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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (3rd left), signs contract totalling $240 million to rehabilitate 60 kilometres of cane roads between Long Pond in Trelawny and the Appleton sugar factory in St. Elizabeth, today (February 28), at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices, in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are Director of Stone Plus Limited, Clinton Campbell; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

60 Kilometres of Cane Roads to be Rehabilitated

The Government is spending $240 million to rehabilitate 60 kilometres of cane roads between Long Pond in Trelawny and the Appleton factory in St. Elizabeth. The project will connect the two major sugar-producing areas, with sugar cane being transported to...

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

Innovative Workforce the Way Forward

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), touches a statue of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, which is mounted at the Hydel Group of Schools in St. Catherine. The occasion was the annual Marcus Garvey Symposium held at the institution on Tuesday, February 28. Looking on (from left) are Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) President and Chairman of Hydel’s Garvey Studies Department, Steven Golding, and the institution’s Founding President, Hyacinth Bennett.

Green Hails Partnership for Teaching of Garveyism at Hydel

New Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams.

Mayor has Big Plans for Downtown Kingston

Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Rev. Jeffrey McKenzie (4th left), interacts with students at a bursary and scholarship awards function, organised by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), at the parish office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in Spanish Town. At third left is Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory-Lewis.

PAEF Continues to Help Uplift Communities

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Heart Foundation Stages CPR Training

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica hosted a successful training session in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on February 25 at its Beechwood Avenue head office, in Kingston. In an interview with JIS News, Training Coordinator at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Alonzo Mothersill, said the training was for non-medical persons, adding that it would equip such persons with life-saving skills that could...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), hands over tablet computers to Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (4th left), recently. The tablets have been donated to the Clifton Boys’ Home in Westmoreland. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Suzette Buchanan; Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency

9 years ago Technology

Clifton Boys’ Home Receives 19 Tablet Computers

Residents at the Clifton Boys’ Home, in Westmoreland, have received 19 tablet computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF). The donation was made in response to a request from Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, after it came to his attention that a recent fire, which destroyed the home, had also left the boys without their computers....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Protected Areas Policy and Legislation Being Finalised

The Government is finalising a Protected Areas Policy and overarching legislation for the management of protected areas as it ramps up efforts to preserve the country’s natural resources. This is being undertaken by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, in partnership with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The disclosure was made by Minister without Portfolio in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses ground-breaking ceremony for the building of 1,500 housing units in St. James, on February 24.

9 years ago Prime Minister

Prime Minister Says Culture of Disorder Must be Changed

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government remains unrelenting in its push to change the culture of disorder in the country. “There is a culture of disorder and there is a culture of making excuse for disorder, and we must stand against this,” Mr. Holness emphasised as he broke ground for the building of 1,500 housing units...

In this file photo, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), speaks to young footballers at the launch of the Digicel Kickstart Clinic 2016, at the Whole Life Sports Centre, Devon Road, in Kingston.

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

More than $697 Million Allocated for Promotion of Sports

More than $697 million will be used for the promotion of sports in the upcoming fiscal year. This is outlined in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The promotion of sports programme, which falls under the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, is responsible for the development and implementation of sporting activities at the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), observes while Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock (centre) and Managing Director of Agrocaelum Limited, Kirk Harris (right), sign an agreement for the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) training programme at the Institute. The event was held at the Petroleum Corporation (PCJ), in St. Andrew, recently.

9 years ago Education

Drone Pilots to be Trained at CMI

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has teamed with Agrocaelum Limited to train pilots for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly called drones. Part of the agreement will see a drone laboratory established at the CMI, through funding from Agrocaelum. Along with the training of pilots, there will also be testing of the drones to meet regional agricultural needs, which involve the...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith addresses the opening of a high-level meeting between CARICOM and the Republic of Korea on February 27 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Resort in St. James.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Calls for Increased Multilateral Partnerships

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is calling for increased multilateral partnerships, in order to bring optimum prosperity to the people of the Caribbean. Speaking at the opening of a high-level meeting between CARICOM and the Republic of Korea on February 27 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Resort in St. James, the Minister said...