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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Lobster Harvesting Regulations to be Tightened

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, says regulations governing the harvesting of lobsters will be tightened. He informed that a new harvesting regime for the 2017/2018 Lobster Season will be in place by October. Addressing a...

Tourism Minster, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2nd right) breaks ground for the construction of a new ice cream shop on the north lawns of Devon House in St. Andrew on June 22. Executive Director of the Chairman of the Devon House board of directors Geoffrey Messado (right); and Executive Director, Janet Taylor, also participated in the groundbreaking.

Ground Broken for New Ice Cream Parlour at Devon House

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), speaks with members of a Micro, Small, Medium-Sized (MSME) Thematic Working Group at the Group’s inaugural meeting in the Ministry’s training room at its head office, on June 22. Also pictured at the head table are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; General Manager of the Jamaica National Building Society, Earl Jarrett; and Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden.

Industry Minister Gives Charge to MSME Working Group

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology (MSET), Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, provides details about the open data portal during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 22. The portal will be launched on Friday, June 24.

Open Data Portal to Improve Transparency – Dr. Wheatley

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

Education Ministry to Undertake Major Infrastructural Projects

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), consults with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie during the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 22. Minister McKenzie made his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate.

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Two New Fire Stations for St. Mary and St. James

Construction of two new fire stations is slated to begin this fiscal year, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Making his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 22, Mr. McKenzie said the stations will be located in Port Maria, St. Mary and Montego Bay, St. James. He emphasised...

Chairman of the All-Island Banana Growers’ Association (AIBGA), Trevor Gordon (right), in discussion with Project Manager representing the European Union (EU) Delegation, Stefano Celli (left) and French Ambassador to Jamaica, Jean-Michel Despax, at an event to present the findings of a food consultant on the Honduran Agricultural Research Foundation (FHIA) banana and plantain varieties, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre at the University of the West Indies on June 22.

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Ministry Seeks to Revive Banana Industry

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries will be working to ensure that the local banana industry returns to more prosperous days. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in charge of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence, says the Ministry will be collaborating with The Banana Board to achieve this objective. According to Mr. Spence, both entities will intensify the expansion of...

Minister with responsibility for Water and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (File)

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Government Gives Support to Real Estate Sector

The Government is looking to modify and reform the institutional structures relating to housing and to implement upgraded legislation for the operation and development of the real estate sector. Minister with Responsibility for Water and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the current push of the Housing portfolio is to seek...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in conversation with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie during the sitting of the House of Representatives on June 22. Minister McKenzie made his contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate.

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Accountability to be Improved in Parish Councils

The Government is putting in systems to improve accountability in the Parish Councils and to enhance service delivery. Already, a Land Divestment Committee is in place to ensure that the sale and lease of lands held by the local authorities are done in full compliance with government policies and laws. According to Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon....

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), in discussion with (from left): Chief Innovation Consultant, the Pivotal Point, Valerie Fox; and Founder, BizTactics Limited, Sandra Glasgow. The occasion was an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development workshop at Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 22

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Process of Starting a Business Being Simplified

The Government is working to simplify the process of starting a business, says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. He explained that this is being done to ensure that entrepreneurs follow the stipulated procedures and avoid illegal engagements. The Minister was speaking at an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development workshop, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston,...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, addresses the opening of the 2nd annual conference of the JCDC Culture Clubs held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday, June 21.

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JCDC Wants Greater Focus on Civics

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, is calling for more emphasis to be placed on civics in schools. The move, he said, would greatly assist in promoting positive values and attitudes, respect, and civic pride among students. “When I used to attend school we had a book called ‘Civics for Young Jamaicans.’ That book would...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (left), presents the top award to students of The Mico University College, which was adjudged the Most Outstanding Tertiary Institution for its wick irrigation system, during the SRC’s Science and Technology Fair at the Girls’ Guide headquarters in St. Andrew in March. Accepting the award (from second left) are: Shavaun Blaine, Larey Graham, Monique Reid, Rodaine Hall and John Ross Turnbull.

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Mico to Analyse Wick Irrigation Technology

The extent to which The Mico University College’s award-winning wick irrigation system is able to facilitate and sustain significant crop yields will be analysed during a research project to be conducted over the summer. The project aims to determine how well garden fruits and vegetables can be grown using less water than is used under conventional farming practices and with...