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Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Dr. Andrew Spencer, (front row, second right), and Chairperson for the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) Committee, Dr. Carrole Guntley, (front row, centre), pose with the 2017 TSEA semi-finalists for the organisation category. The winners in the individual and organisation categories will be announced and awarded on Saturday, March 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Tourism Service Excellence Awards to Be Presented on March 17

Ten individuals and 11 properties/organisations will vie for trophies, cash and other prizes at the prestigious Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) ceremony, slated for Saturday, March 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The entrants were selected...

Executive Director, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaking at a cultural series titled ‘Four Women’ at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston, on March 11.

Women’s Centre to Launch ‘A-Stream’ Scholarship Initiative

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shares a light moment with Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, during Wednesday’s (March 14) Memorandum of Understanding signing by member agencies of the Financial Regulatory Committee (FRC). The signing took place at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. The member agencies include the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Financial Services Commission, Jamaica Deposit Insurance Company, and the BOJ. Mr. Wynter chairs the FRC.

Framework Facilitating Oversight of Financial Sector Strengthened

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), accepts a representational cheque valued at $4.5 million from Marketing Director, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Tina Matalon (second right), during a ceremony at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices on Wednesday (March 14). Also pictured (from left) are State Minister in the Education Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, and Brand Manager, ROJ, Andrei Roper. The funds will provide support to the Government’s national school-feeding programme.

Additional Support for School-Feeding Programme

Senior Communication Specialist with the Jamaica Productivity Centre, Sashelle Gooden, addresses students at the Allman Town Primary School during a session in January.

JPC Takes Campaign to Schools

President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry.

8 years ago Industry

Outsource2Jamaica to Showcase Island as BPO Destination

The inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Symposium & Expo, to be held in Montego Bay in April, will provide a platform to raise the profile of Jamaica as a business process outsourcing (BPO) destination. “Outsource2Jamaica is intended to bring greater visibility to Jamaica and its service offerings,” President of the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, told JIS News. “Too...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the opening of the Green Acres Police Post in St. Catherine, today (March 15).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

New Police Post in Green Acres, St. Catherine

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, today (March 15), opened a police post in Green Acres, St. Catherine. He called on the citizens to work against criminals, and suggested that they use groups such as the citizens’ association, to ensure that no space is left "for criminals to operate”. Member of Parliament for West Central St. Catherine, Dr. the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks to members of the Standing Finance Committee of the House when they considered the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year, at Gordon House on March 14

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves Second Supplementary Estimates

The Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year, which reflect an increase of $9.78 billion, was approved by the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 14). The figures show that the Budget has been revised upwards from $805.4 billion to $815.3 billion. The Estimates show an increase in the Recurrent (housekeeping) expenses from $515.4 billion to $523.8 billion, while...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Reiterates Need to Maintain Wage-to-GDP Ratio

The Government is reiterating that in order to maintain the targeted wage to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio and remain fiscally responsible, it is unable to accede to the requests of the nation’s teachers. “Our teachers have asked for an increase of $60,000 per annum in the book and software allowance. If this is granted, it would cost $1.7 billion,”...

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, greeted one of the many factory workers after the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited Official Factory Opening & Launch of Gold Seal Flour.

8 years ago Prime Minister

Government Policy Creating Flourishing Business Environment – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the Government has been strategic in creating a strong business environment. Speaking at the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited official factory opening and launch of Gold Seal Flour this morning, (Thursday March 15), the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the Government is on a path of retaking the manufacturing industry by dealing with its...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, during a ceremony at the facility’s location on Felix Fox Boulevard in Kingston on Thursday (March 15). Also participating (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Opposition Spokesman for Development and Physical Planning, Anthony Hylton; mother of Seprod’s Chairman, Paul B. Scott (pictured fifth left), Susan Scott; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Commodity Trading and Milling and President, Seaboard Overseas Trading Group, Seaboard Corporation, Dave Dannov. Also pictured in the background is Seprod’s CEO, Richard Pandohie.

8 years ago Prime Minister

PM Welcomes $3-Billion Investment by Seprod

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the launch of the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, which has created employment for 300 more Jamaicans. “It is an important signal when one of the largest food manufacturers in the Caribbean undertakes such an expansive investment,” Mr. Holness said, at a ceremony to...

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

NYS to Reach More Young People With Disabilities

The National Youth Service (NYS) has expanded its Empowerment Programme to reach young people with all forms of disabilities. Previously, the initiative was targeted at persons with mild intellectual disabilities but this year, it will be open to some 360 persons, aged 17 to 34, with various disabilities. Persons within this target group have until March 31 to apply. The...