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Co-Chairman of the Project Yourself Cultural Arts Programme (PYCap), Patrick Prendergast, speaking at the project’s launch at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James, on Tuesday, May 24.

Mobay Students to Benefit from Cultural Project

Primary school students in Montego Bay are to benefit from the Project Yourself Cultural Arts Programme (PYCap), which was launched on Tuesday, May 24. The 10-week project, which commences in June, is being implemented by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Minister Grange Congratulates the Jamaica Taekwon-Do Team on Outstanding Performance

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Bold and Decisive Measures Will Be Taken to Reduce Crime – PM

rime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness makes his contribution to the 2016/17 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on May 24. At left is the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

National Policy Office to Be Established

Prime Minister the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness (right), having a light exchange with Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, in the House, yesterday (May 24). The Prime Minister made his contribution to the 2016/17 Budget Debate.

Tax Reform Will Promote Equity – PM Holness

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, closes the 2016/17 budget debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 25. Seated at left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017Finance & Public Service

BoJ Maintains Presence in Foreign Exchange Market

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) will be maintaining a presence in the foreign exchange market until it settles. “This presence underscores the Government’s commitment to ensuring orderly conditions in the foreign exchange market within the context of a flexible exchange rate regime,” Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, said as he closed the 2016/17 budget...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), having a light conversation with (from second left) Ambassador of Cuba to Jamaica, His Excellency, Bernardo Guanche Hernández; and Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Cuba, Her Excellency Ambassador Ileana Núñez Mordoche. Occasion was a luncheon Mr. Samuda hosted for Ambassador Mordoche at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel in Kingston today (May 25). The Cuban Minister is in the island for a four-day working visit.

10 years ago Agriculture

Jamaica to Strengthen Co-Operation with Cuba

Jamaica is moving to strengthen co-operation with Cuba on key industries, such as agriculture and manufacturing, which can benefit both nations. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, said Jamaica is seeking to learn from the experience of Cuba, which “has done remarkably well with limited resources.” He noted as well that Cuba has stayed on the...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), join volunteers for the National Labour Day Project in Gregory Park, Portmore on Labour Day (May 23).

10 years ago Local Government

JSIF Assisting to Reduce Fires

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is working to reduce household fires in inner-city communities, through its Environmental Wardens Programme. During his tour of the inner-city community of Majesty Gardens, in downtown Kingston on Labour Day (May 23), Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney, told JIS News that the wardens have been helping residents to practise proper waste disposal techniques,...

Centenarians George Thompson (left) and James Hall, are in lively conversation at a function to honour six centenarians from Kingston and St. Andrew, hosted by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) on May 20, at the Church of God of Jamaica on Constant Spring Road.

10 years ago Labour

Six Centenarians from Kingston and St. Andrew Honoured

Six centenarians from Kingston and St. Andrew have been recognised by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) for a combined 618 years of contribution to the growth and development of the country. They are: George Thompson, 106; Ethel Lawrence, 104; Isabella Lewis, 103; Lenore Harrison and Lena Hemmings, 102; and James Hall, 101. At a function held on May...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), is in light conversation with Opposition Spokesperson on Justice, Senator Mark Golding (centre), and Chairman of the General Legal Council, Allan Wood, at the Council’s Law Conference on May 22, at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Justice

Courts to Receive Additional Support in Handing Down Judgments

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says that submission has been made for the hiring of 10 additional judicial clerks to assist courts in handing down judgments. A judicial clerk is a qualified attorney who aids a judge in researching issues before the court, writing opinions and making legal determinations. Minister Chuck, who was addressing the General Legal Council’s Law...

10 years ago Youth

Lotto Scammers to be Targeted under Youth Intervention Programme

Students involved in lotto scamming will be targeted under the special intervention programme for at-risk youth developed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The initiative, to be implemented by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA, is aimed at providing education and training for disengaged students in vulnerable communities. Speaking during a recent tour...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addresses journalists after his tour of Ocho Rios, in St. Ann, recently. At right is Minister of Labour and Social Security, and member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

10 years ago LabourTourism

Additional $175 Million to be spent in Ocho Rios

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says an additional $175 million is to be spent in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, to make the resort town more marketable and attractive to cruise ship and stopover visitors. Following a recent tour of the area, Mr. Bartlett said the town will be given a complete makeover. Some $400 million had already been allocated for...