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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), reading his signed copy of the book, ‘If Caterpillars Can Fly, So Can I’, from Author and Motivational Speaker, Alvin Day (second left), at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Employee Engagement Conference 2018, which was held at Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 22). Sharing in the moment are Small Business Director, Scotiabank Jamaica, Avril Leonce (left) and Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira.

Employers Encouraged to Maintain Good Relations with Employees

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on employers to maintain good relations with their employees, given that a local study has revealed that approximately 24 per cent of employees are disengaged. “The National Employee...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Employee Engagement Conference 2018, which was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 22). Seated at left is Chief Executive Officer, JBDC, Valerie Veira,

Agriculture Minister Says Some Sugar Cane Lands Will be Used for Other Crops

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Chairman of the CARICOM Caucus of Ambassadors, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (third right), congratulates newly appointed Inter-American Development Bank Executive Director for the Caribbean, Ambassador Selwin Hart (second left), after a luncheon at the IDB headquarters in Washington DC on Friday (October 19). Others (from left) are Manager of IDB Multilateral Invest Fund, Irene Arias-Hoffman; Jamaica’s representative to the IDB, Arthur Williams; and General Manager of IDB Invest, James Scriven.

IDB to Provide More Than US$50 Million Per Year for Investment Projects in Jamaica

Acting Assistant Commissioner and Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis-Buckle (right), in dialogue with Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (centre) and Acting Deputy Commissioner, Sean Martin, at the launch of Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week, on October 19 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

JFB Takes Fire Prevention Message Islandwide

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service to Councillor for the Gordon Town Division (East Rural St Andrew), Neville Whittaker Snr. (right), at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony, held on the lawns of King’s House on October 15.

Councillor Awarded for Long and Faithful Service

Late former Member of Parliament for North East Westmoreland and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Headley Cunningham.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Official Funeral for Headley Cunningham

Late former Member of Parliament for North East Westmoreland and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Headley Cunningham, is to be accorded an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica. The service will be held on Thursday (October 25) at the Mount Carey Baptist Church in Anchovy, St. James, starting at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the church cemetery....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Invest MoBay Breakfast Forum, held at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort Friday (October 19)

8 years ago Development

UDC To Commence State of the Art Mobay Beach Project in January 2019

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says construction of a state-of-the-art beach park at the Closed Harbour Beach in St. James will begin in January 2019. The 16-acre property, also known as “Dump-up” Beach, will be transformed into a world-class multi-zoned public space within two years at a projected cost of $700 million. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has endorsed the...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left), Canada

8 years ago Environment

EU Delegation Head Welcomes Proposed Ban on Some Plastic Material, and Polystyrene Containers

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, has welcomed plans by the Government to introduce a ban on single use plastic bags and straws and Polystyrene containers in an effort to reduce the negative impact of these on the environment. “We not only recognize and applaud this, but we want to do everything in our...

A police officer attached to the newly established Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), directs traffic onto Constant Spring Road from West King’s House Road as he assists with clearing a traffic jam at the intersection of the thoroughfares.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch – Redefining Policing

It was around 9 o’clock on a Tuesday morning and traffic was gridlocked at the intersection of West King’s House Road and Constant Spring Road. Seeing the congestion first-hand, police officers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) newly formed Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) quickly sprang into action, to clear the snarl. “I hate seeing traffic jams”, declares...

Great Shape! Inc.’s 1000 Smiles volunteers perform dental procedures during a free clinic at the Eltham community centre in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Thousands of Jamaicans’ Vision and Oral Health in ‘great Shape!’

Great Shape! Inc, a United States (US)-based non-profit organisation, continues to give thousands of Jamaicans brighter smiles and clearer vision through its free optical and oral health programmes. Over 200,000 persons have benefitted from the organisation’s ‘iCare’ and ‘1,000 Smiles’ programmes, since the commencement of these in Jamaica. The iCare project is in its 10th year, while 1000 Smiles volunteers...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents former chief financial officer of the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Pastor Aston Barnes, with the Order of Distinction - Officer Class (OD), for invaluable contribution to the ministerial fraternity, social development, welfare and philanthropy, at the 2018 National Honours and Awards ceremony held at King’s House on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 15.

8 years ago Community

National Honour for Distinguished Clergyman – Pastor Aston Barnes

‘A man of many trades and master of them all’ aptly characterizes Pastor Aston Archibald Barnes, who has given invaluable service and countless support to the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and communities in south Manchester. He has worn many hats, serving as pastor; financial controller and advisor; auditor; community activist; author; philanthropist; teacher; and businessman and, in...

Executive Director of the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, Hugh Shim, demonstrates how the Seabin operates, following the facility’s launch at the Pier 1 Restaurant in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (October 19).

8 years ago Environment

Caribbean’s First Seabin Installed in Montego Bay Marine Park

Jamaica’s and the Caribbean’s first seabin, a submersible receptacle that collects ocean pollutants such as debris and oil slicks, has been installed in the Montego Bay Marine Park in St. James. The undertaking is a collaboration involving the Montego Bay Marine Park Trust, National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP), and Finland-based entity, Wartsila, which manufactures the...