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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses stakeholders at the Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance Forum held at the Hyatt Ziva Montego Bay on Thursday (October 11).

Microlenders Encouraged to Lower Interest Rates on Loans

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is appealing for microfinance institutions to lower interest rates on loans for small business owners. “I encourage microlenders to ensure that your (loan) products are not exploitative with high interest...

Kingston City Run Founder and Organising Committee Co-Chair, Nicola Madden-Greig (centre), presents a cheque in the sum of $610,000 to Food for the Poor’s Development and Marketing Manager, Marsha Burrell Rose (second right). Occasion was the presentation of cheques to five charities by the Kingston Chapter of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), during a brief ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (October 11). Others sharing the moment (from left) are Kingston City Run Co-Chair and Chapter Chairman, Christopher Jarrett; Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis; and JHTA Executive Director, Camille Needham.

Charities Receive $3.05 Million From Jhta Kingston Chapter

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), observes while Director of Sales, Enterprise and IT Solutions at C and W Business, Carol Robertson (right), points out features of a Telemedicine system that was launched as a pilot at the Kitson Town Health Centre in St. Catherine on October 10. The system allows persons in remote areas to access medical specialists at the UHWI, in conjunction with Cable and Wireless Jamaica. Also pictured (from left) are Technical Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding, and Medical Chief of Staff at the UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce.

Telemedicine Pilot Project

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Minister says Tertiary Institutions Must Invest More in Robotics

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right) and Spain’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Josep Bosch (left), raise their glasses in a toast to commemorate Spain’s National Day, at a reception held on October 10 at the Ambassador’s residence in St Andrew.

Spain Among Highest Ranked Investors in Jamaica

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, speaks at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing, held on October 11.

7 years ago Justice

Sale of Marriage Licences Up

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says tourism has contributed to an increase in the sale of marriage licences. Speaking at the Ministry’s quarterly press briefing on October 11, the Minister noted that a total of 4,943 marriage licences were approved by the Ministry of Justice’s Criminal, Civil and Family Law Unit, for the first six months of the fiscal...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), displays copies of the Chief Justice’s Statistics Reports for the Parish Courts of Jamaica, during a press conference held on October 11 at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices. At Right is Permanent Secretary, Carol Palmer.

7 years ago Justice

Violence Adding to Burden of Courts – Justice Minister

With violence-related cases clogging the courts, the Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, wants more persons to make use of dispute resolution avenues in order to settle disagreements. He says there is a propensity to resolve conflicts with violence, which is adding to the burden of the courts. “People are using violence, threats and brutish stupidity to settle arguments. And...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis.

7 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Building Disaster Resilience

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, says Jamaica is taking seriously its responsibility to build the country’s resilience against disasters. He told JIS News in a recent interview that a number of measures have been put in place, including the strengthening of capacity at the local level. “We’ve continued to build...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) exchanges greetings with President, The Mico University College, Dr. Ashburn Pinnock (right), at Mico Care Centre’s 7th Biennial Education Conference at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Thursday (October 11). Sharing in the moment is Board Chairman, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying.

7 years ago Education

Students Showing Improvement Under PEP Model

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says students are showing signs of improvement since the implementation of the new model that will prepare them for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP). “What we are seeing is... since the curriculum now calls for that individualised attention, a lot of our children are doing a...

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

7 years ago Gender AffairsSport

Minister Grange Pledges $5M Towards Luton’s Care

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has committed J$5million towards the medical care of Jamaican footballer Luton Shelton. Minister Statement follows: “I’ve been made aware of Luton’s illness through the social media (no one has been directly in touch with me). Based on what I’ve seen, I am concerned and I am committing five...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), tours Isratech’s retail outlet with Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Benjamin Hodara, prior to the official opening of the company’s new complex in Reading, St James, on Wednesday (October 10).

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Agriculture Minister Calls on Farmers to Utilise New Irrigation Technology

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on farmers to utilise new irrigation technology to improve crop quality and to increase production. Mr. Shaw said of the close to 200,000 acres of irrigable lands in Jamaica, about 12 to 13 per cent have been irrigated, adding that it is an issue that needs to be...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), addresses journalists at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa in St. James on Wednesday (October 10). With the Minister are (from left) Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank in Trinidad and Tobago, Evan Cayetano; Division Chief, Economic Infrastructure Division at the Caribbean Development Bank in Barbados, L. O’Reilly Lewis; and Executive Chairman at the Water and Sewerage Corporation in The Bahamas, Adrian Gibson.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Minister Highlights Importance of Water in Region

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Water, Housing and Infrastructure, Hon. Karl Samuda, says water plays a pivotal role in the development of the region’s agricultural sector. Speaking at the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference press briefing, which was held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort...