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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is in light conversation with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the launch of 2019 Carnival in Jamaica, at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 23.

UNESCO Examining Jamaica’s Reggae Submission

The Government will know in November whether it has been successful in its efforts to have reggae music inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List. Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport Minister,...

Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left, foreground) presents former national footballer, Luton Shelton Jr. (seated) with a cheque for $5 million during half time at the Monday night (October 22) football match at the Harbour View Stadium in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (left, background); President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Michael Rickets (second right); Mr. Luton's wife, Bobbette (right), and other family members and well-wishers. The funds, provided by the Ministry through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), are to go towards the medical expenses of the former footballer, who has been battling the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since 2016.

PHOTO:Minister Grange Presents $5-Million Cheque to Luton Shelton

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C Hutchinson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on October 17.

Bamboo Being Explored as a Substitute for Plastic, Polystyrene

Assistant Chief Education Officer in charge of the Special Education Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Sharon Anderson Morgan

Register Special Needs Students Early for PEP

The Most Hon Andrew Holness cuts the ribbon marking the official opening of '20 South' residential development on Saturday, October 20 at South Avenue, St. Andrew.

Infrastructural Works to Modernise Kingston – PM Holness

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses Justices of the Peace (JPs) at the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Global Villas Hotel in Esher, Hanover, on Saturday (October 20).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Safety and Security Key to Growth – Dr. Chang

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the island’s sustainable economic growth is heavily dependent on its safety and security. “To have sustainable economic growth, you have to have the foundation in safety, security and justice, because where there is economic activity, money is being spent, people are getting jobs; but if there is insecurity, it disrupts everything,”...

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.

8 years ago CommerceIndustryLabourVision 2030

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 Engagement Report Jamaica 2016, which was designed and executed by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Project Management and Project...

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,

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

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

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has reiterated that some lands that were once used for sugar-cane production will soon be rationalised for the growing of other crops. Speaking at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Employee Engagement Conference 2018, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 22), the Minister said the...

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.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

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

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is making more than US$50 million a year available for investment in a number of projects in Jamaica, through its investment arm, IDB Invest. IDB Invest General Manager, James P. Scriven, who made the disclosure on Friday (October 19), said that tourism, infrastructure, transportation, ports, roads, as well as the financial sector, are the areas...

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.

8 years ago Local Government

JFB Takes Fire Prevention Message Islandwide

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is taking fire safety and prevention information to communities islandwide, through its ‘Pon Di Corna’ sessions. Acting Assistant Commissioner and Chief Fire Prevention Officer, Julian Davis-Buckle, told JIS News that the ‘Pon Di Corna’ sessions will bring public awareness to fire and life safety techniques. “During a fire, people panic, and most times it is...

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.

8 years ago Local Government

Councillor Awarded for Long and Faithful Service

For dedicated service to his constituents of the Gordon Town Division, East Rural St. Andrew, and the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), Councillor Neville Paul Whittaker Snr. was awarded on Heroes Day, October 15. Receiving the Badge of Honour for long and faithful service from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at King’s House was...

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....