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Chairman of the Board of Management at the Montego Bay Metro bus company, Robin Russell.
Chairman of the Board of Management at the Montego Bay Metro bus company, Robin Russell.

Montego Bay Metro – The Way to Travel in the West

The Management of Montego Bay Metro bus company is on a mission to ensure that it becomes the transportation of choice for citizens in St. James as well as the adjoining parishes of Hanover and Trelawny. With 18, 46-seater Volvo...
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (fifth left), inspects crop on a farm at Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, on February 16. At fourth left is Principal, Mrs. Davia Ramgeet-Robinson.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (fifth left), inspects crop on a farm at Knockalva Agricultural School in Hanover, on February 16. At fourth left is Principal, Mrs. Davia Ramgeet-Robinson.

Knockalva Continues to Prepare Young Persons for Agriculture
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson. (FILE)

Knockalva Agricultural School can be Hub for Region – Hutchinson
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left, head table) and representatives of several government ministries and agencies, as well as key private-sector groups and companies, discuss plans for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference, to be held from November 27 to 29, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. The meeting was held on February 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (fourth left, head table) and representatives of several government ministries and agencies, as well as key private-sector groups and companies, discuss plans for the upcoming United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference, to be held from November 27 to 29, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James. The meeting was held on February 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica to Host Biggest Conference in Region Come November
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), in discussion with Director, Carib-Agro Distributors, Reg Burgess; and Caribbean Bayer CropScience Sales Manager, Edilson Fernandez, at the official launch of new crop pesticides at Junction Great House, in St. Elizabeth, on February 17.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (centre), in discussion with Director, Carib-Agro Distributors, Reg Burgess; and Caribbean Bayer CropScience Sales Manager, Edilson Fernandez, at the official launch of new crop pesticides at Junction Great House, in St. Elizabeth, on February 17.

More Crop Protection for Farmers

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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), makes a point during a tour of classrooms at the Happy Grove High School in Portland, which was recently renovated through $10 million in support from the Japanese Government. The improvement project was officially handed over to the school on Thursday (February 16). Others (from left) are: Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson; Principal, Monique Grant-Facey; Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano; and Chairman of the school board, David Abrikian.
Education

Govt Committed to Addressing School Infrastructure Needs – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to addressing the infrastructure needs of schools across the island. He said that this will be done by increasing capital expenditure, through the work of the National Education Trust (NET), and by forging beneficial partnerships. “The Ministry is very much aware of the challenges...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
Education

Strides Made in Improving Adoption Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says progress is being made in making it easier for persons to adopt children in state care. This is even as the Government looks to amend the law to improve the adoption processes and procedures. Mr. Green informed that in January seven children were able to...
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Minister of Local Government and Community, Hon. Desmond, addresses a sensitisation session for elected local officials held on February 15 at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine.
Local Government

Mobile Units Collect $2 Million in Property Taxes

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is reporting that over $2 million in property taxes have already been collected by the mobile units, which were recently launched in Clarendon and St. Mary. He was addressing a regional sensitisation session with mayors and councillors at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (3rd left), looks on as artificial insemination is performed on a goat. Occasion was the official opening of the small ruminants Reproductive and Fertility Laboratory in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth on Friday (Feb. 17). Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (left); and State Minister for Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for South Western St. Elizabeth, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), also pay attention.
Agriculture

Modern Technology Needed to Expand Livestock Sector – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says Jamaica must adopt modern technologies in order to improve and expand the livestock sector. “We in Jamaica are too small. We do not have the resources to develop the type of herd sizes that would make us able to supply our needs.  What therefore we have to do is…to...
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Keeper of Collection, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Jason Ramsay, points to a drum machine donated by Lowell “Sly” Fillmore Dunbar to the Jamaica Music Museum. The musical instrument is one of the many pieces on display at the Jamaica Information Service’s (JIS) head office, 58 Half-Way Tree Road, Kingston in observance of Reggae Month under the theme: ‘Reggae Mecca.’
Culture

Musical Artefacts on Display at The JIS

Musical instruments, including the Bembe, Bata and the Prenten drums, collections of the National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), are now on display at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) 58A Half-Way Tree Road, Kingston. The agency has partnered with the NMJ, a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) to mount the exhibit in recognition of Reggae Month in February under the...
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