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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.

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...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Strides Made in Improving Adoption Process

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson, listen to farmer Gary McLean, during a tour of the Yallahs Agro Park in St. Thomas on February 14.

Minister Hutchinson Pledges to Look into Irrigation Needs of West Albion Farmers

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.

Mobile Units Collect $2 Million in Property Taxes

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.

Modern Technology Needed to Expand Livestock Sector – Samuda

Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaks with (from left): Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Homar Davis; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; and Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, at the official opening of the Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach Resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday February 18. In the background is the wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

9 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

Montego Bay must be Prepared for Tourism Growth over Next 50 Years – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says a comprehensive development and upgrading of Montego Bay’s infrastructure must take place in order for the city to take advantage of the tourism opportunities that will come on stream over the next 50 years. Addressing the official opening of the Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay, St. James on Saturday...

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.’

9 years ago 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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is joined by Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd left); and President of the DeCameron Hotel group,
Fabio Villegas (2nd right) in cutting the ribbon to officially open the 146-room Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay on Saturday (February 18).
Looking on are wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (3rd left); and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right).

9 years ago Prime MinisterTourism

PM Opens 146-Room Royal Decameron Cornwall Beach

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Saturday (Feb. 18) officially opened the 146-room Royal DeCameron Cornwall Beach resort in Montego Bay, St. James, brining the company’s room count in Jamaica to 521. The new property adds to the 144 rooms at the Royal DeCameron Montego Bay and 231 at the Royal DeCameron Runaway Bay in St. Ann. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), gets assistance in operating a backhoe at the groundbreaking for the $131.9 million (US$1.03 million) Bay Farm Villa Sewerage Project in West Central St. Andrew on Friday, February 17.

9 years ago Works / Construction

Govt Taking Steps to Address Water Needs for Housing and Agriculture

The Government is putting measures in place to ensure adequate and reliable water supply to boost housing construction and agricultural production. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said he has requested data from the National Water Commission (NWC) outlining areas across Jamaica where there is significant demand for housing. This, he said, is in order to determine how best...

Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel, interacts with students participating in a youth forum held at the Oxford Road offices of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on February 17. The forum, which was put on by Junior Achievement Jamaica in partnership with the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat was held as part of activities to mark National Careers Week 2017 from February 13 to 17.

9 years ago Vision 2030Youth

Youth Urged to Develop Innovations to Help Solve Society’s Problems

Executive Director, Junior Achievement Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken, is urging young people to pursue career paths that will enable them to create wealth while offering solutions to some of society’s problems. She noted that many innovative ideas have been developed in the areas of information communication technology and robotics. She cited the example of Whatsapp, a free messaging and calling application,...

New Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Mrs. Gail Abrahams

9 years ago Community

Gail Abrahams New Chairman of JIS Advisory Board

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM Jamaica), Mrs. Gail Abrahams, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Advisory Board. Other Board members are: Mr. Robert Morgan; Ms. Novelette Howell; Mr. Warren Newby; Ms. Vicki Hanson; Mr. Garfield Higgins; and Mrs. Sharon Hay Webster. Mrs. Abrahams is an accomplished communications...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness (centre) breaks ground for the development of BPO space at the Portmore Informatics Park in St Catherine. He is joined by (from left): President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley; Minister with Responsibility for Water, Works and Housing, Dr Horace Chang; PAJ Chairman, Ambassador Nigel Clarke; and Portmore Mayor, His Worship Leon Thomas.

9 years ago Prime Minister

$4 Billion Investment in New BPO Facility to Create 4,500 Jobs

The Government is on track to create 200,000 jobs within the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Thursday (February 16) broke ground for another major investment in the sector at the Portmore Informatics Park in St. Catherine valued at US$31 million dollars or J$4 billion. The facility to be operated by the Port Authority of Jamaica...