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Leader of Government Business and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, speaks in the Upper House on September 21.

Senate Passes Bill to Indemnify Spectrum Management Authority

The Telecommunications (Spectrum Regulatory Fees) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2018 was passed during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (September 21). The Bill seeks to, among other things, validate and indemnify the actions of the Spectrum Management Authority in...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), shares a light moment with (from left) Director of Tourism, Donovan White; President of the Metropolitan Association of Travel Agents in Mexico, Edgar Solis; and the Jamaica Tourist Board’s Latin America Business Development Manager, Alex Pace. The occasion was the opening ceremony of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) on Sunday (September 23), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

New Flights Will Bring Thousands of Visitors to Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, today (September 24), at the world body’s headquarters in New York City.

PHOTOS: PM and UN Secretary General

Advisor, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (second left), greets sixth-form student at Wolmer's Boys’ School, Joshua Orr (right). Occasion was a function to recognise Future Leaders of Jamaica (FLJ) 2018 scholarship recipients held on Friday (September 21) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus. Looking on are Executive Director of FLJ, Dwight Green (left); and sixth-form Campion College student, O'Dayne Edwards

Thirty-Six Students Receive Scholarships from Future Leaders

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, held at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Monday, September 24.

PM Calls On World Leaders to Commit to Consolidation of Peaceful Coalitions

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Senate on September 21. At left is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

No Rift Between Jamaica and Partners in Security Cooperation – Johnson Smith

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says there is “no rift” between Jamaica and its traditional partners in security cooperation. “Our efforts continue to be strong and friendly, based on mutual respect. There are issues which arise, as there must between any sovereign nations, and we work them out,” she said in the...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness with Sen. the Hon Kamina Johnson Smith and Dr the Hon Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health at the 73rd Session of the United General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, United States on Monday, September 24

8 years ago Health & Wellness

PM Holness and Minister Tufton to Launch Caribbean Moves at UNGA

Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Hon. Christopher Tufton are expected to launch Caribbean Moves at the 73rd Session of the United General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, United States. Minister Tufton is also part of the Government’s delegation to UNGA. His mission is to champion Jamaica’s response to NCDs through Jamaica Moves. Prime Minister Holness will...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry Of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (at podium), addresses the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Tourism Awareness Week 2018 Thanksgiving Service, held at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (September 23).

8 years ago Tourism

Tourist Arrivals Continue to Grow

The Ministry of Tourism is reporting increased tourist arrivals and earnings up to August of this year. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, speaking at the official opening of the Puerto Seco Beach in Discovery Bay, St. Ann, on Saturday (September 22), said between January and August of this year, almost three million arrivals were recorded, a...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) Child Justice Guidelines training seminar at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, on September 22.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Gov’t Committed to Keeping Children from Conflict with the Law

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is committed to social-intervention programmes that provide protection for children and keep them out of conflict with the law. He noted that far too many children are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law, with data showing that 194 minors were being housed in the island’s four...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), in conversation with Chairman of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Dorothy Finlayson, at the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on September 21 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

8 years ago Labour

Comments Invited on Green Paper for Revised Policy for Senior Citizens

The public is being invited to provide feedback and comments on the Green Paper for the revised National Policy for Senior Citizens, which is on the websites of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, issued the invitation during the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on Friday, September 21,...

8 years ago Tourism

Permanent Secretary Highlights Inclusion in Tourism

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, says the Government is seeking to build an inclusive sector through a digital transformation from which all Jamaicans can benefit. Ms. Griffith was speaking at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Tourism Awareness Week Thanksgiving Service, which was held at the Calvary Baptist Church, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday (September...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), enjoys a piece of watermelon during a tour of the AUSTROJAM Limited farm in Bluntas, St. Elizabeth, on Friday (September 21). Looking on are State Minister for Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for Southwest St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green (right), and Chief Executive Officer of AUSTROJAM Ltd., Martin Zsifkovics.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Minister Shaw Encourages Farmers to Boost Fruit Production

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is calling on farmers to increase the production of fruits in order to reduce imports. The Minister was speaking to journalists on Friday (September 21) following a tour of the AUSTROJAM Ltd. farm in Bluntas District, St. Elizabeth, where farmer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Martin Zsifkovics, is engaged in...