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Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (right), addresses the House of Representatives on October 2. Seated at left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw.

House Approves Extension of SOE in Sections of Kingston

The State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions will continue for another three months, until January. The Emergency Powers (Continuance) Resolution 2018 was approved unanimously in the House...

Tourism Minister Says Maiden Visit of Carnival Horizon Will Boost Cruise Sector

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (right), speaks with Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ricard Bardia Divins, at a CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) workshop, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 2.

More Value-Added Products Need to be Exported to the EU – JAMPRO Head

The Most Hon Andrew Holness, Prime Minister breaks ground for the Maxfield Park Housing Project with Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, NHT Chairman, Lennox Channer and other NHT Executives on Wednesday, October 3, 2018.

Future of NHT to be Debated in Parliament – PM Holness

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), engages light banter with Chief Technical Director, Financial Investigation Division (FID), Robin Sykes. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the 7th annual Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Financing of Terrorism Conference, hosted by the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) in collaboration with the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (October 2).

Jamaica Seeks to Increase Voice on Financial Matters in Caribbean

(FILE)Communication and Customer Services Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw.

8 years ago Transport

Traffic Management Centre Ensures Improved Flow

Through its Traffic Management Centre, which utilises technology to monitor vehicular movement in the cities of Kingston and Montego Bay, The National Works Agency (NWA) is improving traffic flow, public safety and assisting the security forces to maintain law and order. With cameras linked via video feed to a central control room, the NWA is able to make “real time”...

Communications Specialist in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Patrice Gilpin.

8 years ago ScienceTechnology

Jingle Competition for Cyber Awareness Month

The Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (Ja-CIRT) in the Ministry of Science and Technology is inviting members of the public to participate in its ‘Be Cyber Safe’ 2018 jingle competition. The contest forms part of activities in observance of National Cyber Awareness Month in October, under the theme ‘Cybersecurity our Shared Responsibility,’ with the sub theme ‘Think Before You Click’....

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom

8 years ago EducationInformation

Petersfield Primary Implements Activities to Improve Performance in Maths

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray Hammond, says the school’s robust mathematics programme will ensure that students’ performance in the subject improves significantly over time. During an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray Hammond said that in an effort to get students excited about mathematics, the school has implemented several activities based on the subject....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Micky Arison (left), Chairman of Carnival Corporation, when the Minister handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) Global Legend of the Caribbean Award to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, in January this year. Others present were Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald (centre); Senior Vice President of Global Port & Destination Development, Giora Israel (right) and Senior Advisor/Strategist, Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright.

8 years ago Tourism

Carnival Horizon Comes to Ocho Rios Oct. 2

Carnival Cruise Line's newest ship, Carnival Horizon, will make its maiden voyage to Jamaica on October 2. A high-level team of Jamaican officials, including Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, are expected to be on hand in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, for the official welcome....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaking at the media launch for the second staging of the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament on Monday (October 1), at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Pictured is Executive Director of Jamaica Classic, Jacob Ridenhour. The basketball tournament, which will feature eight colleges from the United States of America (USA), is slated to be held from November 16 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

8 years ago Sport

Gov’t Raising Jamaica’s Profile as A Sports Destination

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government is committed to raising Jamaica’s profile as a premier destination for hosting international sports events. She noted that the new Sports for Economic Development initiative “is the enabler that will ensure that our doors remain open for business”. “At the heart of this strategy is the Government’s...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), converses with J Wray and Nephew (JWN) Foundation Chairman, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence (left) and Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on September 28. The school was upgraded by the JWN Foundation at a cost of over $30 million.

8 years ago Education

Education State Minister Says Parent Places Are Needed At ECIs

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says Parent Places are needed at early-childhood institutions (ECIs), in an effort to provide parents with the necessary tools to offer psychosocial stimulation and educational support to their children. Speaking at a recent handover ceremony for the expanded Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, the...

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade (centre), joins in conversation with University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor Anthony Clayton (left); and Chargé d

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Caribbean Military Academy Will Transform Training of Soldiers – Major General Meade

Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Rocky Meade, says that the newly opened Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) will transform the way in which the military serves and trains soldiers. He said JDF has established a strong foundation in the area of professional military education, on which the CMA will now build. “The establishment of the CMA...