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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

The Way to Growth is Gov’t Support for Businesses Says PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has urged directors and heads of agencies in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation to ensure that a supportive environment for the private sector is facilitated. Addressing the Ministry’s leadership at...
United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat bringing remarks at the launch of Trafficking in Persons Study and Database Film premiere on July 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The launch formed part of the activities for Trafficking in Persons Week July 24 to 30, which is staged in support of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons observed on July 30. The event was hosted by the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) in partnership with the UNDP.
United Nations Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat bringing remarks at the launch of Trafficking in Persons Study and Database Film premiere on July 28 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. The launch formed part of the activities for Trafficking in Persons Week July 24 to 30, which is staged in support of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons observed on July 30. The event was hosted by the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) in partnership with the UNDP.

UN Official Commends Jamaica on Combatting Human Trafficking
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), share a laugh as they examine cassava used in the production of Red Stripe Beer. Occasion was a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road on August 3. Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio; and head of Corporate Relations, Dianne Ashton Smith, also share the light moment.
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (2nd left), share a laugh as they examine cassava used in the production of Red Stripe Beer. Occasion was a tour of the company’s plant on Spanish Town Road on August 3. Managing Director of Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio; and head of Corporate Relations, Dianne Ashton Smith, also share the light moment.

Expansion of Red Stripe Cassava Project to Create More Jobs
Dr. Zoe Simpson, Executive Director of the Women
Dr. Zoe Simpson, Executive Director of the Women's Centre Foundation of Jamaica.

Teen Pregnancies Trending Down
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.

Funds Available for Drain Cleaning – McKenzie

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Scene from Grand Gala Jamaica 50.
CultureEntertainment

Preparations Well Advanced at National Stadium for Grand Gala

Preparations are well advanced at the National Stadium in Kingston, for the staging of the 2016 Independence Grand Gala on Saturday, August 6. General Manager of Independence Park Limited (IPL), Major Desmon Brown, tells JIS News that plans are being finalised with officials of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and...
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Top-performing Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students from Greenwich All-Age and the St. Andrew Primary schools pose with officials at Petrojam, after they were presented with scholarships valued at $1.2 million, at a luncheon held recently at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Education

Petrojam Awards $1.2 Million in Scholarships

Petrojam has awarded scholarships valued at $1. 2 million to 24 top-performing Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students from two Corporate Area schools. The students were selected from Greenwich All-Age and the St. Andrew Primary schools. The scholarships, provided under the company’s educational support programme will provide the students with financial assistance for five years of high school and will...
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President of the Thompson Town branch of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Althea Pryce, at the 2015 Hague Agricultural and Livestock Show.
Agriculture

Thompson Town Farm Group Improving Lives

Members of the Thompson Town branch of the Trelawny Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) have been blazing a trail in improving the lives of residents of the community through farming. The group, which is located 15 minutes away from Albert Town in Southern Trelawny, has a membership of approximately 60 farmers. On a recent visit with members...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett speaking recently in Montego Bay where he announced the establishment of a special team, headed by Promoter Kamal Bankie, which has been mandated to craft a policy for Jamaica’s entertainment industry.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett Wants Entertainment Policy for Tourism Sector

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced the establishment of a special committee which has been charged with developing an entertainment industry policy for Jamaica’s tourism sector. Speaking recently at a ceremony for establishment of a new hotel in Montego Bay, Minister Bartlett disclosed that the committee, headed by entertainment promoter Kamal Bankie, is to focus on developing a policy...
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The 2015 World Reggae Dance Champions, Str8 Edge Classic Dancers.
Culture

World Reggae Dance Championship Ready to Rock Independence Village

Sixteen local and international dance groups are ready to bring the heat to the finals of the World Reggae Dance Championship at the Independence Village on Thursday, August 4. Beginning at 8:00 p.m., the finalists will use larger-than-life dance moves and acrobatics to prove to the judges and audience alike that they should take home the coveted title. The competition,...
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Jamaicans enjoying themselves at the Grand Gala in the National Stadium on August 6, 2015.
Culture

It will be Grand; 1,000 performers for Independence Gala – Minister Grange

“It will be exciting; it will celebrate and showcase our culture; and it will be grand!” That’s the assurance of Culture Minister, the Honourable Olivia Grange as she announced details of the annual Independence Grand Gala which will take place at the National Stadium on Saturday,  August 6, beginning at 6 pm. According to Minister Grange, one thousand performers will...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addressing a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3. Looking on is Director of the Meteorological Service Division in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Evan Thompson.
CommunityEnvironmentLocal Government

Gov’t to Enforce Emergency Evacuation Warnings

The Government is moving to implement aspects of the Disaster Risk Management Act that seek to prosecute persons who refuse to heed evacuation warnings during periods of emergency. Speaking during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on August 3, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie said there are certain regulations...
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