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Tourism Minister Highlights Ocho Rios Seafood Festival

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the upcoming Ocho Rios Seafood Festival represents a unique opportunity for Jamaica to make further inroads into the lucrative gastro-tourism market. Speaking to JIS News following the press launch of the festival in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), observes as Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority Chairman and Jamaica Manufacturers' Association President, Metry Seaga, points out features on a model of a Special Economic Zone. Occasion was the inaugural Jamaica International Exhibition Trade Show at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on June 1. At second left is Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.

Negotiations Under Way for Car Manufacturer to Operate out of Special Economic Zone

Members of the National Child Month Committee (in background), with 19 recipients of awards at the handing over ceremony on June 23 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. The students from non-traditional high schools across the island achieved academic excellence at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level and demonstrated a spirit of volunteerism.

Students Honoured by National Child Month Committee

Chief Executive Officer of Jamalco, Mr. Antonio Melo (right), hands over a certificate of title to Ms. Sheila Hutchinson, who was one of 31 resettled land vendors who received titles for their land from the bauxite mining company at a handing over ceremony at Halse Hall Great House in Clarendon, on June 23. In the background are: Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (right) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Jamalco Hands Over Titles

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), addressing Friday’s (June 23) Jamaica-Mexico Bilateral Cooperation Programme meeting at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Director General of the National Centre for Disaster Preparedness in Mexico (CENAPRED), Dr. Carlos Gonzales; Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Martha Cecelia Jaber; ODPEM’s Director General, Major Clive Davis; and United Nations Development Programme Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat.

Strategy to Ensure Continuity in Times of Disaster

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

9 years ago Community

No Ban on Beef Import

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, has assured that Jamaica will not be imposing a ban on imported beef. “We have done our tests; we have carried out surveys extensively and we are satisfied that our surveys carry the level of integrity that would cause us to continue to import corned beef,” he said. Mr. Samuda...

Deputy Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa (left) and Director of the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, unveil the new sign for the institution at a dedication and unveiling ceremony held on the school’s compound at the UWI, Mona Campus on June 22.

9 years ago Education

CARIMAC Renamed to Expand Offerings

The Caribbean’s premier training institution for media practitioners has been renamed the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC). The dedication and unveiling ceremony was held on the school grounds at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, on June 22. In his remarks, Director of CARIMAC, Professor Hopeton Dunn, said the renaming of the institution is an...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

9 years ago Commerce

Pre-Packaged Sugar must be Appropriately Labelled

Come July 1, it will be mandatory for pre-packaged brown and granulated sugar to be appropriately labelled. This was announced by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, during a press conference at his New Kingston offices on June 23. Mr. Samuda noted that this is in keeping with the revised mandatory standards for brown cane sugar,...

Health Minister, Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service a vertical wheelchair lift installed at the Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID). The commissioning ceremony was held on June 22 at the association’s headquarters at 7 Golding Avenue, St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Distinguished President for the Kiwanis Club of Constant Spring, Deborah Manning; Sales Manager for Hyundai, Carlos Geourzoung; and State Minister for Finance and the Public Service and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Eastern, Fayval Williams.

9 years ago CommunityHealth & Wellness

Intellectual Disabilities Association Commissions Wheelchair Lift

The Jamaican Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID) has commissioned into service a vertical wheelchair lift, which was recently installed to facilitate ease of access for persons with mobility challenges. The lift, purchased at cost of $8 million, will transport persons who use wheelchairs, prosthesis and adaptive aids such as crutches, canes, and walkers. Students of the Randolph Lopez School of...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents the Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education to Principal of New Forest Primary and Junior High School, Arnaldo Allen, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on June 21.

9 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Principal of New Forest Primary Gets PM’s Medal of Appreciation

For 33 years, Educator, Arnaldo Allen, has been moulding young lives and helping to enhance the education system. He began his teaching career in 1984, and in 2009 he was promoted to the leadership of the New Forest Primary and Junior High School in South Manchester. Eight years later, he is among 40 outstanding teachers who received the Prime Minister’s...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) greets Regional Intellectual Property (IP) Attaché for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, United States Patent and Trademark Office, J. Todd Reves, during a joint CARICOM/United States Public-Private Sector Stakeholder Seminar and Dialogue on Broadcast Licensing and Enforcement at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on June 21.

9 years ago Information

Senator Reid Highlights Value of IP Protection

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection to national development. He noted that IP remains the pillar for providing equitable reward for creators and those who invest in, distribute and manage these innovations. Senator Reid said that having a robust IP framework in place will help to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), listens to Acting Parish Manager of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Hillory McBayne (left), at the launch of the Grierfield and surrounding communities Anti-Praedial Larceny Initiative in Moneague, St. Ann, on June 22. Deputy Superintendent of Police in charge of the island’s Praedial Larceny Prevention Unit (PLPU) in the Ministry, Kevin Francis, is at right.

9 years ago Agriculture

Agro-Economic Zones to be Established in St. Mary and Hanover

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says discussions are being held with two private investors to establish agro-conomic zones in Annotto Bay in St. Mary, and in Hanover. The zones are to provide farmers with a reliable market for their produce, and contribute to the reduction of praedial larceny. Addressing the launch...