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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Business Confidence at All-Time High

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says business confidence in Jamaica is at an all-time high. Addressing the House of Representatives on January 17, he informed that the latest Business Confidence Index for December 2016 shows...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in conversation with (from left) Gruppo Campari Managing Director for Business Unit, North America, Jean-Jacques Dubau; Gruppo Campari CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz; and J. Wray & Nephew Chairman, Clement ‘Jimmy’ Lawrence, following a tour of J. Wray & Nephew’s environmental and conservation solutions at its 234 Spanish Town Road location on Wednesday, January 18. J. Wray & Nephew, through its parent company Gruppo Campari, unveiled a waste-water treatment facility, a solar-energy system and a solid-waste recycling facility. Looking on (in background) is J. Wray & Nephew Product Supply Chain Director, Jorge Gonzalez.

PM Hails J. Wray & Nephew on Environmental and Conservation Solutions

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is greeted by United States Vice-President Elect, Governor Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen, as she arrives at the Chairman’s Global Dinner and Diplomatic Ball given in honour of President Elect, Donald Trump and the Vice President, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, on January 16. The Vice President-Elect expressed his love for the people of Jamaica and hopes to visit one day. The Ambassador will represent the Government and people of Jamaica at the inauguration ceremony of the President and Vice President of the United States on January 20.

PHOTOS: Ambassador Audrey Marks Meets US Vice President-Elect Mike Pence

Finance Minister Expects 2% Growth for 2016/17

Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh (left), accepts cheques valued at $4.5 million from Board Director, the Project For The Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Ms. Diana Burke, in November 2016.

ECC Receives $20 Million to Assist with Development Of ECIs

9 years ago Parliament

2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure to be Tabled February 9

The Estimates of Expenditure for the 2017/18 financial year will be tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 9. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw during his presentation on the first Supplementary Estimates for 2016/17 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 17). He informed that he will be...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre); Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); and Kingston’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis, view the 1907 Earthquake Monument at Bumper Hall in south west St. Andrew, during a 110th anniversary commemorative ceremony at the site on January 13. The function was organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). Mrs. Simpson Miller is Member of Parliament for the area.

9 years ago Culture

Culture Minister Seeks Support to Maintain Heritage Sites

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is lobbying stakeholder support for the Ministry’s programme of maintenance for heritage sites, being developed for implementation shortly. She extended the invitation while addressing a ceremony marking the 110th anniversary of the 1907 Kingston earthquake, at the commemorative monument in Bumper Hall, St. Andrew, on January 13. Ms. Grange said the...

Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Carl Bruce addresses a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

9 years ago Health & Wellness

University Hospital Provides Further Clarification on Cancellation of Surgeries

Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, has provided further clarification on the recent cancellation of major surgeries at the institution, which was announced by Board Chairman, James Moss-Solomon. Dr. Bruce, who was speaking at a recent St. Andrew North Rotary Club meeting at the Institute of Chartered...

In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is in discussion with Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), during an interactive session with heads of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 17).

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Corporate Area Police to Ride Free on JUTC Buses

Police officers in the Corporate Area will soon be able to ride the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses free of charge. The initiative, which has resulted from a partnership between the Ministries of National Security, and Transport and Mining, will see the law-enforcement personnel benefiting from the service for approximately one year. This was disclosed by Minister of National...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (5th left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Collette Roberts Risden (4th right), with United States employers who are in the island recruiting Jamaicans for the hotel sector in that country. The Minister hosted the employers at breakfast at the Hilton Rose Hall resort in Montego Bay, St. James, on January 17.

9 years ago Labour

19% Increase in Hotel Workers to the US

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says there was a 19 per cent increase in the number of Jamaicans who gained employment through the United States (US) hotel programme in 2016, compared to 2015. Addressing a breakfast meeting with a number of US hotel employers at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa in Montego Bay on...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), is in discussion with Custodes for Kingston and St. Andrew, Hon. Steadman Fuller, and Hon. Dr. Patricia Dunwell, respectively. Occasion was the commissioning ceremony for 84 Justices of the Peace (JPs) for St. Andrew held on January 15 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

9 years ago Justice

Justice Minister Encourages More Guilty Pleas

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is urging persons who have committed crimes to offer guilty pleas where the evidence against them is of such that they are unlikely to mount a successful defence. He said that by pleading guilty, their sentences could be reduced and there is speedier disposal of the case, which helps to reduce the backlog in...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. (FILE)

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diplomats Get Together Feb. 5 to 10

Heads of diplomatic missions abroad will be arriving in the island shortly to participate in the annual Diplomatic Week activities. Diplomatic Week will be held this year from Sunday, February 5 to Friday, February 10 under the theme ‘Growth through Partnerships’. Details were provided by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, at a...