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

Cabinet Approves $1.36 Billion for Works on Housing Projects

Cabinet has approved contracts valued at approximately $1.36 billion to carry out infrastructure works for housing projects in Clarendon. These are the Sevens and Longville Park housing developments and Monymusk Country Estate. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right) and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant (2nd left), cut the Denbigh 65th Anniversary cake, at the launch of the Denbigh 2017 Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, today (June 7), at the Hi-Pro Supercentre in White Marl, St. Catherine. Others (from left) are President of Jamaica Operations at Jamaica Broilers Group, Conley Salmon; Second Vice President of the JAS, Glendon Harris; Chief Executive Officer at the JAS, Christopher Emanuel; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Broilers Group, Christopher Levy.

Agriculture Minister Confident Sector will Rebound

Chairman of the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, Earl Jarrett, addresses a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Tuesday (June 6), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Diaspora Marketplace to Showcase Local Products and Services

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness speaking in the House of Representatives.

Universal Numeracy at the Primary Level a Priority – PM

Prime Minister Andrew Holness shares a light moment with Executive Chairman and Founder of the LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin at the LASCO Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) Awards Ceremony today (June 7). Also pictured is Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security.

Gov’t Far Advanced in Identifying Waste -to-Energy Solution

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. (FILE)

9 years ago Health & Wellness

$1.3 Billion Approved for Repairs at Cornwall Regional Hospital

Cabinet has approved an additional $1.3 billion to continue work on the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) recovery project during the 2017/18 fiscal year. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure at Wednesday’s (June 7) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. He said that preliminary projections are for another $189-million allocation to the project in...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

9 years ago JusticeParliament

National Identification and Registration Bill Re-Tabled

The National Identification and Registration Bill was re-tabled in the House of Representatives on June 6. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, withdrew the original Bill on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. “The main considerations were that there were several changes to be made and it was most appropriate that the Bill should be withdrawn and...

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare. (FILE)

9 years ago Transport

June is Road Safety Month

The month of June is being observed as Road Safety Awareness Month under the theme ‘Road Safety For Life’. Activities during the month will focus heavily on the most vulnerable road users, such as children, the elderly, motorcyclists and pedestrians. Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, told JIS News that statistics...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange with Captain Horace Burrell in one of their last meetings.

9 years ago CultureSport

Football in Jamaica has Lost a Cornerstone – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has expressed sadness at the passing of Captain Horace Burrell, President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF). Minister Grange conveyed her sympathy to his family, friends and the executive of the JFF. The Minister described the Captain as a patriot who was fully committed to the development of...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

9 years ago Tourism

Jamaica Poised for Six-Month Visitor Arrival Record

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says arrival figures since the start of the year have been at an all-time high, with the country poised to welcome a historic one million visitors by the end of June. “We have never seen figures like what we saw for April and May. June also looks like something special and where we should...

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

9 years ago Local Government

Debate Begins on Building Bill

Debate on the Building Bill, which seeks to establish a modern legislative framework that will serve to reduce the vulnerability of Jamaica’s built environment and ensure public safety, began in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 6). In his remarks, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who piloted the Bill, said it not only creates and...

State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), engages Contractor General, Dirk Harrison (right), at the launch of the Youth Anti-Corruption survey findings and Jingle Competition Awards, held at the Office of the Contractor General, on Oxford Road in Kingston, on June 6. At left is Superintendent of the Providence Methodist Circuit, Rev. Dr. George Mulrain.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

State Minister Says Youth Must be Involved in Eradicating Corruption

State Minister in the National Security Ministry, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the youth have an important role to play in eradicating corruption in Jamaica and the Caribbean region. Speaking to JIS News at a ceremony to present the Youth Anti-Corruption survey findings and to award winners of an anti-corruption jingle competition, Senator Charles Jr. said the youth...