Latest

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second right), leads a tour of the resort town of Ocho Rios with Ministry officials and tourism stakeholders on May 20.

Tourism Minister Wants Courtesy Corps to Have Power of Arrest

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Courtesy Corps will have to be more responsive and given the legal authority to act. “The duties of the Courtesy Corps simply need an enforcement component, where they can complement the police...

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

2016 Labour Day Message [Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport]

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

2016 Labour Day Message [Prime Minister]

Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, O.N, M.P

2016 Labour Day Message [Leader of the Opposition]

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros, following a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral discussions between government delegates of the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

Venezuela Committed to PetroCaribe

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), with President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (right), ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Sunday, May 22. The briefing followed bilateral talks between the two countries on trade, energy and culture. The Venezuelan President was on a working visit to Jamaica.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Courtesy Call on the Prime Minister of Jamaica by the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Members of the Jamaican Press, Members of the Press from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon! Buenas tardes! We are delighted that His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, has paid this brief working visit to Jamaica. We are also happy that the President is joined on this visit by the...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left) greets visitors during a tour of the Ocho Rios Bay Beach, in St. Ann on May 20. At Left is Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company, Dennis Hickey.

10 years ago Tourism

Gov’t to Tackle Visitor Harassment

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the government will be moving to deal with the issue of visitor harassment in the sector. Addressing attraction owners and other stakeholders at the Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Pier, in St. Ann on May 20, Mr. Bartlett said harassment has become a perennial problem; which is being frowned upon by cruise officials as...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro Moros (third left) pause for a photo opportunity ahead of a press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister to discuss agreements from bilateral discussions between the two countries. President Maduro was on a working visit to the island along with his wife, Cilia Flores (second right). Also pictured (from left) are: Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Kamina Johnson-Smith; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Andrew Wheatley; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Venezuela and Jamaica to Improve Trade Relations

High-level deliberations with the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela His Excellency, Nicolás Maduro Moros, have lead to agreements on trade, energy and culture. This was revealed by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, at a press briefing on Sunday (May 22) at the Office of the Prime Minister. The Venezuelan President arrived in the island...

General Manager of Round Hill Villas in Hanover, Omar Robinson.

10 years ago AgricultureTourism

Jamaicans Encouraged to Participate in Farm Tourism

Farm tourism is fast developing into a lucrative travel market worldwide and one where Jamaica could easily gain a competitive advantage. General Manger of Round Hill Villas, Hanover, Omar Robinson, told a gathering of farmers at a press conference held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in St. James, that this is a niche market that could boost stopover arrivals. He...

Two of the beneficiaries of scholarships to the Sandals Corporate University, Internal Audit Manager, Sherifa Brown (left) and Group Purchasing Administrator at Sandals Resorts International, Trishone Flowers speak on the value of the training they received at the school. The ladies were addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

10 years ago CommunityEducation

Sandals University Improving the Education Competencies of Its Employees

Programmes Manager at Sandals Resorts International, (SRI) with responsibility for the Sandals Corporate University, (SCU) Mark Pike says the University has been playing a major role in improving the education and technical competencies of the company’s employees. Addressing a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently, Mr. Pike said the university was established in 2012 with a view of helping...

Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke speaking at a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

10 years ago Community

Sandals Foundation Improving the Lives of Caribbean People

Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke is expressing satisfaction with the work that the seven year old entity has been doing in helping to improve the lives of Jamaicans and citizens in other parts of the Caribbean. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently, Ms. Clarke said since 2009, US$1.5million is being spent annually on...

President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros (right) greets President of the Senate, Tom Tavares Finson on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. At centre is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. The President arrived in the island today (May 21) for a Working Visit.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsOfficial Visits

Venezuelan President Arrives

The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, His Excellency Nicolas Maduro Moros, arrived in the island today (May 21) for a Working Visit. He was met on arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, among other dignitaries. Senator Johnson Smith said the visit...