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Chair of the Gastronomy Tourism Network, Nicola Madden-Greig (left); converses with (from second left), Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson; and Senior Director, Coffee Division, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Hervin Willis. Occasion was a trade development workshop on Friday (March 1) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew, to kick off the second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival being held from March 1 to 3 at Newcastle, St. Andrew.
Chair of the Gastronomy Tourism Network, Nicola Madden-Greig (left); converses with (from second left), Director of the Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley; Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson; and Senior Director, Coffee Division, Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA), Hervin Willis. Occasion was a trade development workshop on Friday (March 1) at the University of Technology (UTech), St. Andrew, to kick off the second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival being held from March 1 to 3 at Newcastle, St. Andrew.

Trade Development Workshop Kicks Off Blue Mountain Coffee Festival

The second annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival kicked off on Friday (March 1), with a trade development workshop for farmers, processors and retailers at the University of Technology (UTech) campus in Papine, St. Andrew. The session featured several seminars and networking sessions...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on February 26. (FILE)
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on February 26. (FILE)

Energy Efficient AC Units to be Installed in Public-Sector Entities
The new Ministry of Labour and Social Security Hanover parish office, located at Bustamante Square in Lucea, which was officially opened on February 28.
The new Ministry of Labour and Social Security Hanover parish office, located at Bustamante Square in Lucea, which was officially opened on February 28.

Labour Ministry to Upgrade Parish Offices
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), accepts a photograph of the Special Olympic Jamaica volleyball team from one of the members, Andrew Harris, during a call at King’s House on Friday (March 1).
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), accepts a photograph of the Special Olympic Jamaica volleyball team from one of the members, Andrew Harris, during a call at King’s House on Friday (March 1).

PHOTOS: G-G and Special Olympics Volley Ball Team
Stakeholders in attendance at the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region on Wednesday (February 27), at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.
Stakeholders in attendance at the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region on Wednesday (February 27), at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

CDB Looking at Blue Economy Satellite Accounts for Member Countries

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.
AgricultureCulture

Put Idle Lands to Work – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson, is calling on St. Mary farmers to make greater use of the abundance of idle lands in the parish. “St. Mary… has the most idle lands as a parish in the island… and that means you are not farming (enough)… We’re sending out the challenge...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure in the House of Representatives on February 14.
AgricultureBudget 2019/2020

Farm Roads to be Improved with Allocation of $752 Million

The Government is to spend $752 million to improve roads used by farmers to access to markets across the island. The money has been set aside in the 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Under the Farm Roads Project, being implemented by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), a total 420 kilometres of rural roads across...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Horace Chang (left), presents the newly sworn-in Jamaican citizen, Jeremy Hoaxiang Zheng with a certificate formalising his status during the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency
National Security

33 Foreign Nationals Granted Jamaican Citizenship

Thirty-three foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Government. They were presented with documents formalising their status by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) during a citizenship oath ceremony at the Liguanea Club in St. Andrew on February 28. The ceremony was attended by National Security Minister, Hon. Horace Chang, who has portfolio responsibility for...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), celebrates the recognition of crowd favourite and veteran Jamaican singer, Beres Hammond, at the Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony, held yesterday (February 27) at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew. Some 100 awards were presented to individuals and entities for their input to the music industry.
CultureEntertainment

PHOTOS: Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee Chin (right), celebrate with Derrick Morgan (centre), after he was honoured for his contribution to Jamaican music, at the Reggae Gold Awards Ceremony held yesterday (February 27) at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew. Some 100 awards...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with President, Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27). Occasion was the launch of Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project, in the area.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

St. Elizabeth to Get Agro-Economic Zone

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has announced that the first Agro-Economic Zone for the parish of St. Elizabeth is expected to be opened in August this year. He was speaking at the official launch of the Elliot Farmers Community Enterprise Greenhouse Project in Cromwell, St. Mary, on Wednesday (February 27)....
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The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has revised its record updating application forms to improve service delivery and customer experience.
Health & Wellness

RGD Calling on Persons to Collect Documents

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is appealing to persons who have applied and paid for documents, to collect them now. Marketing and Planning Manager at the RGD, Nicole Whyte, told JIS News that there are thousands of uncollected birth, marriage and death certificates in storage at the agency’s offices islandwide. “Over the years, persons have applied for their marriage, birth...
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