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Minister of Labour and Social Security , Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses stakeholders at the ‘Labour Department and You’ Minister’s cocktail reception which was held at the Sea Garden Resort in Montego Bay , St. James, on Wednesday ( January 16). The event formed part of the ‘Labour Department and You’ roadshows being held in celebration of the Department’s 80th anniversary in Jamaica.

Labour Minister Emphasises Importance of Training

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has underscored the importance of training to the island’s workforce. “Training and development of our workforce will only serve to elevate us. It will help to enhance productivity, it will help...

Farmers Lauded for Being Resilient

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), speaking during a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday (Jan. 16). Listening are Tourism Director, Donovan White (centre); and Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Chief Marketing Officer, Matt Cooper.

Hundreds Expected for 37th Caribbean Travel Marketplace Expo in Mobay

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), speaks at a press conference at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry on January 16. With the Minister are (from fourth left) Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; Director of Tourism, Donovan Whyte; Chief Marketing Officer of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association, Matt Cooper; Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board, John Lynch; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, David Dobson.

OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in conversation with Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, during the recent launch of ODPEM’s Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness 2019 campaign, in Kingston.

Provisions of Building Act Will Be Rigorously Enforced – Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 15).

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Civil Works on SCHIP to Begin First Quarter of 2019/20

Civil works on the South Coast Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) are scheduled to commence in the first quarter of the 2019/20 Fiscal Year. This was disclosed by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, as he opened debate on the Second Supplementary Estimates in the House of Representatives on January 15. The Lower House approved the...

7 years ago Tourism

OAS Commits US$500,000 to Build Resilience of Caribbean SMTEs

The Organization of American States (OAS) has committed a total of US$500,000 to build the resilience of Caribbean small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) to disasters. The project, which is being executed over two years, is funded by the United States Department of State and managed by the OAS Secretariat for Integral Development. Its overarching aim is to reduce the...

Now officially opened, the upgraded Administrative Building of the Aquatic Sports
Association of Jamaica (ASAJ). Participating with the Honourable Olivia Grange,
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in the ribbon cutting are: David
Shirley, Deputy Chairman, Independence Park Limited; Martin Lyn, President, Aquatic
Sports Association of Jamaica and Major Desmon Brown, General Manager,
Independence Park Limited (left to right).

7 years ago Sport

Grange Urges Sports Associations to Insure Eligible Athletes Under the Jamaican Athletes’ Insurance Plan

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange is urging the country’s sports bodies to register their athletes with the Jamaican Athletes’ Insurance Plan. The Jamaican Athletes’ Insurance Plan is the Government’s Group Health, Group Life and Personal Accident Plan for all eligible national athletes. Speaking at the Opening of the upgraded Administrative Building of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left); and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (third left), unveil a sign at the well site for the Essex Valley Agriculture Development Project in Lititz, St. Elizabeth, following the launch of the project on Wednesday, January 16. Sharing the moment (from left) are Head of the United Kingdom Department for International Development in the Caribbean, Stefan Kossoff; British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad; Member of Parliament for South Manchester, Michael Stewart; President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Smith; and Member of Parliament for South East St. Elizabeth, Franklyn Witter.

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Prime Minister Calls for More Jamaicans to Get Involved in Agriculture

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has heightened the call for more Jamaicans “from all walks of life” to venture into agriculture, emphasising that the sector is an important contributor to the growth of the Jamaican economy. “We should never limit agriculture, because the moment that we limit agriculture to being merely a manual and domestic endeavour, then we...

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, is escorted down the red carpet by Chairman of the David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Memorial Scholarship Committee, Christopher Hunt, as she arrives at the 2017 annual David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship Fundraiser, at the National Education Association Atrium, in downtown Washington DC.

7 years ago Sport

Reggae Girlz to be Honoured in Washington DC

The Reggae Girlz, the country’s senior national female football team, will be the toast of Washington DC on Saturday, January 19, when the 7th Annual Jamaica David “Wagga” Hunt Scholarship red carpet fundraiser will be rolled out. Deserving students at Kingston College and Calabar High School in Kingston will benefit from all of the proceeds of the event, which this...

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 15) approved the Second Supplementary Estimates, which show that the Administration is to spend an additional $11.45 billion for this fiscal year. The Estimates reveal that the Budget has been increased from $791.11 billion to $802.56 billion. Recurrent (housekeeping) expenses have moved from $572.46 billion to $582.5 billion, for an additional expenditure of...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), speaks with Commander of the Jamaica Regiment, Colonel Radgh Mason, when he visited King’s House on Tuesday (January 15).

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PHOTOS: G-G and JDF Officers

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), with (from left): Lieutenant Keith Eubanks; Major Aubyn Sibblies; Commander of the Jamaica Regiment, Colonel Radgh Mason; Major Emmart Stewart; Captain Calvin Dryden; and Warrant Officer, Class One, Terence Marriot, when they called on him at King’s House, on Tuesday (January 15). Governor-General, His Excellency the Most...