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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre), in discussion with Managers at Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States, Catherine Grandy (second right) and Bob Grandy (right), after the Gebbers Farms management and workers academic grants presentation ceremony on May 5 at the Ministry’s North Street office. Listening are Supervisor at Gebbers Farms, Eyon Gayle (left) and Liaison Officer, Sheldon Brown.

Female Farm Workers Leave for US in June

For the first time, female farmworkers will participate in the Jamaican Overseas Agricultural Programme to the United States this year. A group of 64 women will depart in June for the Gebbers Farms in Brewster, Washington DC. The announcement was...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd left), is in light conversation with (from right) Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of Kingston and Chairman of the Kingston and St. Andrew Development and Homecoming Foundation (KSADHF) Limited, Hon. Steadman Fuller, and his wife, Sonia Fuller; and Chief Executive Officer of the KSADHF, G. George Watson. Occasion was the recent launch of the KSADHF at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

December 16 to 23 is Kingston and St. Andrew Homecoming Week

Runners line up for the start of the 2018 MoBay City Run in front of the Old Hospital Park, Montego Bay, St. James.

Organisers of Mobay City Run Hailed

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

Prime Minister Appeals to Motorists to Slow Down

Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Mrs. Paula Fletcher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 9.

Slow Down Days May 11 and 12

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Public Relations Officers (from left, back row): Peta Gay Rowe, Denise Dennis, Tomeica Gunn-Mighty, Joan Gayle, Kadian Brown and Judith Hunter, with grade-one children from the Woodford Primary and Infant School in East Rural St Andrew, during a visit by the agency as part of activities for Read Across Jamaica Day on Wednesday, May 9.

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in Read Across Jamaica Day

Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Orville Hill (right), congratulates Samoya Jordon, after the recent sashing ceremony for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen Competition held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, St. Andrew. Miss Jordon is the first blind contestant to participate in the JCDC-organised competition. Eight young women will vie for the crown at a coronation show scheduled to take place on May 13, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre beginning at 8:00 p.m.

9 years ago Culture

First Blind Contestant Vies for Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Crown

Twenty-five-year-old Samoya Jordon will create history when she takes to the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on May 13 to compete for the Miss Kingston and St. Andrew Festival Queen title. She will be the first blind contestant to vie for the crown since the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC)-organised competition began 54 years ago. Miss Jordon, who...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), greets France’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Jean-Michel Despax, during Monday’s (May 8) Europe Day reception, organised by the Office of the European Delegation in Jamaica, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. At centre is Delegation Head, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

European Union Lauded for Support

The Government has expressed heartfelt gratitude for the significant developmental grant support that the European Union (EU) continues to extend to Jamaica, under a Cooperation Agreement signed 42 years ago. Provisions under this arrangement over the period have, to date, totalled in excess of $100 billion (€1 billion). Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith,...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Chief Executive Officer, Suvarna Technosoft, Suresh Tarigopula, look at something of interest on a mobile device during the official launch of the Medical Practice Management System (PAS-MD) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in St. Andrew on May 9.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Use of Modern Technology Will Boost Healthcare Delivery – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the use of modern technology in the country’s health institutions augurs well for the continued development of the sector. Speaking at the official launch of the Medical Practice Management System (PAS-MD) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on May 9, Dr. Tufton said improved technology, once used appropriately, will...

Manager, Financial Support Services Unit at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Melissa Bennett (2nd left), provides details about the entity’s Small Business Expo and Conference at a recent JIS Think Tank. Others (from left) are Manager, Marketing Services at the JBDC, Janine Taylor; Corporate Communications Manager, Suzette Campbell; and Manager, Business Advisory Services, Althea West-Myers. The JBDC expo is slated for Thursday, May 11 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston under the theme ‘Think Big. Scale Up. Go Global’.

9 years ago Commerce

JBDC Small Business Expo to Impact Economic Growth

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) says activities planned for its Small Business Expo and Conference are intended to impact economic development by empowering entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Manager for Business Advisory Services, JBDC, Althea West-Myers, said the expo will provide business persons with information “to help them make the link and bridge the gap between how their businesses...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), in discussion with Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Raymond Wilson, at the 74th Annual Joint Conference of the Jamaica Police Federation at the Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, St. James, on May 9.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

DNA Registry up and Running

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the DNA registry is up and running, making it easier to positively identify the real perpetrators of crime. The Minister, who was speaking at the Jamaica Police Federation’s 74th Joint Central Conference at the Iberostar Hotels and Resorts, St. James, on May 9, said DNA science will enable the police to rely...

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

9 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Effective Management Can Make Sugar Industry Viable – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the sugar industry is sustainable, once effective management is in place. Making his contribution to the 2017/18 Sectoral Debate in the House, today (May 9), Mr. Samuda noted the importance of the industry to social stability and the economy, adding that abandoning sugar production will have “massive” economic and...