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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) symbolically breaks grounds for the establishment of Jamaica’s first Hard Rock Café, at the former Seawind Club in Montego Freeport, on Friday, July 29. Minister Bartlett is joined by (from left) Montego Bay’s Mayor, Glendon Harris; Chief Operating Officer, (COO) of Rockin’ Restaurant Group, Andre Dixon; President of the American Chamber of Commerce, Ronald McKay; and General Manager of Secrets Resort, Emilio Huhn. The facility is being established on the property of Secrets Resorts and is expected to come on stream in November of this year.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) symbolically breaks grounds for the establishment of Jamaica’s first Hard Rock Café, at the former Seawind Club in Montego Freeport, on Friday, July 29. Minister Bartlett is joined by (from left) Montego Bay’s Mayor, Glendon Harris; Chief Operating Officer, (COO) of Rockin’ Restaurant Group, Andre Dixon; President of the American Chamber of Commerce, Ronald McKay; and General Manager of Secrets Resort, Emilio Huhn. The facility is being established on the property of Secrets Resorts and is expected to come on stream in November of this year.

Tourism Minister Breaks Ground for International Restaurant Chain

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett recently (July 29) broke ground in Montego Freeport for the establishment of Jamaica’s first Hard Rock Café, an international chain of theme restaurants. The US$2-Million facility, which is being spearheaded by businessman André Dixon, will...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 1,with Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant (left) and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), tours the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon, on August 1,with Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant (left) and Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right).

Gov’t to Double Irrigated Lands
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Independence Village Reopens Wednesday
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.
Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left), engages in a light moment with Charge d’Affaires of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, José Luis Martinez Prada. Occasion was a certification presentation ceremony for patent examiners held recently at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry.

70 Patent Examiners Trained
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a training session for technical and senior officers in the local authorities at the Bureau of Standards headquarters in Kingston, recently. The training session is part of efforts by the Ministry to ensure good building practices and compliance with existing building standards.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a training session for technical and senior officers in the local authorities at the Bureau of Standards headquarters in Kingston, recently. The training session is part of efforts by the Ministry to ensure good building practices and compliance with existing building standards.

Ministry Moves to Strengthen Compliance with Building Standards

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

‘Reject Violence!’ – Prime Minister Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to reject violence and focus building a society that is more compassionate and peaceful. “We, as a society, have not fully overcome slavery, and one element of it that still permeates, pervades, directs, influences, conditions and cultures us, is violence,” he contended. The Prime Minister was delivering the main address...
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President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron (left), greets Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, following this year’s 23rd Annual Churches’ Emancipation Lecture at Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston on Sunday, July 31. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Lesson and Legacy : Justice Reform and Emancipation’.. In the background, from left, are: President of the Senate, Hon. Tom Tavares Finson; Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke; and former Governor-General of Jamaica the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall.
JusticeTechnology

CCJ President Urges Greater Use of Technology to Reduce Crime

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Sir Dennis Byron, has called for increased use of technology by the police, particularly in Jamaica, to reduce crime. He contends that in Jamaica’s ongoing development of justice reform initiatives, technology must be pivotal in the interventions being considered to fight crime. “This includes the use of wireless surveillance, global positioning systems...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addressing journalists during Monday’s (August 1) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
EnvironmentInformation

National Emergency Operations Centre Activated

The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been activated in response to Jamaica being placed on a Tropical Storm Warning by the National Meteorological Service. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a press briefing at the Office of the Prime...
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The Malvern and Myersville Health Centres in St. Elizabeth.
Health & Wellness

Pregnant Women, Others Advised to Seek Shelter Near Hospital

The Ministry of Health is appealing to pregnant women and all persons with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and asthma, who may live in flood prone or low lying areas that may be cut off due to heavy rainfall to seek shelter close to a health facility. In the event that persons with chronic diseases...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (6th left) is joined by Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) Executive Director, Clyde Harrison (6th right), in perusing configurations on two of the nine fogging machines that were donated to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) by the Ministry. The presentation was made at the St. James Health Centre in Montego Bay on July 29. Looking on are representatives of the WRHA and St. James Health Department.
Health & WellnessTourism

Western Regional Health Authority Gets Fogging Machines

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has received nine fogging machines from the Ministry of Tourism valued at $21 million. These will be used in vector control operations in Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny. The machines, which were funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), were presented by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, to WRHA Chairman, Tony Hart, at...
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Culture

Adjustments to 2016 Emancipation and Independence Schedule

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has advised that several adjustments will be made to the schedule of activities for Emancipation and Independence due to the impending inclement weather that is expected to affect the island, starting this evening. The Independence Village at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre will be closed today, Monday, August 1, at...
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A section of the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, which is to be developed into Jamaica’s first artisan village by the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism

$1B Artisan Village to be Built in Falmouth

The Government plans to spend just over $1billion to develop the old Hampden wharf in Falmouth, Trelawny, into an artisan village. The village will feature 300 shops where craft and other indigenous products are sold, as well as an area to facilitate the production of these items by local artisans. It will be the first to be constructed locally and...
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