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Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD), Dr. Justin Ram, addresses the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region, held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

CDB Official Hails Jamaica Junior Market as Model for Financing Blue Economy

Director of Economics at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Justin Ram, says Jamaica’s Junior Stock Exchange (JSE) stands as a blueprint for how countries across the region could utilise the stock market in raising capital to support the blue...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (second left), peruses the new handbook for school Boards at a training workshop for principals and Board chairs hosted by the National College for Education Leadership (NCEL)/National Council on Education (NCE) at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny on Monday (March 12). Others (from left) are Executive Director of the NCE, Merris Murray; Chairman of the Teachers’ Services Commission and Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; and Director and Principal of NCEL, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton.

Seven-Year Secondary-School Programme a Game Changer – Dr. McLean

Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth left) and Lady Allen (sixth left), with members of the Diplomatic Corps following a cocktail reception and State dinner at King’s House on February 22, 2018. Also pictured is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (fourth left).

Foreign Affairs Ministry Hosts Annual Diplomatic Week

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, engages with Attorney M. Georgia Gibson Henlin, just before delivering the main address at the Henlin Gibson Henlin’s inaugural ‘Women in Law Jamaica’ conference at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday (March 8) under the theme ‘Celebrating Trailblazing Women in Law – Be Inspired’.

Gov’t Pursuing Gender Equity for Inclusive Growth – PM

Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley (left); and Senior Advisor/Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright (centre), converse with Chief Executive Officer of Royal Caribbean International, Michael Bayley, during a meeting in Kingston last week.

Ian Fleming Airport Expansion Deemed Pivotal to Tourism Growth

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles (right) with (from left): Foreign Services Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Aliecia Taylor; Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Phillip Paulwell; Prefect, Vauxhall High School, Tajay Malcolm; Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Valrie A. Curtis; and Deputy Head Girl, Vauxhall High School, Charlecia Robinson. Occasion was a Commonwealth Day youth consultation held on March 11 at the school in Kingston.

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Commonwealth a Testament to the Principle of Connectivity – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has hailed the Commonwealth as a testament to the principle of connectivity among nation states. “We are connected through the shared interests of making our nations prosperous,” he said. “We are bound by our collective commitment to the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law,” he added, in a...

National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Monday, March 11 on the upcoming National Mathematics Week.

7 years ago Education

Several Activities to Mark National Mathematics Week

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has organised several activities from March 24 to 29 as part of National Mathematics Week. To be observed under the theme ‘Math Counts’, the Week will comprise activities to engage students, teachers and the general public, according to National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), greets operators of the Grand-A-View Restaurant and Event Place, Carl Erskine (second left) and Barbara Erskine, at the opening of the restaurant in Montego Bay, St. James, on March 9. At right is Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis.

7 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Welcomes One Million Visitors in First Nine Weeks of 2019

Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has welcomed one million visitors to its shores in the first nine weeks of 2019. He said this has provided foreign exchange earnings of approximately US$800 million. “The industry is now at the peak of its growth, and the beauty about us in tourism is that we make new peaks… because we are...

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, speaking to journalists during a clean-up activity in Negril, Westmoreland, recently.

7 years ago Local Government

Solid Waste Management Regulations Near Completion

Regulations to govern solid waste management in the island are expected to be completed in short order. “They are in the final stages now,” said Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon. “So for those people who are anxious for us to be more robust in our enforcement strategy, the regulations to empower us are...

7 years ago JusticeVision 2030

Chief Justice Commits to Improving Service Delivery

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, has committed to instituting measures to further improve service delivery across the judicial system. Among these, he says, are steps to ensure the delivery of outstanding judgments in the Supreme Court by December 31, 2019. Mr. Sykes said that as of 2020, a judgment should be delivered within 90 days, “and in exceptional cases, 180...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

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“Tragedy of Immense Scale” – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness this morning extended deepest condolences to the families, loved ones and colleagues of the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines jetliner that crashed in Addis Abbaba on Sunday. All 157 people aboard, from more than 35 different countries, perished in the tragedy. “This is a tragedy of immense scale that is impacting so many families all over...

Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Acting Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Fire Prevention Division and Acting Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis Buckle.

7 years ago Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Recruiting More Women

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting an increase in the number of female recruits. Acting Assistant Commissioner Julian Davis Buckle cites, as an example, the 22 women comprising the latest cohort of 130 recruits now in training to become firefighters. Additionally, she says, women are stationed in every department and occupy key positions, including Instructors, Incident Commanders, Sub-officers, and...