Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says increased focus is being placed on Port Antonio, which he noted is an untapped market with vast potential. He noted that the Ministry has been pushing Port Antonio in the marketplace and the response has been very encouraging. “We are very big on Port Antonio and its high-end potential,” Mr. Bartlett said. “If...

Residents of some low-income communities in the Corporate Area are benefiting from the ingenuity of Scheed Cole, whose recycling business employs more than 20 of them in transforming waste material into sculptures and other products. The company, 360 Recycle Manufacturing, which is located on Rousseau Road in Kingston, provides jobs for residents of Arnett Gardens, Maxfield Avenue, Lyndhurst Road and...

The country’s justice sector has benefited from significant Canadian funding support totalling over $4.25 billion (Can$44.2 million) over the past 16 years. Provided under the Global Affairs Canada initiative, the money has mainly financed the sector’s reform programme, spearheaded by the Justice Ministry. The wide-ranging projects have been facilitated under the Justice Undertaking for Social Transformation (JUST) programme. The Global...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has conveyed his deep sympathies to the family of the Jamaica Defence Force soldier who died yesterday in a motor vehicle incident while on duty. The soldier, Private S. Hewitt of Moneague St. Ann was on operational duty in Hanover when the patrol vehicle in which he was travelling was involved in a tragic accident. Private...

Some 3,000 children were presented with gifts on December 25 (Christmas Day) by Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited of Montego Bay. The event was facilitated by the St. James Municipal Corporation at the Old Hospital Park, Gloucester Avenue, in the city. Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis, praised the efforts of the local company for providing the gifts for the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says several infirmaries across the island are to benefit from certain upgrades and improvements next year. “In 2017, we’re going to be rolling out some new features that will see changes to our infirmaries. We’re going to be changing names of infirmaries and we’re going to be doing a lot...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will not back down on its campaign for reparation for the injustices of slavery. “The policy direction is clear, and we will continue to see through campaigns and initiatives being undertaken by the National Council on Reparation (and will take) strategic steps towards honouring our foreparents,” she...