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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addresses coconut growers in attendance at the Coconut Growers’ Annual General Meeting, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Saturday, May 06, 2017.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda addresses coconut growers in attendance at the Coconut Growers’ Annual General Meeting, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Saturday, May 06, 2017.

Commodity Boards to be Dissolved – Samuda

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda says that all the Commodity Boards under his portfolio are to be dissolved. These commodity boards will now fall under the ambit of the recently enacted Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

First Phase of HOPE Programme to Focus on Employment – PM Holness Says This is Not Emergency Work
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), greets Child Development Agency Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey (left) ), during Sunday’s ( May 7) National Child Month Church Service at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are Fellowship Tabernacle Pastor, Rev. Merrick ‘Al’ Miller; Stanley Dunwell, husband of Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell; and Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (2nd right).
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), greets Child Development Agency Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey (left) ), during Sunday’s ( May 7) National Child Month Church Service at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston. Others (from 2nd left) are Fellowship Tabernacle Pastor, Rev. Merrick ‘Al’ Miller; Stanley Dunwell, husband of Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell; and Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (2nd right).

Adults Urged to Take Action Against Child Abuse
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), activates one of two air-conditioning units at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth on May 5. Others (from left) are Vincent Dennis, father of Junior Mayor, Brandi Dennis; her mother, Luciane Henry; and His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), activates one of two air-conditioning units at the Mountainside Primary School in St. Elizabeth on May 5. Others (from left) are Vincent Dennis, father of Junior Mayor, Brandi Dennis; her mother, Luciane Henry; and His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster.

Mountainside Primary Gets Air-Conditioning Units
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File)
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File)

Country’s Presence at Trade Shows Critical – Bartlett

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) engages in conversation with Head of the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, during the official launch of the initiative on Monday (May 8) at the Office of the Prime Minister. The HOPE initiative aims to provide educational and job opportunities for young people, aged 18 to 24, who are not employed or enrolled in school or programme of training.
Prime Minister

PM Launches HOPE Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, today (May 8) officially launched the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, which will provide educational and job opportunities for young people. The initiative is targeted at persons, aged 18 to 24, who are not employed or enrolled in a school or programme of training. It is being headed by Lieutenant Colonel...
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In previous years, the Gebbers Farms workers made donations to the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home in Kingston, the Garland Hall Memorial Children’s Home in St. James and the Hanbury Children’s Home in Manchester.
EducationLocal Government

Clarendon Students Get Grants from Gebbers Farms and Workers

Thirteen students from Clarendon have received grants for their education from Gebbers Farms employers in Washington, United States, and farmworkers. Last Friday (May 5), the students were each presented with a grant of $50,000 at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in Kingston. The students are among the top performers at their schools and are...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Agriculture

Coconut Imports Cess for Industry Development – Minister Samuda

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the revenue generated from the cess imposed on imported coconut products will be used to develop the sector. According to the website of the Coconut Industry Board (CIB), which falls under the Ministry, a cess of eight cents per pound is levied on coconut products and some substitutes. Speaking at...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

Jamaica Poised to Benefit from Starbucks’ Local Operations

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the establishment of operations in Jamaica by American Coffee Company, Starbucks, will serve to strengthen the country’s appeal to international visitors. Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that “alliances with international brands, such as this, do well to drive the marketing of Jamaica.” He indicated that Starbucks would be utilizing Jamaican Blue Mountain and High...
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Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of Delegation, EU Jamaica.
Foreign Affairs

EU Delegation Celebrates Europe Day

Today (May 8) the European Union Delegation in Jamaica is celebrating Europe Day and the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaties, which heralded the birth of a united Europe. Europe Day is a celebration of the Declaration delivered on 9th May 1950 by then French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman - five years after the end of the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon., Andrew Holness (second left), breaks ground for 150 serviced lots being developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) at Chateau Gardens in Birds Hill, Clarendon on Friday, May 5. Others (from left) are: May Pen Mayor, Councillor Winston Maragh; NHT Chairman, Ambassador, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Transport and Mining Minister and Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Mike Henry; State Minister for Finance and the Public Service and South East Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller.
Community

Ground Broken for Chateau Gardens Housing Development in Clarendon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday, May 5, broke ground for 150 serviced lots being developed at Chateau Gardens in Birds Hill, Clarendon. The lots comprise the first of the development’s two phases being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) to provide 565 housing solutions at a cost of $593 million. Friday’s ground breaking marked the...
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