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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shares pleasantries with newly installed Chancellor of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), Suapolor of the Shai Traditional Area of Ghana, His Royal Majesty Drolor Bosso Adamtey I (3rd right), during the institution's inaugural Charter Day ceremony at the National Arena in Kingston on Thursday, September 28. Also sharing in the moment (from second left) are Prime Minister of Barbados, the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart; newly installed CMU President, Professor Fritz Pinnock; Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Mike Henry; and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

It’s now the Caribbean Maritime University

The formalities to establish the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) were completed during the entity’s inaugural Charter Day ceremony, held at the National Arena in Kingston on September 28. These included the installation of the Suapolor of the Shai Traditional Area...

Project Manager at the Jamaica Red Cross, Kalesha Henlon (left), engages with stakeholders at a recent meeting held at the entity’s Central Village headquarters in St. Catherine to provide an update on the Caribbean Zika Response and Preparedness Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). From left are Food Safety Officer at Flexpak Limited, Graceann Thompson; Sales Consultant at the company, Alan Rose; and Production Manager at Caribbean Products, Albert Plummer.

Jamaica Gets Support to Eradicate Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes

Justice of the Peace (JP) in St. James, Noel Hastings, says the security forces have displayed professionalism while operating in the Mount Salem Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO).

JP Pleased With Professionalism of Security Forces in ZOSO

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. addresses the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Social Good Summit at the University of Technology campus on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on September 28. The Social Good Summit, a flagship annual global event of the UNDP, examines the impact of technology and new media on social good initiatives around the world.

Technology Will Be Utilised in Creating Safer Society – Charles Jr.

Secretary/Treasurer, Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Peter Bangerter (left); Executive Director, Deborah Chen; and Special Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Allie McNab, having a light conversation at the launch of the Proven Run for Your Heart lapathon and fun day on September 27 at Emancipation Park, in Kingston.

Foundation Stages Event to Promote Heart Health

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (fifth left), assists Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (centre), to cut the ribbon to open Chukka Good Hope Adventure Park in Good Hope, Trelawny on September 26. Others (from left) are Blaise Hart; Alexander Melville; Chukka

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Chang Says Government Supports Quality Attractions

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government is playing its part in improving the tourism product by supporting quality attractions such as Chukka. Addressing tourism stakeholders at the grand opening of the Chukka Good Hope Adventure Park in Good Hope, Trelawny, on September 26, Dr. Chang said the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, addresses members of the diaspora at a town hall meeting hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica at the National Women’s Democratic Club in Washington DC, on Tuesday (September 26). Listening are Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks and Jamaica’s representative to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Arthur Williams.

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Members of the Diaspora Urged to Use GOJ Portal

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, is urging members of the diaspora to make full use of the recently launched Government of Jamaica (GOJ) portal. Speaking at a town hall meeting hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica at the National Women’s Democratic Club in Washington DC on Tuesday (September 26), Minister Wheatley explained that the...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, recently.

9 years ago EducationTransport

Head of CMI Awarded CD for Contribution to Education

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, is being honoured for his significant contribution to the education sector. He is to receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class), during a ceremony of investiture to be held on National Heroes Day, at King’s House. Over the years, Dr. Pinnock has spearheaded various initiatives that have resulted in...

Communications Officer at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Leighton Beckles.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Some Tax Offices Open this Saturday

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will be facilitating business this Saturday (September 30), with the opening of select offices islandwide. The locations include Spanish Town, Constant Spring, May Pen, Mandeville, St. Ann’s Bay, Savanna-la-Mar and Montego Bay, and they will operate from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Portmore tax office will also be open; however, it will not close until...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses Tuesday’s (September 20) sitting of the House of Representatives.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Additional Money for Disaster Mitigation

The Government is to provide additional funds for disaster mitigation in the 2017/18 Supplementary Budget, which Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says is slated to be tabled in the House of Representatives shortly. This, he says, is necessary, as the initial $491 million allocated in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure has been exhausted, consequent on adverse...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (4th left), holds an artist’s impression of the Integrated Technology Park dubbed ‘58HWT’, at the ground-breaking ceremony at 58 Half-Way Tree Road in Kingston on September 28. Others (from left) are Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams; Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service. Hon. Fayval Williams; Chairman of the Musson Group, Paul Scott; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stanley Motta, Melanie Subratie; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.

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Prime Minister Breaks Ground for Technology Park

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness yesterday (September 28), broke ground for a technology park that will have the largest business process outsourcing (BPO) facility in the English-speaking Caribbean, providing 3,300 call-centre seats and more than 5,000 permanent jobs. The investment is worth more than US$30 million and will result in the development of an integrated technology park, dubbed...

Pieces of work by participants in the Furniture Fair scheduled for Saturday, September 30, at Emancipation Park.

9 years ago Local Government

SDC to Showcase Downtown Manufacturers

The Social Development Commission (SDC) will be hosting its inaugural Downtown Home and Furnishing Fair on September 30, to showcase furniture makers and artisans from the downtown Kingston area. The fair, which is being held in collaboration with the National Housing Trust (NHT), the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), HEART Trust/NTA and private-sector entities, is slated to begin at 2:00...