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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), is presented with artwork depicting local scenery, by Chief organiser of the 2017 MoBay Jerk Fest, John Lindo (left), after she addressed the launch of the event on July 5 at the Royal Decameron Resort in St. James. Sharing the moment is Montego Bay's Mayor, Councillor Homer Davis. The jerk festival is to be held on August 1 at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Centre .

Jamaica Well Poised to Benefit from Food Tourism – Grange

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica is well poised to benefit from the global food-tourism market. Minister Grange, who was addressing the official launch of the ‘MoBay Jerk Festival’ at the Royal Decameron Resort in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses Thursday’s (July 6) sitting of the Senate.

Integrity Commission will Strengthen Anti-Corruption Measures – Senator Reid

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), responds to a question at the post CARICOM Press Conference on Thursday (July 6) in St. George's, Grenada. Others (from left) are: President of Guyana, David Granger, who is the outgoing CARICOM chairman; CARICOM Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin Larocque; and Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. The Hon. Keith Mitchell, who is the incoming CARICOM chair.

PHOTOS: Prime Minister Holness Addresses Post CARICOM Press Conference

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

Government to Reduce Number of Shelters

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), is presented with the Queen’s Baton by Honorary Legal Advisor to the Commonwealth Games Federation, Sandra Osbourne (right), at King’s House on July 5. Looking on is President of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda. The Queen’s Baton is making a seven-day stop in Jamaica as part of a global journey ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in April 2018.

Queen’s Baton Presented to G-G

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), is greeted by Director of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Epidemiology Unit, Professor Marshall Tulloch-Reid (4th left), at a forum organised by the Caribbean Institute for Health Research (CAIHR), today (July 6), at the UWI Mona Campus, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Co-Investigator at the Unit, Professor Rainford Wilks; Advisor on Health System and Services at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Hedwig Goede, and retired UWI Professor, Alan Jackson.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister wants Dialogue on Ways to Curb Obesity

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has called for dialogue between producers of sugary concentrates and Government for the well-being of society. According to the Minister, the producers should be part of a national dialogue with his Ministry and other stakeholders to curtail the high level of obesity in Jamaica, as the issue has long-term negative impact not...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

9 years ago Education

Education Ministry Commences Procurement Process for Literature Texts

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has commenced the procurement process for literature texts and dictionaries as part of the Secondary Textbook programme under the National Textbook Loan Scheme (NTLS). This is part of the Ministry’s commitment to promote the use of quality learning material at all levels of the education system by providing textbooks annually for students in...

Chief Executive Officer at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight.

9 years ago Environment

More Persons Urged to take Part in Million Tree Challenge

More persons are being encouraged to get involved in the National Environment and Planning Agency’s (NEPA) Million Tree Challenge, under which 7,000 trees have been planted to date. The initiative, which was launched on May 22, 2017 to commemorate International Day for Biological Diversity, aims to plant one million trees by June 30, 2019. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NEPA, Peter...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (third right) having bilateral talks with officials from the Government of the United States of America. From left: Francisco Palenven, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, Acting US Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Naomi Francis (fourth right), Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second right), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Angela Comfort (first right), Director, Caribbean Americas Department, MFA.

9 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Jamaica and US Officials Hold Bilateral Talks on Trade, Investment and Security

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (July 6) held discussions with officials from the Government of the United States of America led by the Acting US Deputy Secretary of State and Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Thomas Shannon. Jamaica and the US have several multilateral and bilateral agreements in a wide range of areas including trade, investment and security. Today’s talks...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the 2017 graduation ceremony of the Herbert Morrison Technical High School at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 4.

9 years ago Tourism

UWI Urged to Help Change Culture of Anger and Violence

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has challenged the University of the West Indies (UWI) to start playing a more decisive role in helping to change the culture of anger and violence in the society. Addressing the 2017 graduation ceremony of the Herbert Morrison Technical High School at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on July 4, he...

President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson, gives details for the inaugural staging of the Caribbean MSME Conference slated for July 19 to 21 at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 5.

9 years ago JIS Think Tank

MSME the Focus at Inaugural Conference July 19-21

Heads of Government, industry ministers and small-business operators from across the region will gather at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay from July 19 to 21 to participate in the inaugural Caribbean MSME Conference. The Prime Ministers of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves; and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley,...

Personnel from the Institute of Jamaica and Highway 2000 East-West presenting resources to the Freetown Primary School in Clarendon for biodiversity education and garden maintenance.

9 years ago CultureEducation

Two More Schools Targeted for Biodiversity Programme

Two additional schools in the Highway 2000 corridor are being targeted for the Natural History Museum of Jamaica (NHMJ) Biodiversity Awareness programme. The programme is coordinated by the NHMJ, a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), and sponsored by TransJamaican Highway Limited. As part of efforts to expand the programme, the schools – Moore’s Primary and Roosevelt Primary in...