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All Jamaicans Must Contribute to Building a Strong Nation – Attorney General

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the time has come for all Jamaicans to become active participants in the building of a strong country. Addressing a ceremony to officially launch the Albion Development Committee at the Albion Community Centre...

Senior Writer/Producer/Presenter at the Jamaica Information Service, Vaughn Davis (centre) is flanked by Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (right); Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, and other JIS staff members. Mr Davis copped the award for Best Radio Feature at the Press Association of Jamaica's National Journalism Awards Ceremony held on Saturday evening

JIS Cops PAJ Award for Best Radio Feature

National Security Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), is in discussion with Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, at the graduation ceremony for 173 new police recruits held at the National Police College in St. Catherine on November 25.

Govt to Establish National Security Polytechnic

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses Thursday’s (Nov. 24) session of the 16th Annual Caribbean Bursars Conference at the Holiday Inn Resort in Montego Bay. The four-day event got underway on November 23 under the theme: ‘Accountability … our responsibility.’

Bursars Urged to Uphold Principles of Transparency and Accountability

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), is greeted by Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) Managing Director, Dr. David McBean, on arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 23), for the entity’s 15th Anniversary Awards Dinner. At left is Opposition spokesman on Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell.

Gov’t Moves Ahead With Plans to Create Single ICT Regulator

Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) employees Kwan Wilson (left) and Afiba Huie, cut the SMA’s 15th anniversary cake during the entity’s awards dinner at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, November 23. Mr. Wilson and Ms. Huie, who have been with the SMA since its inception in 2001, were among 24 employees recognised by the entity.

10 years ago Technology

Technology Minister Hails Spectrum Management Authority

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has lauded the role of the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) in advancing Jamaica’s telecommunications and broadband landscape over the past 15 years. He said the SMA, which is the national regulator for the radio frequency spectrum, has facilitated expansion in a number of entities. These, the Minister outlined, includes more...

President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant (centre), admires a piece of pumpkin during the 13th anniversary of the Eat Jamaican Day exposition on the lawns of Devon House in Kingston, today (November 25). Others (from left) farmer Lascelles Simmond; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, and 2016 National Farm Queen, Safiya Clennon.

10 years ago Agriculture

Food-Import Bill Trending Down

Jamaica’s food import bill continues its downward trend, with data indicating that there was a 0.7 per cent reduction or US$2.4 million for the period January to May 2016. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, in a message read by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Stephen Wedderburn, at the 13th anniversary...

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Has Died

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90. His brother and President Raul Castro, who made the announcement in a televised statement, said the late leader died at approximately 10:29 p.m. on Friday (November 25). Fidel Castro, who led the island nation for almost 50 years, retired from active politics in 2008 due to illness. He...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan (right), shares a joke with Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Lilyclaire Bellamy, at the official launch of the Reach Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialization Hub (REACH) at the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel in New Kingston recently.

10 years ago Commerce

SMEs to Benefit from Caribbean Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialisation Project

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Caribbean region are to benefit from a technical cooperation project that will enable them to generate wealth from their intellectual entrepreneurial assets (IEA). Dubbed Regional Entrepreneurial Asset and Commercialization Hub (REACH), the project will provide capacity building, training and mentorship in technology commercialisation; creative industries intellectual asset management; and product branding value capturing....

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (4th right), cuts ribbon to officially reopen the Alpart refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth, on November 24. Assisting are officials of new owners Jiquan Iron and Steel of China and the previous operators UC Rusal of Russia. At third left is former Minister of Mining, Mr. Phillip Paulwell.

10 years ago Transport

Chinese Company Takes Charge of Alpart

Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart), at Nain in St. Elizabeth, was officially handed over to the Chinese company, Jiquan Iron and Steel (JISCO), on November 24, with production set to begin within the next six months. The plant, which was previously owned and operated by the Russian company UC Rusal, is expected to generate between 800 and 1,000 jobs. Speaking...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica mourns with the people of Cuba on the death of former President Fidel Castro

The government and people of Jamaica join with our Cuban neighbours in mourning the passing of former Cuban President Fidel Castro. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has written to President Raul Castro extending deep sympathies on behalf of Jamaica. “The Government and people of Jamaica join me in extending to you, the entire Castro family and the Government and people of...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Receives Full Brief on Islandwide Mitigation Works

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (November 25) received a full brief of the ongoing Islandwide Mitigation Drain Cleaning Programme during a meeting with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA) E.G Hunter. The programme is a preventative exercise to protect public health...