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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook (left) ahead of the church service on Sunday (December 11) at the Montego Bay New Testament Church to mark the start of the 2016/17 winter tourist season. At centre is the Minister’s wife Carmen Bartlett.

Spruce Up Jamaica to be Relaunched

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Ministry will be relaunching the ‘Spruce Up Jamaica’ programme in January 2017. He said the beautification programme, which initially started in 2007, will ensure that resort towns are maintained in pristine condition....

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, addressing a briefing at the Sagicor Life Builiding in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 13. (FILE)

Ja on Track to Meet Targets

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left) presents a gift to a student in the Ministry’s Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), at a fun day and treat held for the students on December 13, at the Dolphin Cove attraction in Ocho Rios. Looking on (from 2nd left) are Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Dolphin Cove, Marilyn Burrowes; Dolphin Cove Regional Director, Alejandro Raygoza; and Santa.

Gov’t Committed to Supporting Persons with Disabilities

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, emphasises a point during an interview with JIS News.

New NSWMA Head to Improve Communication, Operational Efficiency

Gov’t Economic Programme will be Beneficial to Ordinary Jamaicans

Councillors from across the island participate in a sensitisation session organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on December 13 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

9 years ago Local Government

Parish Council Buildings to be Assessed

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development will be carrying out an assessment of parish council buildings to identify those in need of repairs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure at a sensitisation session with local government representatives on Tuesday (December 13), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. He cited the St. Thomas Parish...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, shakes hands with former EPOC Co-Chair, Richard Byles, at a formal handover ceremony at the Sagicor Life Building in New Kingston today.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Duncan Hails Gov’t for Reinstating EPOC

The new Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, has hailed the move by the Government to reinstate the body to oversee implementation of the recently signed precautionary standby agreement (PSBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He noted that the committee is critical in ensuring that the public “has sight of the plan, understands the targets...

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

9 years ago Commerce

Standards for Packaging and Labelling Sugar to be in Place by End of December

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says standards for labelling and packaging of all sugar in the retail market will be in place by the end of December. Speaking at a press briefing, held today (December 13) at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, the Minister said procedures were approved whereby no sugar should be sold anywhere...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness in discussion with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska.

9 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Strong Bilateral Relations Between EU and Jamaica

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has emphasized Jamaica’s strong and long standing relationship with the European Union (EU) in a meeting this morning (December 14) with EU Ambassador to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska. The Prime Minister and Ambassador Wasilewska spoke on many areas of support and partnership established over the years between Jamaica and the EU. Prime Minister Holness noted that the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), inspects a guard of honour formed by newly commissioned correctional officers during a recent ceremony, in St. Ann.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Probation Officers Lauded as True Champions

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr., is lauding the work being done by probation aftercare officers across Jamaica, hailing them as true champions. Speaking with JIS News, Senator Charles Jr. says members of the profession have proven themselves to be true champions, serving in various capacities in the interest of national...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Derrick Smith (2nd right), participates in the handing over of a mixing board to the Pembroke Hall High School in Kingston on December 13. The mixing board is one of several pieces of musical equipment valued at $800,000 donated to the school by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of CHASE, W. ‘Billy’ Heaven; Member of the Board of Directors for the CHASE Fund, Novlette Howell; 2nd Band Master at Pembroke Hall High, Dean Mitchell; Band Master, Audley Searchwell; and Acting Principal of the school, Sharon Foster.

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

CHASE Donates Music Equipment to Pembroke Hall High School

The Culture Health Arts Science and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated musical equipment valued at $800,000 to the Pembroke Hall High School. The equipment, which was handed over during a ceremony held on Tuesday (December 13) on the school grounds in Kingston, will go towards the development of the institution’s music programme. Included are a mixing board, speaker boxes, monitors...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a sensitisation session for newly elected local government representatives at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on December 12.

9 years ago Local Government

Minister McKenzie Wants Equal Pay for Mayors

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he will be pursuing discussions towards ensuring parity in the remuneration of mayors across the island. Currently, the mayors and deputy mayors in Kingston and St. Andrew, Portmore, and Montego Bay, are paid at a higher level than those in other townships. “The disparity between what I used to...