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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), and State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), are briefed by Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Customs Officer, Peter Limtom, before taking a trial run in the ‘Skip McLaughlin’ following the vessel’s commissioning at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Marine headquarters in Newport East, Kingston, on Tuesday, August 9.

Jamaica Customs Acquires New Patrol Boat

The Jamaica Customs Agency’s (JCA) fleet of patrol boats has increased to two, following the acquisition of a 27-foot Boston Whaler vessel. The boat, named the ‘Skip McLaughlin’, was procured from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Marine Division under a...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Chief Executive Officer and Commissioner of Customs, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese, during a meeting at the entity’s head office in Newport East, Kingston, on Tuesday, August 9.

Finance Minister Commends $59.3-Billion Revenue Intake by Customs

Executive Director, Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (3rd right), accepts a cheque for $170,000 from NCB Matilda’s Corner Branch Manager, Dave Wilson (4th left), at the SRC’s Hope Road Office on August 10. The funds will go towards expanding the ‘Energy For Young Minds’ (EFYM) programme of the SRC’s Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) Department. Others pictured (from left) are Team Leader for the CEIS, Curtis Deenah; Manager for the Information Services Division at the SRC, Kerry-Ann Curtis; Technical Information Officer, CEIS, Carol Davis; Kingston High School student, Alethia Thompson; Ardenne High School students Nicholi Bogues and Fabrizio Darby; and St. Hugh’s High School student, Oshen Constable.

Energy for Young Minds Project Gets $170,000 from NCB Foundation

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

Prime Minister Visits Athletes in Rio

General Manager for the Commercial Division of JP Tropical Foods, Neil Crum-Ewing, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

JP Tropical Foods to Upgrade Facilties and Increase Production

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (centre, back row), with representatives of First Regional Co-operative Credit Union and recipients of book grants, bursaries and scholarships from St. Ann and St. Mary, at the handover ceremony, held at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on August 10.

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Scholarships and Bursaries to Students in St. Ann and St. Mary

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has lauded First Regional Co-operative Credit Union for presenting scholarships, bursaries and book grants to 21 high-school and tertiary-level students from the parishes of St. Ann and St. Mary. At the handover ceremony, held on August 10 at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Mrs. Robinson said support for...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shows his support to Gabriella Spence by purchasing one of her necklaces at the Christmas in July exhibition, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. State Minister in the Finance and the Public Service Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, wears one of Gabriella’s designs.

10 years ago Tourism

Young Jewellery Maker Looking to Make it Big

Fourteen-year-old Gabriella Spence is no ordinary teen. The youngster, who has a passion for jewellery making has turned her hobby talent into a business. Gabriella, who was the youngest participant in the second staging of the ‘Christmas in July’ exhibition, held recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, says she began selling her creations to family and friends...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares pleasantries with Tourism Linkages Council member, Kevin Hendrickson (right), during the Ministry’s network strategy session at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, August 10. Also sharing the moment is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Jennifer Griffith.

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Providers to Benefit from $500-Million Loan Facility

The Tourism Ministry is partnering with the National Export-Import Bank to provide a $500-million loan facility for the sector’s small and medium-size goods and service providers. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said that negotiations are being finalised for the establishment of the facility, through which persons in select sectors will be able to access up to $25 million. He was...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mrs. Colette Roberts-Risden (centre), in conversation with Parish Organiser for the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in St. Andrew, Ingrid Hardy (left) and Guardian Life Executive Agent, Fay Hutchinson (right), during the launch of the NCSC’s series of Retirement Planning Seminars, on August 10 at Medallion Hall Hotel, in Kingston.

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NCSC Launches Retirement Planning Seminars

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) launched its series of 13 Retirement Planning Seminars yesterday (August 10), at Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. The seminars, to be held islandwide, are aimed at educating Jamaicans about planning for retirement. Persons approaching retirement, as well as workers and self-employed persons under the age of 65 years from the informal and microenterprise...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr., (centre), is taught a dance move by Tiana Foreman (right), a participant in the Youth Summer Day Camp being held at Church on the Rock on Mannings Hill Road in Kingston. The State Minister visited the camp on August 9. At left is Noel Haye, another youngster taking part in the camp, which will end on August 12.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Ministry to Focus on Crime Prevention among Youth

The Ministry of National Security has embarked on a strategic plan to focus on crime prevention among youth over the long term. Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles, Jr, told JIS News that the programme will require the support of ministries and non-governmental organisations. “The plan will see us educating and empowering...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

10 years ago Agriculture

Farmers Encouraged to Practise Intercropping

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), J.C. Hutchinson, is encouraging farmers to practice intercropping, to maximise their earnings. Speaking with farmers from Kingston and St. Andrew and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Extension Officers at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) headquarters on Hope Boulevard, in Kingston, on August 9, Mr. Hutchinson argued...

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

10 years ago Prime MinisterTransport

Update on the Sale of ALPART to JISCo.

On July 19, 2016, mining conglomerate, UC Rusal, finalized a private commercial transaction with China's Jinquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCo) for the sale of ALPART, one of Jamaica’s largest bauxite plants whose operations have been significantly scaled down since 2009. This transaction holds great potential for the development, revival and expansion of the mining sector and other related value-added industries...