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Government Guided by Court Ruling

PRESS RELEASE - The Government of Jamaica is guided by the law, as set out by the Court in the case involving Symbiote Investments Limited versus the Spectrum Management Authority, the Office of Utilities Regulation and the Minister of Science,...
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (3rd left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deidre English Gosse (2ndright), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 23 at the JSIF corporate offices in Kingston. Under the MoU, birth certificates for 4,200 beneficiaries from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities are to be processed. This will enable residents to access basic social services. Others (from left) are: Technical Team Leader, ICDP World Bank, Emanuela Monterio; General Manager, Technical Services-Project Management, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; and Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho.
Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (3rd left) and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deidre English Gosse (2ndright), shake hands after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 23 at the JSIF corporate offices in Kingston. Under the MoU, birth certificates for 4,200 beneficiaries from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities are to be processed. This will enable residents to access basic social services. Others (from left) are: Technical Team Leader, ICDP World Bank, Emanuela Monterio; General Manager, Technical Services-Project Management, JSIF, Loy Malcolm; and Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho.

4,200 to Receive Birth Certificates Under JSIF Programme
The House of Representative.
The House of Representative.

Parliament Seeks Public’s Assistance on Sexual Offences Act
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Sugar Industry on the Rebound
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), looks through a document during the opening ceremony for a five-day training workshop for the Climate Change Focal Point Network at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on January 23. Others (from left) are: Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Consultant, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), Albert Eberhardt.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (centre), looks through a document during the opening ceremony for a five-day training workshop for the Climate Change Focal Point Network at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on January 23. Others (from left) are: Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon; and Consultant, German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), Albert Eberhardt.

Addressing Climate Change a Priority – Minister Vaz

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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Commerce

Entrepreneurs Must be Given Opportunity to Succeed – Industry Minister

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is determined to create a business-friendly environment where entrepreneurs are given every opportunity to succeed. “We, as Government, must avoid frustrating the business sector so that they can earn as much money as possible and we can collect our fair share, and provide the social services that...
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Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. JC Hutchinson (centre); and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (left); listen keenly as Farm Manager at Algix Jamaica Limited, Noel Thompson (right) explains the features of the Basa fish being held by the Minister, during a tour of the company’s plant in Barton Isle, St. Elizabeth on January 20.
Agriculture

Fish Production on the Rebound – JC Hutchinson

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, says fish production is on the rebound after experiencing years of decline. He noted that 10 years ago, Jamaica reached the pinnacle of fish production, with yields at approximately 7,000 metric tonnes of tilapia in 2007. Since then, he said, production has declined, largely due...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File)
Tourism

Jamaica to Benefit from High-end Luxury Tourism Market

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica stands to benefit tremendously from the high-end luxury tourism market, noting that there is a lot of investor interest for the destination. Fresh from his one-week stint in Spain where he attended the FITUR Trade Fair, the largest international tourism trade show for inbound and outbound Ibero American markets, Mr. Bartlett told...
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Registered nurse and Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH) team member, Claudette Powell, listens to a young patient’s heart with a stethoscope at a health fair conducted by the United States-based charity at the Ulster Spring Health Centre in Trelawny on January 19. (FILE)
Health & Wellness

Jamaican-Born Doctors Giving Back to Homeland

For the past six years, the New Jersey-based Diaspora charity, Jamaicans Abroad Helping Jamaicans At Home (JAHJAH), has been quietly carving out a legacy of service in health care in communities across Jamaica. Whether it is providing free medical treatment to needy persons, donating equipment and supplies to public hospitals and health centres or the sharing of expertise with local...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (right), is greeted by Managing Director of Algix Jamaica Limited, Maurice Reynolds, when he arrived to launch the company’s Basa fish marketing programme on January 20. The Minister has commended Algix for its investment in the production of the Basa freshwater fish at the farm located at Barton Isle in St. Elizabeth.
Agriculture

Minister Commends Algix for Investment in Fish Production

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson, has welcomed the decision by Algix Jamaica Limited to pump millions of dollars into the production of the Basa freshwater fish at its facilities in St. Elizabeth. Addressing a market launch for the fish in Barton Isle, St. Elizabeth, on January 20, the Minister...
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Artistic rendering of the completed BMW and Mini Cooper showroom and AC Marriott Hotel, which will be located at 38-42 Lady Musgrave Road, St. Andrew. Ground was broken for the project on January 20.
Prime Minister

PM Welcomes US$50 Million Investment Projects

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed investment of US $50 million in the development of a hotel and state-of-the art automotive showroom in St. Andrew. The partnership involving Sandals Resorts International (SRI), ATL Autobahn and Marriott International, Inc. will see the construction of a new AC Marriott Hotel and a BMW and MINI showroom on lands at...
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