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Picture showing a chapel and dwelling house at Sligoville in St. Catherine, where the first free village was established shortly after the abolition of slavery in 1834.

Sligoville – Jamaica’s First Free Village

Located about 10 miles north of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is Jamaica’s first free village, Sligoville. The property was purchased by Baptist Minister and abolitionist, Rev. James Mursell Phillippo, who arrived in Jamaica in 1823. He campaigned for the abolition...

Executive Director, Institute of Jamaica, Vivian Crawford.

We Must Learn From Our Ancestors – Vivian Crawford

Senior Director, Modernization Initiatives and Strategic Projects, Ministry of National Security, Arvel Grant, making a recent presentation on the ‘JamaicaEye’ initiative at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston.

Police Increasing Use of Technology to Arrest Crime

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (third left), and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters (left), affix Canadian pins to the lapels of Jamaicans who will be taking up employment opportunities in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) this year. They are (from second left), Trevor Jackson, and Damion Parkes. Waiting to be pinned (at right) is Sylvern Prince. Occasion was a send-off ceremony for 80 Jamaicans to Canada held at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Services Centre in downtown Kingston on Friday (August 3).

Eighty More Jamaicans Off To Canada under SAWP

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) and his wife, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), examine an artefact at the Independence Exhibition in the Ballroom of King’s House on Thursday (August 2), before the start of the Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen’s Independence Reception. At right is the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

PM Says Jamaicans Must Focus More on the Sciences, Commerce and Industry

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), shares a joke with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre); and Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, during the recent National Financial Inclusion Council Meeting and Forum, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew. Dr. Clarke chairs the Council, while Mr. Wynter is Chairman of the Financial Inclusion Steering Committee.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Anti-Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing Safeguards under Financial Inclusion Strategy

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says proposed safeguards against money laundering and terrorism financing are among notable developments emerging under the Government’s National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS), since its launch in March 2017. The strategy is an ambitious portfolio of project activities designed to empower Jamaicans financially, through improved access to financial information and products tailored to meet...

8 years ago Agriculture

Youth in Agriculture Village at Denbigh

The Youth in Agriculture (YIA) village at this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, will highlight methods to reduce the impact of climate change on agriculture under the theme ‘Youth in Agri-business: Sustaining the Environment”. Denbigh is being held from August 4 to 6 at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon. The village, which is being hosted by...

(From second left) Governor-General, His Excellency, The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen; Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen; Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness; and the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, look on as Director, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller (left), points out the features of an early form of banjo used in Jamaican folk music. Occasion was the Governor-General

8 years ago Prime Minister

PM to Make Announcement on Plastic and Styrofoam Use

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will be making an announcement shortly on measures to combat plastic and styrofoam pollution. “I think we must now, after reflecting and celebrating our Independence, make a commitment to protect and preserve our environment. I intend, very shortly, just after the Independence celebration, to make some announcements regarding plastics and styrofoam,”...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), are assisted by Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Interim Executive Director, Orville Hill (left); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, to cut the JCDC’s 55th anniversary cake, at the Culinary Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 2.

8 years ago Culture

Culinary Arts Festival and Competition to be Revived

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says plans are in place to revive the country’s Culinary Arts Festival and Competition beginning next year. Introduced during the 1970s, the festival, which showcased the island’s rich culinary food and delights, was later discontinued after having been staged for a number of years. “It will now be resuscitated and have...

Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (File)

8 years ago EducationInformation

Education Minister Hails NPSC as Catalyst for Social Change

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has hailed the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) as a catalyst for social change in Jamaica. The Minister, who was speaking at the NPSC’s Mentorship Programme graduation ceremony, held at the Jewel Dunn’s River Beach Resort & Spa in St. Ann on Tuesday (July 31), said the Commission has...

Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Public Input Invited on NIDS Regulations

Public comment will be invited on the regulations being developed for the National Identification and Registration Act, which was passed in Parliament last November. “The regulations will go on the National Identification System (NIDS) project website for the public and media to provide feedback. It will then be finalised for submission to Parliament,” explained Chief Technical Director in the Office...

Mr. Patrick Campbell, wearing the Jamaican colours, views the ‘Yaadi Bites’ booth at the opening of Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston on August 1. The Village, which will open daily to the public until August 6, features a number of family-friendly activities, including booth displays, food courts, lunch-hour concerts and a children’s village.

8 years ago Culture

PHOTOS: Independence Village

Mr. Patrick Campbell, wearing the Jamaican colours, views the ‘Yaadi Bites’ booth at the opening of Independence Village at the National Arena in Kingston on August 1. The Village, which will open daily to the public until August 6, features a number of family-friendly activities, including booth displays, food courts, lunch-hour concerts and a children’s village.