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Minister of Education, Youth, and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addressing Friday’s (February 24) sitting of the Senate.

Senate Approves Bill for CMI to Become a University

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will now gain university status, following the passage of legislation in both Houses of Parliament to effect this. The Senate on Friday (February 24) approved the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) Bill 2017, with 26 amendments....

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses Friday’s (February 24) 133rd birthday anniversary commemorative ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston for National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante.

Government Remains Committed to Curtailing Gender-Based Violence – Grange

A thriving banana plantation in Jamaica.

Banana Board Looking to Boost Exports

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. (FILE)

Government to Award 10 Scholarships to Chinese Students

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left); Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis (2nd left); and Special Advisor to Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, Ali McNab were among the large audience at the IRIE FM Lifetime Achievement Ceremony honouring Jimmy Cliff, held in Somerton, St. James, on February 12.

Harder They Come a Jamaican Classic

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)

9 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Must be Commended for their Commitment – Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says farmers must be commended for their resilience and unwavering commitment to the agricultural sector. Addressing the Braco Production and Marketing Cooperative Society in Trelawny on February 22, Mr. Hutchinson said that agriculture has improved significantly over the past several months and local farmers have...

Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ronald Jackson (left), hands over a representational cheque valued at $10.2 million to Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (right). The money will go towards the agency’s Help Haiti Initiative, through which it is providing support for Haiti, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew last year. Also pictured is Director, Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Marsha Henry-Martin. Occasion was a post-evaluation workshop for phase two of the Caribbean Disaster Management project (CADM2) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 23. CADM2 was undertaken to further strengthen the disaster management capacity in the region.

9 years ago Local Government

National Emergency Communication Network to be Established

A national emergency communication network is to be established to strengthen early warning systems for disasters at the local level. This has been disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, who said this will be undertaken in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Director, Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Local Government and...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), admires the life-size sculpture of reggae icon Bob Marley, which is mounted on the grounds of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum. Occasion was a tour of the Trench Town community in Kingston on February 23. At right is sculptor and Head of 360 Recycle Manufacturing, Scheed Cole.

9 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister to Advance MOU with Online Accommodation Company

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he will meet with representatives from Airbnb in April to advance a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the entity and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in December last year. The Minister made the disclosure during a tour of the community of Trench Town in Kingston on February 23. The MOU seeks to establish...

Director of Production, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, acknowledges a student wanting to answer her question at Mona High School’s recently held Career Day.

9 years ago EducationVision 2030

Schools Report Successful Staging of Career Week Activities

A number of schools around Jamaica are reporting a successful staging of National Career Week activities at their institutions under the theme: ‘Expanding Horizons for Vision 2030’. Students at all levels in the six regions of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEYI) participated in the seventh staging of National Careers Week from February 11 to 17. Organized in...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during last Tuesday’s (February 21) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Implements Structural Reforms to Support Growth Target

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) has implemented structural reforms aimed at supporting the Government’s target of five per cent growth over the next four years. Governor Brian Wynter says these reforms, are designed to remove impediments to growth. He cited recent usage of its authority under the Banking Services Act to facilitate a lowering of the capital risk-weighting for bank...

Director of Licensing and Registration at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Maurice Thompson. The Commission is reminding owners and operators of gaming machines and prescribed premises that their licenses are due for renewal by April 1, 2017.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gaming Licenses to be Renewed by April 1

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is reminding owners and operators of gaming machines and prescribed premises that their licenses are due for renewal by April 1, 2017. To facilitate the renewals, the BGLC team will visit Tax Administration of Jamaica (TAJ) Offices across the island to enable operators to submit applications, without having to travel to the BGLC...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), assists in displaying a cheque valued at $310 million, donated to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Thursday (February 23). The Institution was presented with the cheque during a function held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices on Trafalgar Road, new Kingston. The funds will go towards advancing the Institution’s training in logistics and other areas. Others pictured from second left are: Executive Director for the CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Suzette Buchanan

9 years ago Education

USF Provides $310 Million in Funding to the CMI

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday (February 23) between the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and the Universal Service Fund (USF) for the provision of $310 million in grant funding to the institution. The agreement will cover the establishment of a National Maritime Port Operations Simulator Training Centre, a multipurpose laboratory to form a Regional Training Centre and...