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Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a laugh with (from left) Sponsorship Director of Reggae Marathon 2016, Dianne Ellis; Chairman of Reggae Marathon, Richard Lake; and Race Director, Alfred Francis, as they look at the Bob Marley and Rita Marley trophies to be awarded to winners of the Reggae Marathon. Occasion was the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K event on October 20, at the Eden Gardens Resort and Spa, St. Andrew. The event will be held from December 1 to 3 in Negril, Westmoreland.
Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett (right), shares a laugh with (from left) Sponsorship Director of Reggae Marathon 2016, Dianne Ellis; Chairman of Reggae Marathon, Richard Lake; and Race Director, Alfred Francis, as they look at the Bob Marley and Rita Marley trophies to be awarded to winners of the Reggae Marathon. Occasion was the launch of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K event on October 20, at the Eden Gardens Resort and Spa, St. Andrew. The event will be held from December 1 to 3 in Negril, Westmoreland.

Some 3,000 Competitors from 35 Countries for Reggae Marathon

Up to 3,000 competitors from more than 35 countries are expected to participate in the 16th staging of the Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, which will be held on December 3 in Negril, Westmoreland. The event was launched on...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Minister Robinson Welcomes Upgrading Works in Ocho Rios
Minister of State for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), answers a question posed during Thursday’s (October 20) public forum hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The forum was held under the theme ‘Public Sector Workers: Expectations Beyond March 2017’. Listening is Head of the Institute, Danny Roberts.
Minister of State for Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), answers a question posed during Thursday’s (October 20) public forum hosted by the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew. The forum was held under the theme ‘Public Sector Workers: Expectations Beyond March 2017’. Listening is Head of the Institute, Danny Roberts.

State Minister Says Jamaica Faces Stable Future
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a meeting at the Wisynco Group’s White Marl Complex in St. Catherine, on October 19, following a tour of the factory.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses a meeting at the Wisynco Group’s White Marl Complex in St. Catherine, on October 19, following a tour of the factory.

Government Targets Manufacturing Sector in Push for Growth
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, delivers the Minister’s address at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held atTerra Nova All-Suite Hotel on October 20.
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown, delivers the Minister’s address at the Seprod Foundation Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held atTerra Nova All-Suite Hotel on October 20.

Gov’t Aims to Boost Milk Production

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Eastern Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), David Reid.
Culture

JCDC Looking to Add Stand-Up Comedy to Annual Festival

Residents of St. Thomas, St. Catherine, and Kingston and St. Andrew, who wish to develop or improve their skills in stand-up comedy, are invited to attend a workshop on November 3, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, 36 Hope Road, St. Andrew. The workshop is being staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) as part of its mandate to...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Hails Brian George

The government of Jamaica mourns the passing of businessman, President and CEO of Supreme Ventures Limited and vice chairman of the National Health Fund, Brian George. Prime Minister Andrew Holness paid tribute to George's business legacy in the development of Jamaica's economy and the private sector. Recognising George, who died this morning, as a true believer in Jamaica, Prime Minister...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Senate Passes Amendments to National Insurance Act

The Senate, on Friday (Oct. 21), passed amendments to the National Insurance Act, during its sitting at Gordon House. The Bill, which was unanimously passed without further revisions, follows the House of Representatives’ approval of the amendments in September. This now enables the Government to administer timely adjustments of National Insurance Scheme (NIS) benefits for pensioners and other beneficiaries. A...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
Tourism

$286M of Additional Infrastructural Developments for Ocho Rios

The resort town of Ocho Rios in St. Ann is to benefit from an additional $286 million of Government expenditure to undertake further infrastructural developments over the next six months. Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the announcement, said the engagements will include the construction of a boardwalk from the Ocho Rios Pier to the Ocean Village Shopping Centre...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), addressing the audience at Western Carolina University
Education

Education Minister Lauds Western Carolina University

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has lauded Western Carolina University for its long and distinguished service to Jamaica’s education sector. He noted that the United States-based institution has been working with Jamaican teachers and educators for over 40 years. “In that time, the University has expanded its presence and now offers programmes in Kingston, Mandeville,...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Mrs. Audrey Sewell (right) and Acting Principal Director of Technical Services at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), yesterday (October 20), at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, for a project geared at enabling farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change, through a US$17-million Adaptation Fund.
Agriculture

Project Established to Enable Farmers to Deal with Impacts of Climate Change

The Government has established a collaborative project from a US$17-million Adaptation Fund, to enable farmers and other groups working in tourism to lessen the impacts of climate change. Through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the five-year programme, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), will provide for capacity-building of key...
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Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)
Justice

Persons of Good Character Urged to Apply to Become JPs

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, is encouraging a wider cross section of Jamaicans with unquestionable integrity and unblemished characters to apply to become Justices of the Peace (JPs). “Far too often we have been appointing JPs who are business people and really they are in their business places and they don’t make themselves available. So, I urge the Custodes...
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