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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, highlights the performance of the sector since the start of the year, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 20.

Steady Growth in Tourism

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has indicated that the sector has seen steady growth in arrivals and earnings since the start of the year. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on September 20, the Minister informed that between February...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).

Three Disabled Young Men Receive Scholarships

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), and (from left) Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry, Kenute Hare; Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn; and Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Yvonne Hall, examine a poster for a road traffic safety standard, JS ISO 39001, which was launched at the agency’s offices on Winchester Road in Kingston, on September 21

Jamaicans Encouraged to Provide Feedback on New Traffic Act

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, outlining activities for this year’s observance of Tourism Awareness Week during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.

Tourism Awareness Week Slated for Sept. 25 to Oct. 1

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Elaine Foster Allen (2nd left), shares pleasantries with (from left) Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Simon Roberts; Chief Executive Officer, JANAAC, Sharonmae Shirley; and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, during a cocktail reception to officially mark Jamaica’s formal commitment to Quality Assurance for the Health Sector towards Accreditation Initiative at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday, September 20.

National Health Accreditation Policy to be Developed

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (centre), addresses a sensitisation session on justice services at the Ministry’s Constant Spring offices in St. Andrew on September 20. He is flanked by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (right); and Centre Manager, Trench Town Restorative Justice Centre, Vuraldo Barnett.

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Supreme Court to Accommodate More Criminal Cases

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that the number of criminal courts at the Supreme Court, downtown Kingston, will be increased from four to seven. He made the disclosure at a sensitisation session on justice services held on September 20 at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices in St. Andrew. “We are retrofitting three courts in the Supreme Court to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a thought with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, just before delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 4th annual International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University in New York on September 21. Others (from left) are Director for the Sustainable Development Earth Institute of Columbia University, Jeffrey Sachs; and Ambassador Plenipotentiary for Economic Affairs, Dr. Nigel Clarke.

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PM Calls for Review of Development Aid for Middle – Income Countries

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on the international financial community to review its policy on graduating middle-income countries from development financing by using gross domestic product (GDP) as the main criterion. “Jamaica is proposing a category for small, highly indebted middle-income countries where the inclusion of other indicators are used to determine economic well-being,” Mr. Holness...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (4th right); and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (4th left), share a moment with a group of Jamaican students who attend Howard University in Washington, DC, USA, during a recent reception hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica.

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Gov’t Seeking to Engage Diaspora Youth

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is taking steps to engage Jamaican youth within the diaspora on matters of mutual interest. Senator Johnson Smith said particular focus will be placed on facilitating greater input by the young people in the decision-making process in Jamaica. In this regard, she said her Ministry...

Commanding Officer of the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) 1 Engineering Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman (standing), outlines details of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) internship initiative to representatives of private-sector organisations who attended the recent Career Day exposition at the JDF’s headquarters at Up Park Camp in Kingston.

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CSJP Interns Benefit from Career Day Exposition

The employment prospects for more than 50 Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) interns have been increased following their participation in a recent Jamaica Defence Force (JDF)-organised Career Day exposition at Up Park Camp in Kingston. The event was aimed at, among other things, exposing them to and linking them with potential employers from the private sector. Persons from at-risk...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses Tuesday’s (September 20) sitting of the House of Representatives.

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No Shortage of Foreign Exchange – Minister Shaw

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says there is no shortage of foreign exchange in the market. He was speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 20. Minister Shaw said the depreciation of the Jamaican dollar in recent weeks has triggered some legitimate concerns by local businesses given that Jamaica has,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) at Columbia University in New York, today (September 21). The ICSD, under the theme ‘Moving Forward: The SDGs in Practice’, brings together members of the research, policy, practice and business communities to share practical solutions for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local and national levels. The two-day conference is focused on four thematic areas: Innovation in Technology and Governance; Data (data systems, gaps, how to collect); The Science-Policy-Implementation Interface; and Education and Training. The main topics for discussion will be Low Carbon Urban Development; Socially Inclusive Economic Growth; Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition; and Disaster Resiliency and Adaptation. The Prime Minister is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Jamaica Committed to Sustainable Development Goals

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Addressing an International Conference on Sustainable Development at Columbia University, New York, on Wednesday, September 21, the Prime Minister said “Jamaica is naturally and irrevocably aligned to the sustainable development goals and at every opportunity we reaffirm our commitment to achieving them. Furthermore, Jamaica will...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague

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Message from Hon. Robert Montague, Minister of National Security – International Day of Peace

Message from Hon. Robert Montague MP, Minister of National Security International Day of Peace September 21, 2016 The Ministry of National Security, its departments and agencies consider the UN International Day of Peace as very timely this year as Jamaica as a country needs to embrace peace throughout its communities in order for us as a nation to become more...