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Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (left), listens while Commanding Officer for St. Mary, Deputy Superintendent (DSP), Dwight Powell (right), addresses the handing over ceremony for a closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the Islington Police Station, in the parish, on December 7. At centre is Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP), Fitz Bailey.

CCTV Assists in Seizure

The Police High Command is attributing the recent seizure of firearms and items used in criminal activities, in Ocho Rios, to a closed-circuit television (CCTV) that was installed in the town centre. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Fitz...

Message by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, on Int’l Human Rights Day

Permanent Secretary in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (left), interacts with students of the Robert Lightbourne High School in St. Thomas, at the launch of the Ministry’s Career and Parenting Pilot Project at the school on December 7.

Labour Ministry Launches Career Project at Robert Lightbourne High

A section of a roadway leading to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), at Palisadoes Park, Kingston. (FILE).

Caribbean Maritime Institute to be Expanded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

PM Says Access to Education is an Inalienable Right

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (first row, third left), with members of the Tourism Linkages Council, as well as Chairpersons of five newly established tourism linkages networks, and other stakeholders. Occasion was the official press launch of the networks at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, today (December 8). Others (from left, front row) are: Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith; Director of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members Programme, Yolanda Perdomo-Aparicio; Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Adam Stewart; Chairman of the Gastronomy linkages network, Nicola Madden-Greig; and Chairman of the Health and Wellness linkages network, Dr. Henry Lowe. In the second row (from left) are Chairman of the Knowledge linkages network, David Butler; President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association, Metry Seaga; Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook; Deputy Chairman, Tourism Linkages Council, Kevin Hendrickson; Chairman of the Sports and Entertainment tourism linkages network, Kamal Bankay; and Senior Advisor to the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Lloyd Waller.

9 years ago Tourism

Five New Tourism Subsectors Added to Offerings

Five new tourism subsectors have been added to the country’s offerings as the Government ramps up efforts to promote Jamaica as an ideal tourist destination. The new areas, which form part of the country’s tourism linkages network, are sports and entertainment, shopping, knowledge, health and wellness, and gastronomy. They were established to further diversify the country’s tourism offerings, create business...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), and former West Indies cricket captain, Hon. Courtney Walsh (centre), present former Jamaica cricket team captain, Tamar Lambert (second left) with trophy for the 2016 Courtney Walsh Award of Excellence at an awards ceremony, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on December 7. Others (from left) are CEO of the CHASE Fund, Mr. W. Billy Heaven and Chairman of the CHASE Fund, Mr. Phillip Henriques.

9 years ago Sport

Prime Minister Says Sportsmen and Sportswomen Must be Recognised and Awarded

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says it is important that sportsmen and sportswomen be recognised and awarded, as Jamaica’s sporting achievements continue to earn the country international respect. Addressing the 12th annual Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence ceremony on December 7 at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, Mr. Holness said sport has the power “to inspire, to...

First Secretary of the Venezuelan Embassy in Jamaica, José Antonio Sanchez Vegas (right), speaks with graduates of the Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation, during the ceremony held on December 7 at the PCJ Auditorium, New Kingston. From left are: Fuchsia Blair, Godfrey Bernard and Ingrid Blackwood.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Venezuelan Institute to Offer New Spanish Course

The Venezuelan Institute for Culture and Cooperation will be offering a new Spanish-language course next year. The post-superior course will be open to candidates who have completed classes at the superior level. The Institute has been offering free Spanish classes in Jamaica for more than 40 years at the basic, intermediate, advanced and superior levels. Coordinator of the Institute, Betza...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy (left), shows Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry information contained in the 2016 Jamaica Industrial Classification, at the launch on December 8 at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew.

9 years ago

Statin Launches Revised Jamaica Industrial Classification

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has launched the 2016 Jamaica Industrial Classification (JIC), which is a categorisation of economic activities associated with the production of goods and services in the country. The 2016 JIC is a revision of the 2005 publication. Its main purpose is the provision of a comprehensive framework for the collection and reporting of statistical data...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), looks on as Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, peruse details of the agreement formalising the EU’s provision of approximately $3.3 billion (€22 million) in grant funding for Jamaica’s Justice Reform Programme. The agreement was signed during a ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Kingston, on December 8. Overseeing the proceeding is the Finance Ministry’s Communications Director, Elaine Oxamendi-Vicet.

9 years ago Justice

Justice Reform Programme Boosted by $3.3-Billion Grant

The Justice Reform Programme has been further boosted by an additional European Union (EU) grant of $3.3 billion (€22 million). The provision, which has been allocated under the justice component of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), is the single largest by the EU to the programme. Some $3 billion, to be managed by the Government, has been earmarked for...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (2nd left), tries out the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system installed at the Islington Police Station in St. Mary. The system, donated by Quest Security, was officially handed over on December 7. Others (from left) are Advisor to the Minister, Peter Jones; Assistant Chaplin for the Area Two police division, Lenford Newell; and Head of the division, Assistant Commissioner of Police, (ACP) Fitz Bailey.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Prank Calls Affecting Police Emergency Service

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is appealing to persons not to misuse the 119 police emergency number. He noted that of the 32,000 calls to the number daily, 22,000 are prank calls, which are clogging up the system. The Minister urged persons to desist from the irresponsible practice, noting that this could delay assistance to persons in genuine...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8.

9 years ago Prime Minister

1960s Period Worthy of Emulation- PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to the sound fiscal discipline and economic planning that saw the country achieving up to 12 per cent growth in the 1960s. Addressing the Edu/Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Conference at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on December 8, Mr. Holness said...