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Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses today’s (October 9) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

New Cohort of Junior Councillors to be Installed November

A new cohort of Junior Councillors will be installed next month, says Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams. “Our PR unit has already commenced the procedures to engage the educational institutions across the Municipality to (start) the selection process,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets Board member of Mexican entity, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. De C.V. (GAP), Carlos Rohm, following the signing of the 25-year Norman Manley International Airport concession agreement at the Office of the Prime Minister today (October 10). Sharing in the moment (from 2nd left) are: Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague; President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; and GAP Chief Executive Officer of the Mexican entity, Raul Revuelta Musalem.

Public-Private Partnerships Heightening Country’s Global Profile

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, displays a bag containing breadfruit flour during a sitting of the House of Representatives on October 9. He was making his contribution to a motion brought by Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Rev. Ronald Thwaites, regarding the increased use of nutritious local produce under the school-feeding programme.

Agricultural Sector Can Produce More for School-Feeding Programme – Shaw

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, emphasises a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on October 9.

More Guilty Pleas in the Courts

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, speaking at the launch of the technical training programme for attorneys in central government at the Ministry of Justice in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 10).

Technical Training Programme for Government Attorneys

Director of Events Management and Production at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Gregory Simms

8 years ago CultureEntertainment

Heritage Fest at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

The Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston will come alive with the celebration of Jamaica’s cultural heritage from Saturday (October 13) to Monday (October 15). The three-day event titled ‘Heritage Fest 2018’ is being organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) as part of activities to mark National Heritage Week under the theme: ‘One Love…One Family…One Heritage’. Heritage Fest...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, displays a bag containing Scotch bonnet pepper at a sitting of the House of Representatives on October 9. He was speaking on a motion brought by Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Rev. Ronald Thwaites, regarding the increased use of nutritious local produce under the school-feeding programme.

8 years ago Agriculture

Company to Process Local Foods for UK Market

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is working with a company that intends to process local foods for the United Kingdom (UK) market. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, during a siting of the House of Representatives on October 9. He was making his contribution to a motion brought by Member of Parliament...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left, standing); and Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left, standing), observe as Chief Executive Officer of Mexican entity, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. De C.V. (GAP), Raul Revuelta Musalem (2nd right, seated), signs the 25-year Norman Manley International Airport concession agreement on Wednesday (October 10). The signing took place at the Office of the Prime Minister. Also observing (from left, seated) are: President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick; AAJ Chairman, Hon. William Shagoury; and Head of GAP subsidiary, PAC Kingston Airport Limited, Saul Villarreal Garcia. At right (standing) is NMIA Enterprise Team Chairman, Paul B. Scott.

8 years ago TransportVision 2030

Norman Manley Int’l Airport Operation Divested

The Government has divested the operation of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) to Mexican entity, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico S.A.B. De C.V. (GAP). A 25-year concession agreement was signed today (October 10) at the Office of the Prime Minister by Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), which owns the NMIA, Hon. William Shagoury; President and Chief Executive...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), shakes hands with newly certified dietician Corporal Terrel Pencle (centre) of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first batch of 50 participants in the Supervised Practice Programme (SPP) of the Jamaica Association of Professionals in Nutrition and Dietetics, held on Tuesday (October 9) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Sharing in the moment is fellow graduate and dietician, Hanover Health Department, Carol Raynor.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Newly Certified Dieticians Encouraged to Become Jamaica Moves Ambassadors

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called on newly certified dieticians, to become ambassadors for the Jamaica Moves campaign. “Your vocation, your willingness to engage and to develop your capacity, makes you the chief advocates of health and wellness from that dietary position. You are going to create that balance that is going to be necessary for...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses a Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar meeting, held at Hotel Commingle in Westmoreland, on Tuesday (October 9).

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Faster Processing of NHF Cards at Savanna-La-Mar Hospital

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, says the processing of NHF cards at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, in Westmoreland, will have a quicker turnaround time soon. Addressing a Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar meeting at Hotel Commingle in Westmoreland on October 9, Mr. Anderson said that by the end of this year, it will...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness addressing the gathering at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Montego Bay last evening (October 8).

8 years ago Local GovernmentPrime MinisterWater

Review of NWC Business Model Critical to Jamaica’s Water Sector – PM Holness

The Government has commenced a review of the corporate governance and business model of the National Water Commission (NWC). The announcement was made last night (October 8) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as he gave the keynote address during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Montego Bay. Mr. Holness...

8 years ago Justice

Government to Tighten Warrant System for Traffic Violators

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government will be tightening the system for the issuing of arrest warrants for traffic violations. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 9), he noted that of the 65,195 new cases which were listed in the Corporate Area Traffic Court for the period January to June 2018, 88 per cent...