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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (3rd right), greets Cecil Clarke (2nd right) and Paul Lindo while touring the seven-mile Negril beach last month.

Minister Satisfied with Support for Development in Negril

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he is satisfied with the level of support which exists in the resort town of Negril to allow for its development. Speaking to JIS News following a tour of several sections of Negril on...

Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez (left), displays a book titled, ‘The Jamaica History’, which she accepted from the Bolivarian Society of Jamaica on behalf of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. Minister Rodriguez accepted the book while at the Simon Bolivar’s monument in Kingston, during the recent one-day working visit to the island by President Maduro. Others (from second left) are: Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua, His Excellency David McField and Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Dr. Angella Brown Burke.

President Maduro gets Magazine from Bolivarian Society

Participating in the official unveiling of a solar energy system at Honey Bun Limited in Kingston, on May 27 are (from left): Sofos Jamaica Limited Director, David Pijuan; Executive Chairman of Honey Bun Limited, Herbert Chong; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michelle Chong; Director General in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Vivian Brown and Non-Executive Director of Honey Bun Limited, Sushil Jain.

Company Lauded for Installing Solar Panels

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second left), prepares to cut the ribbon to open the 34th Jamaica Employer Federation (JEF) Annual Business and Workplace Convention, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on May 26. Others (from left) are: President of the Federation, David Wan; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Collette Roberts-Risden and Chairman of the JEF, Wayne Chen.

OSHA to be Enacted this Year

Minister of Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the National Parent Teachers Association Meeting in Montego Bay, on May 28.

Teachers Must be Trained to Better Identify Special Needs Children – Senator Reid

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), having a light exchange with Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson, at the 49th Victoria Cross Dinner, held at Up Park Camp, in St. Andrew, on May 28. The Prime Minister was the keynote speaker.

10 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

JDF Members to Serve on Boards

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says he will be inviting the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) to make available talented members to serve on Boards, to ensure the efficient implementation of economic projects. Noting that a “reservoir of talents” exists at the JDF, Mr. Holness pointed out that the skills are not only in the area of security, but...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), having a light exchange with Chairman of the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen (left), at the JEF’s 34th Annual Business and Workplace Convention at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in Rose Hall, St. James, on May 27. At right is President of the JEF, David Wan.

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PM Outlines Benefits of Human Resource Management Information System

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has outlined the benefits of a public sector human resource management information system to be implemented by the Government. The Prime Minister said a major benefit would be the keeping of proper and updated records of persons employed in the public sector. “You will remove redundancies that are caused by duplications and errors...

Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police, Enid Ross Stewart.

10 years ago Youth

Report Sexual Abuse of Children – CISOCA

The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is imploring parents and guardians to report known or suspected cases of child abuse. “We treat every matter that comes to our attention swiftly and we respect the rights of individuals to privacy and confidentiality, so there is nothing to fear as we have the child’s interest at heart,”...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right), shares pleasantries with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer, during Thursday’s (May 26) installation ceremony for 14 newly appointed Justices of the Peace for St. Thomas, at the Whispering Bamboo Cove Resort at Retreat in the parish. Mr. Chuck was the keynote speaker.

10 years ago JusticeLocal Government

More Training for JPs

Justices of the Peace (JPs) are to benefit from additional training to better enable them to carry out their duties. Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the annual training programmes, scheduled to get underway shortly, will cover a number of areas. These include rehabilitating youth offenders; inspecting prisons and police lock-ups; and administering the proposed expanded use of mediation...

Minister of Industry, Investment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), is in conversation with Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano and Executive Chairman, Restoring Entrepreneurial Success Through Education and Technology (RESET) Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell, at the official opening of a training facility at RESET’s offices on Brompton Road in Kingston on May 26.

10 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Ignites 30 MSMEs

Some 30 Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) are to benefit from grant funding to commercialise their projects under the Innovation Grant from New Ideas to Entrepreneurship (IGNITE) Programme. “New businesses will be targeted under this pilot project, which will last for two years,” said Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. He was speaking at the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), greets Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (right), at the official opening of a training facility at the Restoring Entrepreneurial Success Through Education and Technology (RESET) Caribbean Foundation on Brompton Road in Kingston on May 26. Looking on is President, Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson.

10 years ago Commerce

Training Facility Established for Small Businesses

A training facility, aimed at boosting the capacity of small businesses, was handed over to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) by the Restoring Entrepreneurial Success Through Education and Technology (RESET) Caribbean Foundation. Establishment of the centre, located at RESET’s Brompton Road offices in New Kingston, was made possible through a US$103,000 donation under the Government of Japan’s Grant...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is joined by Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (2nd right); and Executive Chairman, Restoring Entrepreneurial Success Through Education and Technology (RESET) Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell, in cutting the ribbon to officially open a training facility for small business operators at RESET’s offices on Brompton Road in Kingston on May 26. Looking on is President, Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson.

10 years ago Commerce

120 MSME Operators to Benefit from Training

Some 120 operators of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are to benefit from training workshops organised by the Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, to strengthen their capacity. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, informed that through the workshops, the MSMEs will be assisted to design and execute business models. “This initiative will help to improve the ability of...