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Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (JCJ) Special Projects Manager, Peter Ruddock (right), presents the winning trophy in the 2017/18 PCJ Schools Energy Programme Competitionton to students of Winston Jones High School in Manchester. The are (from left) Ruchshane Williamson, Okelo Smith, Shawn Clarke, Kadine Jordine and Christopher Morgan. The awards ceremony was held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston.

Winston Jones High to Use $500,000 Prize from PCJ for Renewable Energy Project

With a $500,000 grant from the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), students at the Winston Jones High School in Manchester will be implementing a renewable energy project that could result in significant savings in the school’s monthly electricity bill. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Press Release: The Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, MP on the Occasion of the Special Luncheon

Jamaica and Guyana to Strengthen Relations

High Commissioner Hosts Round-table Discussions on Sugar

Address by the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community at the CARICOM Conference

8 years ago CARICOM

Spouses of CARICOM Heads Visit Historic Falmouth

Spouses of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) toured the historic town of Falmouth on Thursday (July 5), where they viewed the 18th century Georgian buildings and participated in craft shopping. The Heads are in Jamaica for the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM from July 4 to 6 at the Montego...

8 years ago CARICOM

President of Chile Keen on Negotiating Free-trade agreement with CARICOM

President of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Sebastián Piñera, has expressed interest in entering into negotiations on a free trade-agreement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Mr. Piñera said the Chilean Government, which already has free-trade agreements with more than 70 countries in the world, has been looking forward to starting this process “for a long period of time”. He was addressing...

8 years ago EducationYouth

Brain Builders Programme Launched

To reduce cognitive learning challenges among infants in the country, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in partnership with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), has launched the Jamaica Brain Builders Programme at a cost of approximately $540 million. The launch took place on the playground of the Cynthia Shako Early Childhood Education and Day Care Centre, at the University...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the opening ceremony for the University of Technology’s (UTech’s) third annual Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium (JAMECANN) on Thursday (July 5). The two-day event is being held under the theme ‘Merging Science, Spirit and Business’ at the College of Health Sciences at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.

8 years ago CultureEntertainmentGender Affairs

State Minister Says Medical Cannabis Industry Can Rival Other Sectors

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says Jamaica has the capacity to develop a medical cannabis industry that rivals the other sectors. Noting that the health benefits of cannabis are “enormous”, Mr. Terrelonge said Jamaica’s tertiary institutions, particularly the University of Technology (UTech) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), are...

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Right Hon. Keith Mitchell, addresses the opening ceremony for the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM on Wednesday (July 4), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

8 years ago CARICOM

CARICOM Must Reposition to Navigate the “New Normal”

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. the Right Hon. Keith Mitchell, says the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) must reposition itself to operate in a global landscape characterised by the “new normal”. He said that navigating the new normal means that leaders will have to consolidate their positions on key hemispheric and international issues that hold profound implications for the region. “This new...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (seated), signs one of three agreements pertaining to matters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The signing took place on Friday (July 6) during the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Overseeing the process is Secretary-General, CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

8 years ago CARICOMPrime Minister

PM Holness Signs CARICOM Agreements

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (July 6) signed three agreements pertaining to matters of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The signing took place during the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM being held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 4 to 6. The documents will be...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second right), examines one of the 120 fire extinguishers that were handed over by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) on Thursday (July 5) at their office in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are (from left): General Manager, Technical Services Division, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; General Manager, JSIF, Omar Sweeney and Acting Assistant Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Floyd McLean.

8 years ago EducationInformationLocal GovernmentYouth

JSIF Hands Over Equipment to Protect Teachers and Students from Fire

To protect and safeguard the lives of educators and students in schools from fire, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has purchased 80 first-aid kits, 120 fire extinguishers, 120 smoke detectors, 40 wash hand signs and 40 emergency assembly signs, which will be distributed among 40 schools across the island. This donation, valued at approximately $3.3 million, forms part of...