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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (second right), cuts the ribbon to launch the Legal Aid bus, at the Ministry on Constant Spring Road, on January 13. He is assisted by Legal Aid Council Chairperson, Jacqueline Cummings (right) and Head of Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyck (third left). Others (from left) are Social Marketing Coordinator of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme, Jacqueline Nephew; Country Representative of the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), David Osbourne; Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer.

Justice Ministry to Roll Out Audiovisual and Transcript Technology in Courts

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Ministry is ready to roll out audiovisual and transcript technology to be used in at least 70 courts across the country. Speaking at the launch of the Legal Aid Mobile Unit at his...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis (fourth left), presents a citation to Dr. Dean Weatherly, coach of the winning 2016 Cornwall College DaCosta Cup football team on January 12. Mayor Davis also presented a citation to Jamario Hines, captain of the football squad on behalf of the team. Looking on are members of the football team and the managers.

Cornwall College Honoured by St. James Municipal Corporation

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Seth George Ramocan (right), shares a photo opportunity with operators of the Zierlich Dialysis Centre in Montego Bay, André Nelson (left) and Dainty Powell. Occasion was the UK launch of the facility on January 5 at the High Commission in London.

Jamaica has Competitive Edge in Medical Tourism – HC Ramocan

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on January 4.

Jamaicans Urged to Practise Proper Vector-Control Measures

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), addresses farmers and investors in Spring Garden, Portland, on January 12.

Agricultural Production Zone to be Established in Portland

Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, gives an update on the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (January 10).

9 years ago Local Government

SDC Facilitates 320 Businesses over Last Two Years

The Social Development Commission (SDC) has supported the development of some 320 small businesses valued at more than $657 million over the last two years under the Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), creating employment for hundreds of persons. The programme, funded by the Government of Jamaica, is geared at stimulating sustainable economic development through the growth of community microenterprises....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), outlines plans to improve traffic management in Montego Bay, during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s western offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 11). He is flanked by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis; and Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Gov’t to Improve Traffic Flow in Montego Bay

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has announced plans to improve traffic management in the city of Montego Bay. Speaking during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister’s western offices in Montego Bay on Wednesday (January 11), Minister Chang said the measures include repairing electronic traffic signals,...

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

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Reviewing Capital Expenditure Programme

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he is reviewing the capital expenditure programme for the rest of the 2016/17 fiscal year ahead of making a presentation to Cabinet on Monday, January 16. He made the disclosure while addressing journalists at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (January 11). Mr. Shaw said that...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, outlines the achievements of the Ministry last year at a press conference held on Wednesday (January 11), at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices, New Kingston.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

64 Per Cent Reduction in Jamaicans Denied Entry to T&T

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is reporting a 64 per cent reduction in the number of Jamaicans who have been denied entry to Trinidad and Tobago for the period March to December 2016. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said there have also been fewer complaints of mistreatment. “We received feedback from travellers and through...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), emphasises a point to Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Department Caribbean Group General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, after both signed an agreement formalising the IDB’s authorisation of partial use of Jamaica’s public-procurement system guidelines for implementing projects funded by the multilateral institution. The signing took place at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on January 11.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Urges Expeditious Execution of Procurement Procedures

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging the expeditious execution of public-procurement procedures and processes that are pivotal in facilitating speedier capital expenditure and project implementation. This call is directed at persons with responsibility for procurement in Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Speaking at the signing of an agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd left) and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (4th left) participate in the signing of an agreement for the development of a business plan for the design of Jamaica’s first Hospitality School, during a ceremony at Jamaica House on Wednesday, January 11. Others (seated from left) are Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Joy Roberts; Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; and Professor Emeritus of George Washington University, Donald Hawkins. Standing are Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer; and Coordinator of the Hospitality School project, Carol Rose Brown. Prof. Hawkins will lead a team of professionals tasked with developing the design of the school.

9 years ago Tourism

Gov’t Partners with Int’l Tourism Experts to Design Hospitality School

The Government has partnered with professionals from international tourism training institutions for the design and development of a hospitality school, which is set to be opened in 2018. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said Professor Emeritus of Management and Tourism Studies, George Washington University, Donald Hawkins, will be leading a team tasked with developing the design of the institution...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is escorted into the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, by President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, for the official launch of the inaugural Jamaica International Exhibition trade show, on January 11.

9 years ago Commerce

Industry Minister Says Compliance with Quality Standards is Key to Trade

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says compliance with quality standards with respect to food and agro-processed products is a key ingredient in both the global and regional markets. The Minister emphasises that Jamaica must continue to address issues such as those related to export inspections and the accompanying procedural obstacles being faced by local businesses,...