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Minister of State in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, the Hon. C. Everald Warmington, MP, makes his contribution to the 2016/2017 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 06, 2016

New Technology to Repair Roads

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, in collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA), is actively exploring the use of new technology for road rehabilitation. State Minister for Works in the Ministry, Hon. Everald Warmington, said the new...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague

We Will Not Shirk – Montague

Gov’t Looking to Raise Ceiling for Non-Tender Contracts

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (FILE).

Gov’t Moving Ahead with Privatisation of NWC

Chairman of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Danville Walker, addresses participants at the Caribbean Civil Registration and Identity Management Conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on July 7. The conference, which will end on July 8, is being held under the theme ‘Civil Registration and Identity Protection: a development imperative’.

Chairman of RGD Calls for Single Database

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J. C. Hutchinson (2nd left), observes workers in the GraceKennedy agro-processing plant in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth, during a recent tour. At left is the Maintenance Supervisor at the plant, Dwayne Johnson.

10 years ago Agriculture

Gracekennedy Commended for Setting up Plant in Hounslow

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has hailed the work being done by GraceKennedy at its agro-processing plant in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth. Speaking to JIS News following a tour of the facility recently, Mr. Hutchinson said the work being done at the factory fits well with the Ministry’s plan to place...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Big Investment in National Security

Over the next three years the Government will make the largest investment in the National Security apparatus, as it seeks to curtail the country’s crime rate. “Never before will so much be invested in ensuring our peace and safety. We are not talking millions, but billions,” Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague said. Speaking in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate...

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett. (FILE)

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

NWC Responding to Leaks Much Faster

President of the National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Barnett, says the agency has made significant improvements in its response to leaks and other infrastructural damages. Mr. Barnett, speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation on July 6, said the NWC is now responding to reports of leaks and reinstating the infrastructure in a...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Hon Olivia Grange (left), in discussion with Senior Director in the Ministry

10 years ago JusticeSport

New Appointments for Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel and Appeals Tribunal

Fifteen new persons have been appointed and one retained to serve on the Jamaica Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (JADDP) and Jamaica Anti-Doping Appeals Tribunal (JADAT). They include Attorney-at-law Kent Gammon, and retired High Court Judge, Justice Karl Harrison, who will chair the Panel and Tribunal, respectively. The appointees, who also include doctors and teachers, will serve for the next three years....

10 years ago National Security and PeaceSectoral Debate 2016/2017

Harsher Penalties for Gun Crimes

The Ministry of National Security will be seeking to have the mandatory minimum sentences for gun crimes, trafficking and possession increased. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representative on July 6, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, said this will be escalated depending on the type of weapon. “Because the gun is featured...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (left), assist a resident of Majesty Gardens in South West St. Andrew to place an old refrigerator, being disposed of, on to a truck during the recent implementation of the national clean-up programme in the community.

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

National Clean-Up Programme Progressing Well

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development reports that the national clean-up programme is progressing well. Approximately $300 million is being spent on the programme, which targets the destruction of mosquito breeding sites identified by the Ministry of Health. The initiative, which is being spearheaded by a National Inter-Ministerial Task Force, aims to curtail the spread of mosquito-borne diseases,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), looks on as Acting President of the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation, Nelson ‘Chris’ Stokes (left), and Team Leader for the Shitamachi Bobsleigh Project, Junichi Hosogai (right), exchange copies of an agreement both parties signed for the provision of sleds for Jamaica’s male and female bobsleigh teams. Also looking on is Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano. The signing took place during a ceremony at the St. Andrew residence of Ambassador Nakano on Tuesday (July 5). Under the agreement, a group of Japanese manufacturers, Shitamachi Bobsleigh, are donating three new sleds to Jamaica’s male and female bobsleigh teams.

10 years ago Culture

New Sleds for Bobsleigh Teams

By the end of December this year, Jamaica’s male and female bobsleigh teams will have in their possession three new sleds which Japanese manufacturers have donated. The equipment is expected to greatly boost the teams’ chances of qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. A formal agreement for the provision of the sleds was signed between the...