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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

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...

(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.

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

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.

National Honour for Transformational Social Worker in St. James

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.

Economic Reform Programme Spurring Improved Living Standards – Dr. Clarke

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.

Students Encouraged To Engage In Environmental Protection

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.

8 years ago Social Security

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...

8 years ago Tourism

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.

8 years ago Youth

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...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), listens to a point from Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (right), at a public forum organised by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the advantages and disadvantages of the BOJ becoming an independent entity. The event was held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on September 20. Executive Director of CaPRI, Dr. Damien King, listens in.

8 years ago Information

Business Community Supports Central Bank Independence

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says there is support from the business community for Government’s move to amend several laws governing the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) operations in order to make the entity more independent. The Cabinet-approved amendments, which are to be taken to Parliament in October, are intended to enhance the BOJ’s governance...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry (right), in conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, during his tour of the agency’s new television building at 5-9 South Odean Avenue in St. Andrew recently.

8 years ago Information

Minister Henry Tours JIS Television Dept. New Building

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Lester Michael Henry, who has responsibility for the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), toured the building designated for the agency’s Television Department at 5-9 South Odean Avenue, Kingston 10 recently. He was accompanied by Chief Executive Officer of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe; Project Leader; and Director of Corporate Services, Errol...

Heavy-duty equipment is employed in the clearing of an illegal dump site at Arnold Road in Kingston on Thursday (September 20). The activity was undertaken by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA).

8 years ago Information

NSWMA Head Urges Responsible Waste Disposal

Managing Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, is calling on Jamaicans to be more responsible in the disposal of solid waste. He said there has been an increase in the instances of illegal dumping across the island. “All over Jamaica, we have seen a nasty practice that has developed where people just dump wherever there...

Staff of Westmoreland Public Health Services march through the streets of Little London on Thursday (September 20) to bring awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding. The event was part of activities for National Breastfeeding Week from September 16 to 22 under the theme ‘Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life’.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Westmoreland Health Workers March to Promote Breastfeeding

Scores of primary-care professionals from Westmoreland Public Health Services took to the streets of Little London on Thursday (September 20) for a march in support of breastfeeding. The event was part of activities for National Breastfeeding Week from September 16 to 22 under the theme ‘Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life’. It commenced at the Little London Health Centre and culminated at...