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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addresses a press briefing at his New Kingston office on September 20, to provide an update on developments in the sugar industry. Others (from left) are Director General in the Ministry, Vivian Brown; and Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH), John Gayle.

Monymusk Sugar Factory to Continue for 2017/18 Season

The Government has secured an agreement with operators of the Clarendon-based Monymusk Sugar Factory, Pan Caribbean, to keep it open for the 2017/2018 crop season. Making the announcement at a press briefing at the Ministry in New Kingston on September...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), discusses an aspect of Intellectual Property (IP) outlined in a pamphlet, with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy; Olympian, Veronica Campbell-Brown; and General Manager, Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and Publishers (JACAP), Lydia Rose. Occasion was the closing session for a two-day regional conference on the strategic use of intellectual property in sport at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on September 20.

Jamaica to Adopt Madrid Protocol

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) discloses plans for the establishment of a Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) campus in St. Thomas at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (September 19). Others (from left) are Head of General Studies at CMI and Chairman of the Charter Day Committee, Yvette Smith-Johnson; and CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock.

CMI Campus for St. Thomas

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), greets retired Principal of Lyssons Primary in Morant Bay, Ena Barclay. Occasion was a Recognition Ceremony for 23 retired educators from the parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary held on September 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

23 Retired Educators Honoured

Executive Director, Caribbean Maritime Institute, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, speaking at the Rotary Club of Spanish Town’s meeting on Tuesday, September 19, held at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston.

CMI Head Outlines Benefits of Logistics Hub

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19).

9 years ago Justice

Additional Space for Court of Appeal

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the building that houses the Accountant General’s Department, downtown Kingston, has been vacated and renovations should start in a matter of weeks, which will provide additional space for the Court of Appeal. “A backlog is growing in the Court of Appeal, and I know the President would like to start appointing the additional...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, Keith Duncan, addresses attendees at the inaugural Think Tank of the Jamaica House Fellowship Programme at Jamaica House on Tuesday (September 19). Mr. Duncan was guest speaker at the event. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are Jamaica House Fellow, Lavois Cruickshank; and Team Lead, Mark Tracey.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Jamaica House Fellows Hailed

Just six months into their two-year tenure, the Jamaica House Fellows are receiving high praise for the substantial contribution they have been making thus far to national development. Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, noted that this first cohort of Jamaica House Fellows has “proven… to be more than valuable to the process of development and...

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

9 years ago Local Government

Cabinet Approves Relocation of Local Government Ministry

Cabinet has approved the relocation of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development from its current location on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, during the recent sitting of the House of Representatives. He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Noel Arscott. Minister McKenzie indicated that...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), gives his Final Report as outgoing Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Board of Affiliate Members at a meeting in Chengdu, China, on September 16. At left is Permanent Secretary, Jennifer Griffith.

9 years ago Tourism

Jamaica to Benefit from UNWTO Global Conference

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference is garnering the kind of attention that is bound to boost Jamaica’s stock as a premier tourism destination. Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that the conference, to be hosted by both the Government of Jamaica and the World Bank Group, will be the...

Prime Minister, Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets a young resident of Mount Salem, St. James during a tour of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in that community on Sunday, September 3. Prime Minister Holness visited Mount Salem to get an update on activities in the ZOSO, which was declared on Friday, September 1. Looking on are Attorney-General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo-Forte (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (right, partly hidden). (File)

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Montego Bay Chamber Supports Zones of Special Operations

President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, T’Shura Gibbs, says the business community supports the establishment of the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO) in Mount Salem and would welcome its rollout to other communities once the objectives are clearly defined. She noted that the Chamber and other entities have been asking the Government to take action to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), in discussion with Carlisa Enterprises Project Manager, Wayne D. Chin (right) about the function of a Craftop power spray machine that is used on farms. Occasion was a function dubbed, ‘Salute to Farmers’, organised by St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies (SJFHS), and held in Douglas Castle, St. Ann, on September 19. One of the power spray machines was donated to farmers in the area, along with various types of agricultural items by SJFHS. Others sharing in the occasion are (from left): Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Zavia Maine, and Trainee Manager at Carlisa Enterprises, Daniel Gordon.

9 years ago Agriculture

Government to Launch Revolving Loan Scheme for Selected Crops

In another two weeks, the Government will be launching a revolving loan scheme for farmers across the island for selected crops. Under the arrangement, registered farmers with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), will access the support through their local farm organisations, which will oversee the repayment of the loans. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

9 years ago Youth

Cabinet to Approve Merger of CDA and OCR

Work is now complete for the merger of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), and is awaiting approval by Cabinet. Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says by the end of October, the “merger will be operationalized”, while work continues on the...