29), at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingtson. Sharing the moment is Acting Senior Director at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Coburn Robinson.

7 years ago Education

Secondary and Tertiary Level Students Appointed Gender Ambassadors

Students from 11 secondary and seven tertiary institutions across the island have been selected to participate in the pilot of the Government’s Gender Ambassadors Programme (GAP). The initiative was officially launched on Friday (March 29) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Being implemented by the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses attendees at a recognition ceremony held in honour of retirees from the Ministry, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (March 28).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Minister Shaw Urges Retirees to Share Expertise with Young People

Retired public servants are being encouraged to remain active participants in nation building by mentoring and sharing their expertise with young people. This appeal comes from Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, who said that the youth are in need of guidance, especially in terms of personal development. “As retirees, you can help in the process....

Winner of the Best Student Presentation Award at the National Health Research Conference (NHRC) 2018 and Resident Physician at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Charisse Best, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, on a study undertaken in partial fulfilment of her Doctor of Medicine (DM) programme.

7 years ago Health & WellnessJIS Think Tank

Breast Cancer Patients Must be Aware of Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Student Researcher, Dr. Charisse Best, is calling on breast cancer patients and their medical practitioners to be aware of the increased risk for cardiovascular disease and has made some recommendations. Dr. Best, who was winner of the best student entry at the Ninth Annual National Health Research Conference 2018, shared the findings of her award winning study at a recent...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right); and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (right), present International Reggae Icon, Dr. the Hon. James “Jimmy Cliff” Chambers, with a citation during the official renaming ceremony of Gloucester Avenue (Montego Bay’s Hip Strip) to Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, at the Old Hospital Park on Thursday, March 28.

7 years ago Entertainment

Government to Spend $1.2 Billion on Entertainment Zone in Mobay

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government will be spending $1.2 billion to create a public attraction and entertainment zone in the tourist resort city of Montego Bay, St. James. “We have completed the work for the preparation to create the design, and I am waiting on the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to deliver that design. Hopefully, I will get...