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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Dr. Alwin Hales (2nd right), views items developed by Alabaster World, while at the launch of the Development Minerals Project, funded by the European Union (EU), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and held Wednesday (October 19), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, in St. Andrew. Looking on (at left) are proprietor of Alabaster World, Delroy Lamont, and (at right) is Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounounce.

Project to Develop Minerals Sector Launched

Jamaica is to benefit from a three-year programme aimed at positioning the country to take advantage of the lucrative minerals sector. The 13.1 million-euro Development Minerals Programme, being funded by the European Union (EU), is being undertaken in Six African,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), listens as Director of Manufacturing at Wisynco Group Ltd., Mr. Devon Reynolds, describes operations at the company’s White Marl complex in St. Catherine, during a tour of the factory yesterday (October 19). Looking on (at right) is Chairman of the Wisynco Group, Mr. William Mahfood. The Prime Minister toured the company’s styrofoam manufacturing line, as well as its bottling facility.

PM Urges Wisynco to Consider Alternatives to Styrofoam

Director of Licensing and Registration and Acting Director of Enforcement, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, Maurice Thompson, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

90 Per Cent Conviction Rate for Illegal Gaming

Manager, Loan Origination at the Development Bank of Jamaica, Tracy-Ann McIntosh, (right), addresses a recent JIS Think Tank to provide details about the Inter-American Microenterprise Forum (FOROMIC) to be held from October 24 to 26 in Montego Bay. Listening is Assistant Business Advisory Services Manager at Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Keera Walters.

FOROMIC to Create Opportunities for MSMEs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams.

House Passes Bill to Continue Junior Stock Market Incentives

Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Sean Martin, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18).

9 years ago JIS Think TankLocal Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Strengthen Investigative Capacity

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will strengthen the capacity of the JFB to forensically investigate fires. The disclosure was made by Assistant Commissioner at the JFB, Sean Martin, at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (October 18). He said the terms of reference for the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), speaks with Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left); and Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Company, Homer Davis. Occasion was the commissioning of a water, energy and sanitation project at the Beersheba Primary School in St. Elizabeth on Friday (October 14).

9 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Ministry to Set Up School Garden at Beersheba Primary

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be providing support for the establishment of a proper school garden at the Beersheba Primary School in New Market, St. Elizabeth. Minister without Portfolio, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who made the disclosure, said the project will ensure that students are exposed to agriculture from an early stage. “We are going to be...

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness

9 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Juliet Holness Attends Cyber Security Workshop

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness is currently attending the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Parliamentarians and Policy Makers on Cyber Security in Washington DC. The Workshop began on the 17th of October and will end on the 20th. The workshop is organized in partnership between the Commonwealth Parliaments Association (CPA) and the Organisation of American...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Glendon Harris.

9 years ago Local Government

New Female Ward for St. James Infirmary

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, has announced that construction of a new female ward at the St. James Infirmary will commence shortly. Speaking in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, on October 17, during a Heroes Day civic ceremony, Mayor Harris said the new ward will replace the old one that was taken out of operation some time ago....

Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Morais Guy. (File)

9 years ago Parliament

Opposition Welcomes Provisions of Road Traffic Act

Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Morais Guy is welcoming the provisions of the new Road Traffic Act, which is now before the House of Representatives. The updated law will repeal and replace the existing 1938 Act and will establish new offences as well as provide increased penalties for current wrongdoings. The legislation was passed last November...

Chairman of the organizing committee of the 2016 Organization Of Caribbean Utility Regulators, (OOCUR), Albert Gordon speaking during a press conference at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay on Tuesday October 18. In giving an update on the October 26-28 conference which takes place at the Secrets Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, Mr. Gordon who is also the Executive Director of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), stated that some 200 delegates are expected to attend.

9 years ago Technology

200 Delegates Expected for Caribbean Utility Regulators Conference

More than 200 delegates from 20 countries are expected in the island for the 14th annual Organization of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR) conference, which takes place at the Secrets Resort and Spa in Montego Bay from October 26 to 28. Chairman of the organising committee of OOCUR, Albert Gordon, said approximately 150 persons have already registered for the three-day event,...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. (File)

9 years ago Tourism

750 New Hotel Rooms for Trelawny

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says 750 new hotel rooms will be constructed in Trelawny. “We are close to signing off on all the paperwork and all the permits,” the Minister said, while speaking at a function at the Melia Braco Resort in Trelawny, on October 16. The Minister also noted that during the winter season, construction will commence...