Latest

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) logo

RGD Appeals to Persons to Collect Documents

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is appealing to persons who have applied and paid for documents and have not collected them to do so now. Marketing and Planning Manager at RGD, Nicole Whyte, told JIS News that there are thousands...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre) shares a light moment with President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Howard Mitchell (left); and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Baking Company, Gary Hendrickson, at the press launch of the Bold Ones Manufacturing Initiative for Expo Jamaica 2018, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 10.

Gov’t Looking to Increase Access to Funding for SMES

National Mathematics Coordinator, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, provides details on activities for Mathematics Week 2018, during a JIS Think Tank on April 10. Maths Week will be observed from April 15 to 20 under the theme ‘Maths Counts’.

April 15 to 20 is Maths Week

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmond Bartlett (third left), makes a point to Vice President of the Jamaica Home Sharing Association, Sheri-Ann Llewellyn (left), at the launch of Airbnb’s Kingston Host Club at Devon House, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 10). Also sharing in the conversation are President of the Jamaica Home Sharing Association, Havanah Llewellyn (second left), and Head of Public Policy for Airbnb’s Central America and the Caribbean operation, Carlos Muñoz.

Jamaica’s Tourism Booming

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point during the sitting of the House of Representatives on April 11. At left is National Security Minister, Dr. the Hon. Horace Chang.

60-Day Extension of Mount Salem and Denham Town ZOSOs

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), is in discussion with General Manager, Caribbean Region, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Jason Nestor. Occasion was a Blockchain Design Workshop put on by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) at the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority in Kingston on Wednesday (April 11).

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Speed up Processing of SEZ Applications

The Government is targeting a reduction in the timeline for processing Special Economic Zone (SEZ) applications to 60 days by 2019, with further reductions in subsequent years. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure at a Blockchain Design Workshop organised by the Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), at...

State Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) speaking with CONCACAF Instructor, Vin Blaine, during the opening ceremony for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) ‘D License’ coaching course in Jamaica on April 11 at the University of the West Indies (UWI)/Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence on the Mona Campus, St. Andrew.

8 years ago Sport

Primary-School Coaches Benefiting from CONCACAF Licensing Course

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) launched its first ‘D License’ coaching course in Jamaica on Wednesday (April 11). Top coaches from 16 primary schools across the island are participating in the four-day course, which will run until April 14 at the University of the West Indies (UWI)/Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Captain Horace Burrell Centre...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) is being shown strawberry seedlings by Director of Jamaica Floral Products Limited/Evergrow Garden Centre, Burrell Scarlett, at an Evergrow seminar on fertiliser use, at Caymanas Golf and Country Club in St. Catherine on April 11.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Gov’t Addressing Impediments to Medical Marijuana Industry Development

The Government continues to take steps aimed at facilitating the development of Jamaica’s medical marijuana industry by addressing the impediments. Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says a meeting was held with representatives of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) on Tuesday (April 10) to explore and discuss issues primarily relating to the CLA’s regulatory role in this...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens to a point being made by Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Una May Gordon, during the launch of the Climate Change Information, Education and Communications campaign at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 11.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Climate Change Public Education Campaign Launched

A public education campaign, aimed at changing Jamaicans’ perceptions and attitudes towards climate change while fostering a more positive approach to the issue by individuals was launched on Wednesday (April 11). Dubbed ‘Climate Change Information, Education and Communications Campaign’, the initiative also aims to educate the public on the link between the impact of climate events on specific livelihoods, in...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point during a meeting with the staff and board of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Tuesday (April 10), where he outlined plans to restructure the entity.

8 years ago Tourism

TEF to Be Repositioned as Centre for Tourism Innovation

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced plans to restructure the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) to operate as a centre for innovation. Mr. Bartlett explained that the objective is to reposition the agency to better enable the tourism industry to respond to the needs of the ever-changing global market, and drive the Ministry’s mission to foster significant growth and...

Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Youth Service (NYS), Julia Smiley Green, highlights the various programmes being undertaken by the agency, at a JIS Think Tank on March 13.

8 years ago Youth

Application for Hope Summer Work Programme Extended to April 27

The application deadline for the HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme has been extended to April 27, 2018. The thrust, which is in line with the Government’s initiative of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work experience during the months of June, July and August. The target group, aged 17...

Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis.

8 years ago Local Government

Local Government Minister to Address St. James Municipal Corporation April 12

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is to meet with Councillors of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday, April 12 at their monthly meeting. Chairman of the Corporation, His Worship Mayor Homer Davis, told JIS News that the Minister’s visit is welcome, and Councillors are looking forward to his participation at their meeting. “I think...