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

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...

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.

Venezuelan President Arrives

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) with the newly installed University of the West Indies-Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) 2016 Ambassadors at a ceremony held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 20. Pictured from left are: Wayne Cummings, Kerry-Ann Quallo-Casserly, Richard Bourke, Acting Director of UWI-WJC, Patrick Prendergast, Paula Kerr-Jarrett, Gloria Henry, Kathryn May, John Byles, Rajesh Kripalani, Richard Ferdinand.

National Values and Attitudes Committee to be Established

Students attending the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados recently visited Jamaica under the CARICOM Secretariat’s student exchange programme which is geared towards exposing CARICOM nationals on the opportunities to work, travel and do business in the region.

300 Tertiary Students Benefit from Exchange Tours

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. William Smith. He believes agriculture can potentially transform Jamaica’s economy into one that engenders growth and prosperity.

Agriculture Can Transform Jamaica’s Economy – Dr. Smith

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is assisted in operating a mechanical harvester which was on display at a potato farm in Retford, Manchester, which he visited on Wednesday, May 18. The farm’s owner, Peter Peart, is among over 3,000 beneficiaries of assistance under the Government of Canada-funded five-year Promotion of Regional Opportunities through Enterprise and Linkages (PROPEL) project.

10 years ago Agriculture

Government to Identify Lands for Farming

The Government is seeking to identify mined out bauxite lands ideally suited for farming and the provision of irrigation water. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, who says this forms part of initiatives being undertaken to assist farmers in further boosting crop production. “We are going to...

Minister of Finance and Public Service and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), makes a presentation to winner of the CDB 2016 VYBZING Jamaica Animated Music Video Challenge, Ikem Smith. The presentation was made during the closing ceremony of the 46th annual meeting of the CDB Board of Governors at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Thursday, May 19.

10 years ago Education

Freelance Artist Wins CDB Vybzing Animated Video Challenge

Ikem Smith, a 24-year-old freelance visual artist and graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, is the winner of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) 2016 VYBZING Jamaica Animated Music Video Challenge. Ikem won the top prize of US$2,000 for his entry entitled: ‘Funky Beam School Band’. Leighton Campbell took the second-place award of US$1,550 for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), accepts a gift from one of 18 wards of the State, who visited the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, May 20. At right is Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. The visit was part of a Child Month educational excursion in the Corporate Area by the South East Region of the Child Development Agency (CDA).

10 years ago Education

Wards of the State Meet PM

Eighteen wards of the State had an unforgettable experience today (May 20) when they met with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. The youngsters are from eight facilities in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine, as well as foster care and family reintegration homes. They visited the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) as part of a Child Month...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (head of table), addresses the newly appointed board members of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Micro Investment Development Agency (MIDA), and the Self Start Fund, at the JBDC head office on Camp Road on May 19. At 3rd left is Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Valerie Veira.

10 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Entities Urged to Improve Data Collection and Research

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, is urging newly appointed board members of agencies under the Ministry to improve data collection and research to guide their decision-making. “This data will help the entities identify areas that are growing and areas that need improvement,” he said. Minister Samuda was addressing board members of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaks with Principal of the Sligoville All-age School, Kareen Watson (centre); and Board Chairman, Gloria Browns-Mills, just before the start of the 175th anniversary celebration dinner at the institution in St. Catherine on May 19.

10 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Get Involved in Children’s Education

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is imploring parents to get involved in the education of their children. He noted that students do better when their parents are actively engaged in their school life. He was speaking at the Sligoville All-age School’s 175th anniversary dinner held at the institution in St. Catherine on May 19. Senator...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), makes a point to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Mission Team Head to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan (2nd left), during Friday’s (May 20) IMF quarterly review media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Others (from third left) are: IMF Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm; and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica on Course for IMF Drawdown of US$80 Million

Jamaica is on course for a 12th drawdown, totalling US$80 million, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country has met all targets under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for the December 2015 and March 2016 quarters, which were reviewed by the IMF Staff Mission Team to Jamaica over the past two weeks. This was disclosed by Mission Head, Dr....

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner.

10 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Council Hosts Justice Fair May 21

The Legal Aid Council (LAC) is inviting all residents in Spanish Town and surrounding communities to a Justice Fair this Saturday (May 21), at Jose Marti High School. The fair will be conducted in collaboration with the community services component of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III. Executive Director of the LAC, Hugh Faulkner, told JIS News that...