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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (February 13).

Special Needs Students Will Be Accommodated for PEP

Provisions will be made for students with special needs during the sitting of the new Primary Exit Profile (PEP), beginning on February 26. The students will be among the first cohort at the Grade-six level that will be sitting the...

Hon. Fayval Williams, MP, Minister of Education, Youth and Information

Prime Minister Makes Administrative Changes

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), participates in the official opening of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited’s (CPJ) distribution centre in Montego Bay Freeport on February 12. Others (from left) are Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson; Executive Chairman of Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) Executive Chairman, Mark Hart; CPJ Founder and Co-Chairman, Tom Tyler; Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte; and CPJ Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David Lowe.

Gov’t Lobbying Support for Cannabis Industry Development

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), greets Founder of LearnFest Caribbean and Chief Executive Officer of Project Management Global Institute (PGMI), Sherrone Blake Lobban, during the recent LearnFest Caribbean 2019 symposium at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. Mr. Green was the keynote speaker.

PEP will Foster Entrepreneurship Among Youth – Minister Green

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (fourth left), makes a point to Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) founder and co-chairman, Tom Tyler (second right), during a tour of the company's Distribution Centre in Freeport, Montego Bay, on February 12. Others (from left) are President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA),Omar Robinson; Chief Executive Officer of CPJ, Dr. David Lowe; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Councillor for the West Central St. James Spring Garden Division, Dwight Crawford; and Executive Chairman of CPJ, Mark Hart.

CPJ Says New Distribution Centre Will Keep Hotels Adequately Supplied

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica on Influenza Alert

The Ministry of Health has placed Jamaica on influenza alert in light of the significant increase in the number of cases of fever and respiratory illnesses reported across the island. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, in a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 12), said that data collected over the past two weeks indicate an...

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett (fifth right), Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO), Dr. Andrew Spencer (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (fourth left) with the principals, coaches and students of Mount Airy All-Age and Broughton Primary Schools, who were finalists in the TVJ 2018 Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition.

7 years ago EducationTourismYouth

Minister Bartlett Fetes 2018 Junior Schools Challenge Quiz Finalists

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, recently hosted a reception for members of the winning 2018 TVJ Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Mount Airy All-Age School, and runner-up, Broughton Primary School. The students and their coaches, principals, and parents were feted in fine style at the Royan Hotel in Negril, Westmoreland. Both schools are located in Westmoreland, which is the parish...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provides an update of developments with State refinery, Petrojam, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 12).

7 years ago Foreign Affairs

Petrojam Review Commission to Submit Recommendations Shortly

The Petrojam Review Commission will shortly submit recommendations to the Government regarding the State refinery’s operations. Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said that the recommendations are based on a technical analysis of the facility. They will, among other things, address changes in the international fuel regulatory regime, which take effect in 2020, and...

Manager for the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Sales Support Unit, Ricardo Durrant, addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

50 Companies for Export MAX III Implementation

Fifty companies will benefit from capacity building and export promotion support under the Government’s Export Max III programme, being rolled out in April. The three-year engagement, which will run until 2022, is being spearheaded by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). It is geared towards providing focused capacity, advocacy and market penetration support to exporters and export-ready firms. This is intended to...

Chair of the National Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons (NATFATIP) Prevention Subcommittee and Director of Corporate Services in the Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham (left), is joined by Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Carl Berry; Professor at St. Thomas University in the United States, Roza Pati; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, in examining the 2019 NATFATIP Anti- Human Trafficking Calendar ‘Trapped’. Occasion was a distinguished lecture on human trafficking held at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC), St. Andrew, on Tuesday (February 12).

7 years ago Justice

Human Trafficking Task Force Seeks 10,000 Volunteers

The National Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons (NATFATIP) is seeking 10,000 volunteers to aid in the fight against the scourge in Jamaica. “We’re looking for volunteers and anti-human trafficking champions in Jamaica at all levels – churches, communities, youth clubs and places of business – to join this ‘whole of country’ fight against trafficking in persons,” said Chair of...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), is in discussion with (from second left), Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Economic Growth and Job Creation Ministry, Una May Gordon; Country Engagement Specialist, Latin America and the Caribbean, Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Partnership Support Unit, Cayetano Casado; and Senior Country Engagement Specialist, NDC, Yamide Dagnet. Occasion was a micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) consultation on supporting private-sector investment for advancing climate action in Jamaica, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (February 12).

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Minster Vaz Calls for More Private-Sector Support in Building Climate Resilience

More private-sector stakeholders are being encouraged to partner with the Government in executing projects designed to build Jamaica’s climate change resilience. This call comes from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who said more innovators, investors and private-sector leaders are needed to further advance mitigation efforts. “Partnerships are integral to our...

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

7 years ago Health & WellnessSport

Minister Grange Says Government to Assist Kemoy Campbell

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the “government will be there for Kemoy Campbell,” the Jamaican runner who collapsed during competition in the United States on the weekend. Campbell has been hospitalised since the incident on Saturday. Minister Grange says she has reached out to the athlete’s family and management and has been...