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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) launch and sensitization forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 2. Listening keenly is Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, who chaired the function. ( File Photo)
Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) launch and sensitization forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 2. Listening keenly is Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, who chaired the function. ( File Photo)

Moody’s Investor Services Upgrades Jamaica Sovereign Rating and Revises Outlook from Positive to Stable

Moody's Investors Service today upgraded Jamaica’s sovereign senior unsecured rating and provisional shelf ratings from Caa2 to B3 and revised the outlook from positive to stable. In response to this news, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Honourable Audley...
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

Government Establishes Tripartite Monitoring Framework for IMF Precautionary Stand-By Agreement
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses luncheon hosted by the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the Falmouth Cruise Shipping Port on Saturday, November 19.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses luncheon hosted by the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at the Falmouth Cruise Shipping Port on Saturday, November 19.

Largest Cruise Ship Arrives November 22
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses tourism stakeholders and business interests at the launch of the $1-billion expansion of the Appleton Estate Rum Tour facility in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, on November 18.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses tourism stakeholders and business interests at the launch of the $1-billion expansion of the Appleton Estate Rum Tour facility in Siloah, St. Elizabeth, on November 18.

$1-Billion Upgrading of Appleton Attraction a Boost
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); and Child Development Agency (CDA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), interact with youngsters who participated in the CDA’s 11th annual candlelight vigil and concert at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Saturday, November 19. The event is the CDA’s main activity to mark World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which is commemorated annually on November 19.
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); and Child Development Agency (CDA) Chief Executive Officer, Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), interact with youngsters who participated in the CDA’s 11th annual candlelight vigil and concert at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on Saturday, November 19. The event is the CDA’s main activity to mark World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which is commemorated annually on November 19.

PHOTOS: The Child Development Agency’s Annual Candlelight Vigil and Concert

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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shares a joke with Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter, during the 2nd LatinFinance Caribbean Finance and Investment Forum, held on November 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.
Finance & Public Service

Seamless Transition to the Formal Economy Deemed Vital

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the ease of doing business in Jamaica must facilitate a seamless transition of businesses operating informally to the formal economy. Speaking at the 2nd annual LatinFinance Caribbean Finance and Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Conference Centre on November 17, Mr. Shaw noted that potential entrepreneurs were often discouraged from utilizing...
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His Excellency, The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, Governor-General
Governor General

Message from His Excellency the Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J, for the Press Association of Jamaica

It gives me great pleasure to greet the Officers and members of the Press Association of Jamaica(PAJ) as you meet to give thanks for achievements recorded and to recommit to the work which you are empowered to do. I regret sincerely that my schedule does not allow me the pleasure of joining you in this service which marks the start...
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Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Corporate Communication Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay (right), speaking during a JIS Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Friday, November 18. Listening keenly is Director of the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ), Assistant Commissioner of Police Norman Heywood.
National Security and Peace

Police Assures Public of Adequate Security During Christmas

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has assured that adequate security will be provided in major commercial areas, particularly those affected by recent violent flare-ups, to facilitate activities during the Christmas season. This assurance was given by Head of the JCF Corporate Communication Unit (CCU), Superintendent Stephanie Lindsay, while speaking at a JIS Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office...
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Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike (right), converses with Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ) President, Kenneth King (centre), during the SRAJ’s annual conference at the Bodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Thursday (November 17). Mr. Pike represented Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Reginald Budhan.
Agriculture

Goat and Sheep Farmers Urged to Boost Meat Production

Goat and sheep farmers are being urged to take steps to increase the production of meat. This is in order to satisfy the high demand of distributors, who are being encouraged to support local production instead of importing, said Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan. He said data provided by the Health...
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Agricultural Marketing Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Sandor Pike, delivers an address on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary, Reginald Budhan, at the annual conference of the Small Ruminants Association of Jamaica (SRAJ), held on Thursday (November 17), at the Boodles Agricultural Research Station in Old Harbour, St. Catherine.
Agriculture

Large-Scale Investment Needed in Small-Ruminants Industry – Budhan

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Reginald Budhan, has underscored the need for large-scale investments in Jamaica’s small-ruminants industry. This, he said, is in order to facilitate the expansion of the subsector by increasing the size of goat and sheep herds and diversifying outputs to include by-products such as cheese and milk. “The production...
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Justice

More Upstanding Citizens Urged to Serve as Justices of the Peace

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging more upstanding citizens to come forward to serve as Justices of the Peace (JPs). “I would like more teachers, pastors and community leaders to really participate as Justices of the Peace … not only these but also the influential citizens in our communities and parishes across Jamaica,” he said. “We must send...
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