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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens as Team Leader, Chemistry Department, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Dwyte Bremmer (second right), highlights some of the capacity building interventions that have been undertaken in food testing laboratories under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Capacity Building projects with the European Union (EU). The Prime Minister was viewing a display which was mounted at an export forum at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 2. In the background (from left) are: Head of Operations for the Delegation of the EU to Jamaica, Achim Schaffert; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; and Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. The forum, hosted by the PIOJ, aimed to highlight the work carried out over the years under the EPA Capacity Building projects with the EU to strengthen Jamaica’s quality infrastructure and food safety systems.

PM Confident Exports will Improve

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expressing confidence that the country’s capacity to export will improve within the next two years. He attributed this to a number of strategies being put in place to enhance Jamaica’s access to...

Commissioner of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese.

JCA Addressing Challenges of ASYCUDA

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Jamaica to host Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Plenary Meeting

Constables Garnell Campbell and Hilette Virgo (centre) of the St. James Police Community Safety and Security Branch, interact with students of the Glendevon Primary and Infant School at the launch of the ‘Day of Love’ initiative at the school on June 1.

St. James Police Showing Love to Students

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left); and Chairman of LASCO, Hon. Lascelles Chin (right), present a trophy to teachers and students of the Howard Cooke Primary School for winning the LASCO Re-Leaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) competition. From second left are: teacher, Yakiesha Smith; students, Ricardo Hamilton and Mikalia Brown; and teacher, Olivene Walker. The award ceremony was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on June 2.

Stop Plastic Pollution!

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon, Christopher Tufton.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Heightens Zika Response

The Health Ministry will enter the second phase of its public health response to the Zika virus (ZikV), which will target pregnant women and their partners, and persons who develop severe conditions such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, made the announcement at a press conference held at the Ministry in New Kingston on June 2....

Students at the Lewisville High School in St. Elizabeth perform a song during the institution’s inaugural Grade 9 Social Enhancement Seminar held on June 1.

10 years ago Youth

Gov’t Preparing Students for Workforce – Green

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is committed to ensuring that students leaving secondary school are fully prepared to enter the workforce. He noted that through the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) and other initiatives, students are being equipped with academic and technical qualifications. “Thirty percent of the jobs you...

Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson.

10 years ago Environment

2016 Hurricane Season not Expected to be Overly Active

Head of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, says the 2016 hurricane season is not expected to be overly active. He said projections from the National Hurricane Center are for “between 10 and 16 tropical storms this year, hurricanes from anywhere between four and eight, and major hurricanes between one and four.” Mr. Thompson was speaking at the launch...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, examine a lantern used in emergencies at the launch of Disaster Preparedness Month at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, on June 1.

10 years ago Local Government

Comply With Evacuation Orders – McKenzie

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is imploring persons living in at-risk communities to comply with mandatory evacuation orders issued during the 2016 hurricane season. He warned that “those who resist will face the full force of the law.” “Whenever the warning is given, I don’t believe anybody should tell us they are not going to move....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), congratulates University of the West Indies (UWI) graduate scholars Dr. Dale Rankine (left) and Dr. Sandra McCalla, who received awards for Most Outstanding Thesis, at the UWI’s Evening of Excellence, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on Wednesday, June 1.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Targets Graduate Students for Jamaica House Fellowship

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government will be looking to engage graduate studies scholars in the Jamaica House Fellowship. He said they would be charged with conducting research to advance policy development. Dr. Chang was addressing the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Evening of Excellence to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) cuts the ribbon to officially commission into service Wigton III, a 24-megawatt expansion of the wind farm in Rose Hill, Manchester, on Thursday, June 2. To his right is Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley. Also pictured are (from left): Member of Parliament for Manchester Southern, Mr. Michael Stewart; Her Worship the Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay; Chairman of Wigton Windfarm Limited, Mr. Duane Smith; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo), Mrs. Kelly Tomblin; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Ms. Hilary Alexander.

10 years ago Prime MinisterTechnology

Prime Minister Commissions Wigton III

Wigton III, the 24-megawatt expansion of the wind farm in Rose Hill, Manchester, was officially commissioned into service today (June 2) by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The new facility, which began supplying energy to the national grid in March, consists of 12 two-megawatt wind turbines, a 9.6 kilometre transmission line and a new substation. It is projected...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Michael Henry (right) and President of the Jamaica Gas Retailers Association (JGRA), Leonard Green (centre) peruse a document at the launch of Road Safety Month on June 1 at the Rubis Gas Station in Havendale, Kingston. At left is Retail Manager of Rubis, Raymond Samuels.

10 years ago Transport

Motorcyclists the Main Focus for Road Safety Month

For Road Safety Month, to be observed in June, major emphasis will be placed on educating motorcyclists on the proper use of the roads, in order to reduce the fatalities occurring in this group as a result of accidents. President of the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association (JGRA), Leonard Green, says statistics supplied by the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry...