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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Assistant Extension Officer, Edwin Morrison (right), at a Farmers’ and Community Development Forum, held on August 21 at Richmond Gap, in St. Thomas. At left is Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Peter Thompson.

Farmers to Benefit from MoU Between RADA and JAS

Farmers are to benefit from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), to create a more structured framework within the sector. Addressing a RADA Farmers’ and...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, delivering the keynote address at the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s 54th Annual Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 22).

More Early Childhood Institutions Being Certified

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at the 2018 Sagicor Foundation Scholarship Awards ceremony, held on Thursday, August 23 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Minister Says PEP Will Create Inclusive Education System

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), in discussion with Principal of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson (second left), at a staff development conference at the institution’s Arthur Wint Drive headquarters in St. Andrew on August 23. Others (from left) are: Vice Principal of Academic Affairs, Carol Hamilton, and College Orator, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks.

Education Minister Hails Edna Manley College

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson, speaks with JIS News about various initiatives being undertaken by the agency to promote and support the local film industry.

Local Films for Festival in Trinidad Sept. 18-25

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin (right), listens as Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, responds to questions from journalists during the EGC’s Sixth Quarterly Report at Jamaica House on Thursday (August 23).

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EGC Chairman Welcomes Positive Economic Indicators

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, has welcomed several key positive economic indicators recorded at the end of the April to June 2018 quarter. Notable among these, he says, are an estimated 1.8 per cent economic growth; Tax Administration Jamaica’s $79.9 billion revenue intake, which he notes is 9.2 per cent above the $73.2 billion target; and further reduction...

Vice President of Sales and Promotions at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan, addresses investors and project owners in western Jamaica at an investment packaging business forum, held at the Pelican Grill, Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 22)

7 years ago Commerce

JAMPRO Says Country Poised to Attract More Investments

Vice President of Sales and Promotions at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Claude Duncan, says the country is poised to attract more businesses and investments, as a result of significant strides being made to ensure a business friendly environment for investors. In this regard, Mr. Duncan says JAMPRO continues to improve the market readiness of projects locally, to prepare project owners...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), points to locally made products on display at the Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store, which was officially opened at Devon House, in St. Andrew, on August 22. Observing (from left) are: former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith, and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Viera.

7 years ago Commerce

Gift Shops Encouraged to Display Jamaican Made Products

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, is imploring gift shops, particularly those at attractions and airports, to display products made in Jamaica. Addressing the official opening of Things Jamaican Specialty Food Store, at Devon House, in St. Andrew, on August 22, the Minister said he recently visited an attraction and “struggled” to find locally manufactured items....

Graduates from the first cohort of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment’s (HOPE) Design and Apparel Manufacturing Corps group celebrate after they received their certificates at HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy, on Marcus Garvey Drive, in Kingston, on Wednesday (August 22).

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HOPE Garment Assemblers Graduate

Forty-seven students from the first cohort of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment’s (HOPE) Design and Apparel Manufacturing Corps group have graduated with Garment Assembler Level 1 Certificates from the HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy. The graduation ceremony was hosted on the grounds of HEART Trust/NTA Garmex Academy in Kingston on Wednesday (August 22), where they were each awarded with certificates....

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Brian Wynter (left), responds to questions from journalists on the rate of inflation during Wednesday’s (August 22) media briefing, held at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, in Kingston. To his left is the BoJ Deputy Governor in charge of the Research and Economic Programming Division and Financial Stability Department, Dr. Wayne Robinson.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Governor of BoJ Dismisses Claim

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Brian Wynter, has dismissed the claim that the Central Bank is devaluing the Jamaican dollar, as part of plans to increase the inflation rate. “It is absolutely not true and it takes you down a wrong path if you believe that’s what we are actually doing. We are not doing that,” Mr. Wynter...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing journalists on the rate of inflation during Wednesday’s (August 22) media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Factors Influencing Inflation Rate Shortfall Outlined

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, today (August 22), released official correspondence from the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) outlining the factors resulting in Jamaica’s inflation target shortfall as at June 2018. In September 2017, the Government set a medium term inflation target of 4.0 to 6.0 per cent, to be achieved and maintained by the BoJ...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, holds a pen made from bamboo at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Agricultural Development Stakeholders Forum held on August 21 at the Richmond Gap Church of God of Prophecy, St. Thomas.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Bamboo and Castor Oil Industries to be Added to Agriculture Push-Start Programme

The burgeoning local bamboo and castor oil industries are to be included in the Agriculture Push-Start (APS) programme, as part of plans to capitalise on the value chain of these crops. Castor oil is to be added to the programme by the end of the year and bamboo is to be included at a later date. This was announced by...