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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the Launch of Reggae Month 2024 at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston, on Sunday (January 28).

Jamaicans Encouraged to See ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

Jamaicans are being encouraged to go out and see the biopic of late reggae legend Bob Marley, which will open in theatres on February 14. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the film ‘Bob Marley:...

Government Senator and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate recently.

Major Infrastructure Developments under way in Kingston and St. Andrew

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, delivers the keynote address during day one of Founders’ Weekend at the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), on Friday (January 26).

Small Ruminant Genetic Breeding a Profitable Venture – Agriculture Minister

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

Jamaica Diaspora Conference Slated for June 16-19 in Montego Bay

Director of Regulations and Monitoring at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Tracy-Ann Morgan-Smith, speaks at a a JIS Think Tank, today (January 30).

ECC Urges Parents Not to Send Children to Unregulated ECIs

2 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Employees Encouraged to Make Responsible Disclosures

Employees are being encouraged to be responsible in making disclosures of improper conduct within their respective organisations to the Integrity Commission (IC) or to a Prescribed Person. “It is important that you make the disclosure if it is that you want to maintain a very fair, a very open, transparent and a very ethical environment to work in,” Manager of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during the 19th Jamaica Stock Exchange Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

Unprecedented Levels of Investor Interest in Jamaica – Prime Minister Holness

Jamaica is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of investor interest, thanks to a positive economic environment says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking recently during the 19th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Regional Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, Mr. Holness stated that “global investors, who in the past would have seen Jamaica...

An aerial view of a section of the Mason River Protected Area in Clarendon.

2 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Several Activities Slated to Mark World Wetlands Day in Jamaica

Guided tours of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) field station in Mason River, Clarendon, will be the principal activities marking this year’s observance of World Wetlands Day in Jamaica on February 2. The scheduled engagements, to be spearheaded by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), which is the administrative authority for the National Ramsar Convention (NRC) in Jamaica, will...

Official flyer for the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s ‘Tax Talk’ workshop.

2 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

JBDC Hosts Two-Day Workshop on Filing Taxes

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), in partnership with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), will host a two-day workshop from January 31 to February 1, 2024 to assist businesses with filing their taxes. Dubbed ‘Tax Talk’, the workshops will be held via the Zoom platform, starting at 10:00 a.m. daily. To be conducted by Tax Education Officers, the workshops will expose...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (C-Front) pauses for a photo with Head of Inverotel, Mrs. Encarna Pinero (1st R-Front), other heads of Spanish hotel chains and Senior Tourism officials from the Ministry of Tourism and Jamaica Tourist Board.

2 years ago Tourism

Spanish Hoteliers Committed to Training, Housing and Pension for Tourism Workers in Jamaica

The largest block of Spanish hoteliers and investors, Inverotel, has indicated their commitment to training, housing and pension for Jamaican tourism workers. This follows a meeting with Inverotel on Friday January 26, led by Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett. The meeting was among Minister Bartlett’s top priorities while he was in Spain for FITUR, the largest international tourism fair....

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green.

2 years ago AgricultureFisheriesMining

Agriculture Ministry Wants More Jamaicans to Rear Goats

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining wants more farmers to get involved in goat rearing. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, said the small ruminant sector in Jamaica needs support to meet the local demand. “We love our curried goat, but about 80 per cent of that is imported. Often it is mutton or sheep. We are not meeting our...

Director, Restorative Justice Branch, Ministry of Justice, Joanalee Robertson, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)

2 years ago Justice

Restorative Justice Week Slated for February 4-11

This year’s 15th staging of Restorative Justice Week takes place from February 4 to 11 under the theme ‘Transformation, Peace and Harmony through Restorative Justice’. The event is being hosted by the Restorative Justice Branch under the Ministry of Justice. Branch Director, Joanalee Robertson, told a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Monday (January 29) that the activities will...