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Manager of Population and Health Unit, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Toni-Shae Freckleton, makes her contribution to a panel discussion at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7.

PIOJ Official says Country Well on its Way to Achieving 2030 Goals

Manager of the Population and Health Unit at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, (PIOJ), Toni-Shae Freckleton, says Jamaica is well on its way in attaining several goals in the Vision 2030 development plan. Speaking at the inaugural Caribbean Civil Registration...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), in conversation with Donnie Nembhard (right), a farmer at the New Forest/Duff House Agro Park, in Manchester, during his tour on July 7. At centre is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. The occasion was the handover of a drip irrigation system funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $75 million.

Major Investment at Hounslow Agro Park

Chairperson for the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Carol Palmer (centre); Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Lisa Palmer Hamilton (left); and Head of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Carl Berry (right), review techniques used in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Anti-Trafficking in Persons training manual at a recent JIS Think Tank.

JCF Boosts Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training

Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse, addresses the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 7.

CEO of RGD Recommends Change to Bedside Registration

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague.

Minister Montague Moves to Safeguard Information on Security Spending

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, addresses the Jamaica Exporters’ Association’s (JEA) Fantastic 50 Exporters Awards Banquet at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (July 2).

10 years ago Commerce

Minister Samuda Focused on Growing Exports

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Ministry will continue to work with critical stakeholders to enable them to capitalise on opportunities in the export market. He said a key role of the Government is to promote Brand Jamaica to the world and identify new trade and investment opportunities in order to spur economic growth....

10 years ago Entertainment

Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls’ Club Gets $250,000 from Summerfest Productions

The Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls’ Club has been given $250,000 by Summerfest Productions Limited, promoters of the annual Reggae Sumfest music show. The money will go towards purchasing much needed musical instruments for the club, which was founded in 1942. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Summerfest Productions Limited, Josef Bogdanovich, presented the money to David Earle, the club’s Senior...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department, Dr. Patricia Holness, addresses the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on July 7.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Caribbean Urged to Create Model for Civil Registration

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, says Caribbean nations need to come together and create a model for civil registration, where identification data can be accessed easily. Speaking at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 7, Dr. Holness added that a secure identity...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant, displays a poster for the 64th staging of the Denbigh, Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, while addressing a JIS Think Tank on July 5. Denbigh 2016 will be held from July 30 to August 1 in May Pen, Clarendon

10 years ago CultureEntertainment

100,000 Patrons Expected for Three-Day Denbigh Show

More than 100,000 patrons are expected to attend the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show to be held from July 30 to August 1 in May Pen, Clarendon. JAS President, Norman Grant, informed that some 250 exhibitors will showcase their produce over the three-day event. Mr. Grant, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank, said that this year’s show will...

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Several Ministries to Assist in Fight against Crime

The Government will be reallocating billions of dollars from several Ministries, Agencies and Departments to assist with the island’s crime-fighting strategies. “The administration is going to make the largest investment in the security apparatus in the history of this nation, and I am not talking millions, I am talking billions,” says Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. The Minister...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, making his contribution to the 2016/2017 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 5.

10 years ago AgricultureSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Five Agro-Economic Zones to be Established

The Government is looking to establish up to five agro-economic zones, which will provide farmers with a reliable market for their produce, and contribute to the reduction of praedial larceny. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said the zones will be equipped with cold storage facilities, abattoirs, and wholesale outlets. They...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, speaking at a post-Sectoral Debate press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on July 7.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

No Announcement on Police Operations

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says operations and strategies being carried out by the police and military to tackle crime will no longer be announced beforehand. “This Minister will not be informing the criminal elements of the strategies to catch them,” Mr. Montague emphasised. The Minister was responding to questions posed by journalists during a post-Sectoral Debate press...