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Minister Highlights Importance of Music Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says music tourism is a rapidly expanding market, which plays perfectly into Jamaica’s strength as the top entertainment destination in the region. Addressing the graduation ceremony for the DJ Capacity Building Training Programme at...

Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chairman, Metry Seaga, addresses journalists at a media briefing at the agency’s offices on Waterloo Road, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (June 20).

Free Zone Companies Being Audited for SEZ Status

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right) and General Manager, IGL Blue, Mr. Wayne Kirkpatrick (centre), speak with IGL Blue’s ‘Top Gas Truck Driver of the Year’, Mr. Devon Campbell, during IGL Blue’s Health, Safety and Environment Road Safety Incentive Awards Ceremony, held at the company’s Spanish Town Road location, on June 13.

Top Driver Calls on All Road Users to be Responsible

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), shares a photo opportunity with participants of the Jamaica-China Bilateral Cooperation Nurses Training Programme, at its launch at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) on June 22. Others sharing in the photo opportunity are: Janeale Gilling, Saneika Williams and Acting Critical Care Programme Coordinator, Nadine McFarlane-Stewart.

Registered Nurse Says Training in China Should Deepen Her Knowledge

Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks.

JCPD Working With OUR to Improve Service to the Disabled

Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean of the School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Aisha Spence, addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Education

School of Education Restructures Access

The School of Education (SOE) at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is restructuring the way it allows access to education. This was disclosed by Undergraduate Coordinator and Deputy Dean of the SOE, Dr. Aisha Spence, while speaking with JIS News recently. She said the restructuring is aligned to the National Development Strategy of the Government, and the...

8 years ago Agriculture

Government to Move Faster On Cannabis

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be moving to ensure that Jamaica is not left behind in the growing global medical cannabis industry. He noted that while Jamaica has only decriminalised the use of up to two ounces of marijuana and issued a few licences for production and processing, the product is now...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

8 years ago Information

Jamaica Committed To Disaster Risk Management – McKenzie

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says Jamaica will adhere to the guidelines of the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Management. He made the commitment while speaking at the three-day Sixth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas conference, held in Cartagena, Colombia, from June 19 to 21. “Jamaica is serious about...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), in conversation with Commanding Officer of St. Catherine North, Senior Superintendent Beau Rigabie. Occasion was the National Housing Trust (NHT)/Social Development Commission (SDC) St. Catherine Leadership Council meeting held on Thursday, June 21 at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. At right is Council member, Delroy Alleyne.

8 years ago Justice

Sixty-Nine Per Cent Reduction in St. Catherine North Murder Rate Up To June 19

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, is reporting a 69 per cent reduction in the murder rate in the St. Catherine North Police Division up to June 19, as a result of the State of Public Emergency (SOE) declared in the area. Dr. Chang was delivering the main address at the National Housing Trust (NHT)/Social Development Commission (SDC)...

State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

8 years ago Culture

Protect Environment to Save Cultural Heritage – Terrelonge

State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says Jamaicans need to adopt a new attitude geared towards protecting the environment in order to preserve the country’s cultural heritage. He said that youth must be sensitised from early about the important elements of preserving one's culture. “If we don’t adopt a new culture that sees us having...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses guests attending the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s recent public forum at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Multi-Stakeholder Acceptance of Fiscal Council Will Be Key – Finance Minister

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says multi-stakeholder acceptance and ownership of Jamaica’s proposed independent Fiscal Council will be key to its success. Fiscal councils are permanent, independent, non-partisan institutions that are created by legislation and staffed by competent, experienced and technically proficient persons who help to promote economically sustainable fiscal policies across political cycles....

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), emphasises a point while speaking during the Caribbean Policy Research Institute’s recent public forum at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, St. Andrew. Among those attending were Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (third right); and Senior Policy Advisor in the Ministry, Gerrard Johnson (second right).

8 years ago Information

Gov’t Reviewing Public-Sector Grades and Salary Scales

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government is collating data on the grades and salary scales of various positions across the civil service to determine how best these can be restructured. The move, he pointed out, is aimed at retaining highly skilled people and improving efficiency in government operations, which is imperative in...