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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) conversing with President, Jamaica Student Council Association, Antonette Dennis (centre); and Custos of St. Andrew and Co-Chair, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation, Patricia Dunwell. Occasion was the official launch of the Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 2.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) conversing with President, Jamaica Student Council Association, Antonette Dennis (centre); and Custos of St. Andrew and Co-Chair, Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation, Patricia Dunwell. Occasion was the official launch of the Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on November 2.

Student Motivational Programme Launched

The Student Motivational and Empowerment Programme, aimed at inspiring students to achieve their full potential and contribute to national development, was launched on Thursday (November 2) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. An initiative of the Kingston and...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses delegates at a Regional Policy Dialogue on Trade and Integration convened by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at its headquarters in Washington DC on Wednesday, November 1. Beside the Minister is Deputy Director, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Richard Brown, while in the background is Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, Nicholette Williams.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses delegates at a Regional Policy Dialogue on Trade and Integration convened by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at its headquarters in Washington DC on Wednesday, November 1. Beside the Minister is Deputy Director, Foreign Trade Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Richard Brown, while in the background is Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, Nicholette Williams.

Rapid Growth of E-Commerce offers Opportunity for Region – Johnson Smith
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), converses with President of the Project Management Institute Jamaica Chapter (PMIJC), Arvette Henry (right), at a breakfast function hosted by the PMIJC at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 2. At left is Acting Country Manager of the World Bank to Jamaica, Karlene Francis.
Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry (centre), converses with President of the Project Management Institute Jamaica Chapter (PMIJC), Arvette Henry (right), at a breakfast function hosted by the PMIJC at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 2. At left is Acting Country Manager of the World Bank to Jamaica, Karlene Francis.

New Road Traffic Act to be Passed by Year End
Exporter, Kristene Wilson of Chester Castle in Hanover, puts her fresh produce in the scanning machine at the Montego Bay Export complex, which is home to the Plant Quarantine Produce/Inspections Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.
Exporter, Kristene Wilson of Chester Castle in Hanover, puts her fresh produce in the scanning machine at the Montego Bay Export complex, which is home to the Plant Quarantine Produce/Inspections Branch of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries.

Farmers and Exporters Capitalise on Services at Montego Bay Export Centre
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote and encourage the involvement of women in entrepreneurship. The signing took place at the Agriculture Ministry’s offices located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Wednesday, November 1. Others (from left) are Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda (second right), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote and encourage the involvement of women in entrepreneurship. The signing took place at the Agriculture Ministry’s offices located at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Wednesday, November 1. Others (from left) are Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry.

Ministries Sign MOU to Promote Women in Business

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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, gives details on the UNWTO, Government of Jamaica, World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank Global Conference on ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’ to be held from November 27 to 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on November 1.
Tourism

Hundreds from around the World to Attend Tourism Conference in Mobay

World leaders from the tourism industry, governments, donors, and international development and finance organisations have confirmed attendance at the Global Conference on ‘Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’. To be held from November 27 to 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, the conference is being hosted by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO),...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the launch of Eat Jamaican Month on November 1 at the Ministry at Hope Gardens.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Minister Wants Surplus in all Agricultural Areas

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says his mission is to see Jamaica producing enough surplus in all agricultural areas, leading to exports and an increase in the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). “All that we do is dependent on the extent to which we can produce more, and we must produce more at a level...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) is in conversation with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, pictured in conversation during the media launch of National Parent Month 2017 on Wednesday, November 1 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston.
EducationInformationYouth

Work of Parenting Support Commission Key in addressing Crime – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government, through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), is committed to providing parents with the necessary training and support to raise their children, as a first line of defence against crime. “It is no longer the Ministry of National Security (only) that is really going to arrest...
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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre); Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Maureen Golding (second right), and Chief Executive Officer, National Health Fund, Everton Anderson (second left) affix their signatures to contracts for the replacement of elevators at three of the island’s hospitals during a contract-signing ceremony at the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine on November 1. The three hospitals are Kingston Public, Spanish Town and National Chest. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer; and Managing Director, Jamaica Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Limited, Darren Moore.
Health & Wellness

Elevators at Kingston Public, National Chest and Spanish Town Hospitals to be Replaced

Within the next six months, three of the island’s hospitals should have new elevators, following the signing of contracts valued at $44.9 million for the replacement of the lifts. The hospitals are Kingston Public and National Chest in Kingston and Spanish Town in St. Catherine. Malfunctioning of elevators at the facilities has severely hampered surgeries and movement of patients. The...
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KPH Treated 1,000 Road Crash Victims from January to June
Health & WellnessTransport

KPH Treated 1,000 Road Crash Victims from January to June

Road crash victims represent the highest number of trauma cases seen at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) for the first six months of the year. Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said 1,000 victims of motor-vehicle crashes were treated at the downtown Kingston-based hospital from January to June. There were over 300 victims of stabbing and more than 200...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 31).
National Security and PeacePrime Minister

Gov’t to Strengthen Measures to Address Flow of Guns and Ammunition

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government intends to strengthen measures to address the prevalence and ease of access to guns and ammunition. The Prime Minister, who was speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 31), said the Government “considers this to be a national emergency and will expand on the strategies to deal with...
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