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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Diversification Key to Further Boosting Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says product diversification by industry stakeholders is pivotal to further boosting Jamaica’s global competitiveness, and successfully tapping into new markets. He told JIS News in a recent interview that international travellers are becoming increasingly demanding...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking at the official opening of the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.

Prime Minister Hails Mobay’s S Hotel as the ‘Dawn Of A New Era’
Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (right), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Director, Norman Brown (centre), observe as Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, demonstrates the proper way to fold and discard a cardboard box. The occasion was the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25.
Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis (right), and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Board Director, Norman Brown (centre), observe as Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited’s Regional Operations Manager, Garnet Edmonson, demonstrates the proper way to fold and discard a cardboard box. The occasion was the official opening of the Cambridge garbage holding area in St. James on January 25.

Citizens Encouraged To Practice Solid Waste Recycling
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the main address at the official opening of the 120-room S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the main address at the official opening of the 120-room S Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 27.

PM says More Jamaicans are Employed Despite Challenges
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke, signs the condolence book opened at Gordon House for former Government Minister, the late Dwight Nelson, who died at the age of 72 on December 24, 2018. The official funeral for Mr. Nelson will be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street, Kingston, on January 31, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Dovecot Memorial Park. Mr. Nelson, a trade unionist, served as a Senator, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Minister of National Security.
Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Heather Cooke, signs the condolence book opened at Gordon House for former Government Minister, the late Dwight Nelson, who died at the age of 72 on December 24, 2018. The official funeral for Mr. Nelson will be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street, Kingston, on January 31, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Dovecot Memorial Park. Mr. Nelson, a trade unionist, served as a Senator, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Minister of National Security.

PHOTOS: Signing of Condolence Book for former Government Minister, the late Dwight Nelson

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Local Government

Ministry Committed to Gender Mainstreaming in Disaster Risk Reduction – McKenzie

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is committed to the facilitation of gender mainstreaming and values the importance of gender equality in disaster risk reduction. This was stated by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, in a message at the January 24 Disaster Risk Management Gender Symposium, read by Senior Director of Corporate Services...
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The recently expanded Court of Appeal building located on King Street in downtown Kingston. (Photo: Mark Bell)
Justice

Expanded Court of Appeal Building Disabled-Friendly

Persons with disabilities can conveniently access the facilities of the expanded Court of Appeal building, located downtown Kingston. The building, which was officially opened last month, has been equipped with elevators, Braille signage, wheelchair ramps and more disabled-friendly restrooms. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Anya Jones, noted that the “2007 Justice Reform...
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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (centre), cuts the ribbon to declare the Cambridge garbage holding area open on Friday (January 25). Also participating (from left) are: Director on the Board of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Norman Brown; Regional Operations Manager of Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson; Councillor for the Catadupa Division, Gladstone Bent and Councillor for the Welcome Hall Division, Gregory Bent.
Local Government

Garbage Holding Area Opens in Cambridge, St. James

Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited officially opened the Cambridge garbage holding area, in St. James, on Friday (January 25). Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, in his address, charged residents and businesses in the community to take care of the facility. “I am appealing to the citizens of Cambridge and its environs to use this facility...
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Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (2nd left), looks on as Chairman of Fontana Pharmacy, Kevin O’Brien Chang (left), points out features of the
Health & Wellness

Women Urged to Take Care of Health Before and During Pregnancy

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is imploring women to take care of their health and nutrition before and during pregnancy in order to ensure the best outcome for mother and child. She noted that poor nutrition and excess body weight prior to pregnancy are key contributors to many of the complications of pregnancy, including gestational...
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The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), greets her counterpart Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from Ghana, the Honourable Catherine Afeku upon her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Saturday (January 26). Minister Afeku is in Jamaica for the Caribbean launch of the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” for Africans in the Diaspora.
Culture

PHOTO: Minister Grange Welcomes Ghanian Minister of Culture and Arts to Jamaica

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right), greets her counterpart Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture from Ghana, the Honourable Catherine Afeku upon her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Saturday (January 26). Minister Afeku is in Jamaica for the Caribbean launch of the “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” for Africans in...
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Leader of Government Business in the Senate and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith addresses the Senate on Friday (Jan. 25).
Senate

Senate Pays Tribute to Dwight Nelson

Members of the Senate on Friday (Jan. 25) paid tribute to former Government Minister, the late Dwight Nelson. Mr. Nelson, a trade unionist, who served as a Senator, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Minister of National Security, died on December 24, 2018. Leading the tributes was Government Senator Kavan Gayle, who said...
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