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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.

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...

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

Cabinet Approves Relocation of Local Government Ministry

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.

Jamaica to Benefit from UNWTO Global Conference

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)

Montego Bay Chamber Supports Zones of Special Operations

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.

Government to Launch Revolving Loan Scheme for Selected Crops

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...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (September 19).

9 years ago EducationTransport

Maritime Institute to Officially Become University on September 28

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will officially become Caribbean Maritime University on World Maritime Day, September 28, at an official Charter Day ceremony to be held at the National Arena in Kingston. This follows passage of relevant legislation in Parliament earlier this year to grant the institution university status and to confer degrees, awards, certificates, diplomas and other academic distinctions....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

9 years ago Prime Minister

Jamaica and T&T in Talks to Acquire Ship

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says discussions have been held with his counterpart in Trinidad and Tobago about co-sponsoring a ship that will provide relief to Caribbean nations during times of emergencies. He made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19). The Prime Minister was responding to Member of Parliament for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 12).

9 years ago Local Government

House Approves National Identification and Registration Bill

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 19) approved the National Identification and Registration Bill with 100 amendments. The Bill seeks to facilitate the establishment and regulation of a system for the registration, verification and authentication of the identity of citizens and other persons residing in Jamaica; and establishment of a National Civil and Identification Database to generate national identification...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), in dialogue with (from left): Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye; PAHO/WHO Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and Cayman Islands, Dr. Noreen Jack; FAO Representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Gillian Smith; and UNICEF Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly, at the launch of the 2017 National Breastfeeding Week & Conference, held at Jamaica Conference Centre on September 19.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Says National Infant Feeding Policy Coming

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says Jamaicans can expect a new National Infant and Young Child Feeding Policy and the National Infant and Young Child Feeding Strategic Action Plan, which are both geared towards improving the health and well-being of the nation’s children. Addressing the National Breastfeeding Week’s launch and two-day conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (right), is in discussion with Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan, Shinichi Yamanaka (left). Occasion was the opening ceremony for a week-long capacity-building workshop for Caribbean Small Island Developing States on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on September 18. Looking on at (centre) is Programme Officer of Science, Assessment and Monitoring at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Junko Shimura.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica Taking Action Against Invasive Alien Species

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Oral Khan, says Jamaica is taking action to protect the country’s biodiversity against the threat of invasive alien species. He noted that the island is affected by more than 120 such species. These are invasive non-native plants, animals, pathogens and other organisms that may cause...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Transport and Mining, Mr. Bindley Sangster (right); and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dr. Janine Dawkins (centre), listen to Chairman of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Mrs. Corah-Ann Robertson Sylvester (left), at the MAJ’s 16th anniversary awards ceremony, held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Seated is Mr. Sangster’s wife, Janet.

9 years ago Transport

Transport Minister wants Jamaica Re-Elected to IMO Council

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, has signalled his intention to get Jamaica re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Jamaica, through the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), is seeking to regain a seat in Category ‘C’ of the prestigious governing body of the IMO in December. In his remarks, read by his Senior Advisor,...