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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).

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....

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.

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

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.

Comments Invited on Green Paper for Revised Policy for Senior Citizens

Permanent Secretary Highlights Inclusion in Tourism

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.

Minister Shaw Encourages Farmers to Boost Fruit Production

(SOE1) Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness (left), addresses a media briefing on Sunday (Sept. 23), to announce a State of Public Emergency (SOE) for sections of the Kingston Central, Kingston Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from 2nd left) are: Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; Police Commissioner, Major General Antony Anderson; and Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade.

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Prime Minister Declares State Of Public Emergency in Three Corporate Area Police Divisions

Prime Minister, the Most Andrew Holness, on Sunday (Sept. 23), declared a State of Public Emergency (SOE) in sections of the Kingston Central, Kington Western, and St. Andrew South Police Divisions. Making the announcement during a media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Mr. Holness said the enhanced security measure will initially last for 14 days, and...

Community Development Officer at the Social Development Commission in Montego Bay, St. James, Ivel Kerr McLean, who will receive a Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service to Community Development on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 15.

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National Honour for Transformational Social Worker in St. James

Ivel Kerr Mclean has long been having a positive impact in transforming the lives of residents in volatile and vulnerable communities in St. James, through social services. The affable social worker, who believes serving others is her “calling”, will be awarded a Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service to Community Development, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 15,...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), makes a point at a town hall meeting hosted by the Finance Ministry at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College, St. Andrew on Friday (Sept. 21). Listening (from second left) are: Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-chairman, Keith Duncan; Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter; and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan.

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Economic Reform Programme Spurring Improved Living Standards – Dr. Clarke

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Economic Reform Programme’s (ERP) successful implementation has enabled the Government to double expenditure aimed at improving the standard of living in Jamaica. He noted that allocations to improve the quality of life for the society’s most vulnerable, increased from $20 billion in the 2015/16 fiscal year to $32...

University of the West Indies Pro-Vice Chancellor and Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber (2nd left), listens to a point being made by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Andrene Collings (2nd right), during the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Climate Smart Agriculture Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Friday (Sept. 21). Also listening (from left) are: Executive Director, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Dr. Ronald Blake; and Manager, 4-H Clubs Training and Production Centre, in Denbigh, Clarendon, Geoffrey Gayle.

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Students Encouraged To Engage In Environmental Protection

University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Dale Webber, is encouraging students to enlighten themselves on environmental protection, and sharing this information with their peers. Professor Webber, who is also the UWI Mona Campus Principal, said this is imperative as students have a responsibility to make an impact on the environment’s management, noting that “you are the conduits...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (2nd right), greets a member of the ‘Recycled Teenagers’ dance group of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Winsome Wedderburn, following the launch of Senior Citizens Week at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday (September 21). The week is being observed from September 22 to October 1 under the theme: ‘Forging our Future: Embracing the Participation, Contribution and Talents of Older Persons’. Looking on (from 2nd left) are group members: Delores Besant and Marva Shaw.

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Society Encouraged To Protect the Elderly

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is encouraging Jamaicans to protect the elderly by reporting incidents of abuse meted out to them to the police or the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC). The Minister said abuse of seniors should be of grave concern to all “decent and law-abiding citizens”, noting that the practice must be stopped. “No...

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Tourism Awareness Week Being Observed From September 23 To 30

The Ministry of Tourism will mark Tourism Awareness Week (TAW) from September 23 to 30, under the theme ‘Tourism and the Digital Transformation’. This year’s observance will incorporate World Tourism Day, being observed on September 27. The week will commence with a thanksgiving service at Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St. James, on Sunday, September 23, beginning at 10:00...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), receives a painting as a token of appreciation from Founder and Principal Director of non- profit organisation, Youths for Excellence Limited, Jénine Shepherd. Occasion was a sponsors’ appreciation banquet hosted by the entity on September 20 at the Andrews Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Andrew. Youths for Excellence Limited is a non- profit organisation that tutors children aged 11 to 13, primarily in inner-city communities, and provides them with free health check-ups, school supplies and food.

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Youth Organisation Lauded For Assistance to Students

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has hailed the work of Youths for Excellence Limited in assisting students to reach their highest potential. “I found it important that young people had come together to form this organisation, and I was further impressed that the sphere in which they decided to give back is education. “There is...