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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth right), with the 10 finalists in the Jamaica Festival Song Competition.

Grand Final for Festival Song July 15

The grand final of the Jamaica Festival Song Competition will be held on Sunday, July 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in Kingston, beginning at 6:00 p.m. It will be the first event for the 56th...

Senior Photo Librarian/Supervisor at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Maxine Shrouder, explains to Administrative Assistant students of the HEART Eastern TVET Institute, Lluidas Vale Campus in St. Catherine, how photo images have been stored and archived over the years. The students were on a tour of the agency on July 11.

PHOTOS: JIS Tour By Heart Eastern TVET Students

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), exchages greetings with Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry at the debut of the ‘Go for the Goals – On the Road to the Jamaica we want by 2030' roadshows at Rudolf Elder Park, St. Thomas, on Wednesday (July 11). At centre is Mayor of Morant Bay, Councillor Michael Hue. The public education campaign is a joint initiative of the United Nations and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and is aimed at promoting Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Minister Mckenzie Welcomes ‘Go For the Goals’ Roadshows

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and Outgoing President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, engage in light conversation at the JAS's 123rd annual general meeting, held at the Denbigh showground in May Pen, Clarendon, on July 11.

Minister Shaw Wants Hotels to Purchase More Local Produce

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), converses with British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, during Wednesday’s (July 11) official opening of the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority at Waterloo Road, St. Andrew.

Logistics Hub Can Generate High Levels of Growth for Jamaica – British High Commissioner

Chief Executive Officer of Book Merchant Limited, Sharon Neita, provides details about the Mathematics Teacher Training workshop, during a JIS Think Tank on July 11. The three-day workshop will take place from August 21 to 23 at Shortwood Teachers’ College, St. Andrew.

8 years ago Education

600 Maths Coaches to Benefit from Book Merchant’s Training Workshop

Approximately 600 mathematics coaches and specialists assigned to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information are slated to benefit from the second staging of the Book Merchant Limited’s (BML) Mathematics Teacher Training workshop from August 21 to 23. The three-day session involves collaboration with Shortwood Teachers’ College and will be staged at the institution’s campus, 77 Shortwood Road, Kingston 8....

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), in discussion with State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), and Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle (right), at a transitional ceremony for 48 students in the ESP, held yesterday (July 11) at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple in Kingston.

8 years ago Social Security

Parents Encouraged Not to Place Limitations on Children with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is calling on parents not to place limitations on children with disabilities, as they can accomplish much with education and training. Addressing a transitional ceremony for 48 students from the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) on July 1, at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple in Kingston, she pointed out that...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks at yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Additional Automated Border Control Kiosks to be Purchased

Cabinet has given approval for US$1.3 million from the airport improvement fees collected at the island’s two major international airports to be used to acquire additional automated border-control kiosks. The airports are Norman Manley International in Kingston and Sangster International in Montego Bay, St. James. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), shares a laugh with (from left): Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eric Deans and Chairman, Metry Seaga; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during Wednesday

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

104 Free Zone Companies Attain SEZ Designation

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says 104 free zone companies have now attained Special Economic Zone (SEZ) designation, following an audit by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA). He notes that the reconciliation process, targeting more than 200 companies that operated in free zones, has been completed, adding that “we now just have to do validation”. This...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, opens the debate on the Trust Act in the House of Representatives on July 10. Listening (at left) is Member of Parliament for Southern Trelawny, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

House Begins Debate on Trust Act

Debate on the Trust Act, which seeks to create a modern statutory instrument as it relates to the most pertinent principles of Trust law, began in the House of Representatives on July 10. The legislation addresses the creation, validity, duration and enforceability of Trusts; identifies the property that may be held on trust; and establishes the procedure for the appointment...

8 years ago InformationTransport

Cabinet Approves US$7.4 Million to Install Floating Pier in Port Royal

Cabinet has approved US$7.4 million for the supply, installation and commissioning of a sea walk floating pier for cruise ships at Port Royal. Making the disclosure during yesterday’s (July 11) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, informed that Cruise Ventures AS was awarded the contract. In March this year,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), presents Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), with a copy of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the implementation of a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme in 30 high schools across the island. Both Ministers signed the agreement during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 11). Also pictured is Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

High-School Students to Benefit from Hospitality Programme

Six hundred and fifty high-school students across the island are to benefit from a $100-million Hospitality and Tourism Management Programme (HTMP) this year, which will see them gaining internationally recognised certification in the industry. To be rolled out in 30 high schools in mid-September, the intense two-year programme will be offered to students in grades 11, 12 and 13, free...