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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.

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...

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

Jamaicans Encouraged to Participate in Farm Tourism

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.

Sandals University Improving the Education Competencies of Its Employees

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

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.

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National Values and Attitudes Committee to be Established

A National Values and Attitudes Committee is to be established, with a focus on promoting and encouraging acceptable social behaviour. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, as he addressed the University of the West Indies, Western Campus 2016 Ambassadors Installation Luncheon held at Sandals Montego Bay on Friday, May 20. The...

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.

10 years ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

300 Tertiary Students Benefit from Exchange Tours

By the end of May 2016, some 300 tertiary students across the region would have benefitted from a total of 13 exchange tours to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states. The week-long tour titled, ‘Students Engaging the CARICOM Single Market and Economy Through Field Promotion’ is part of a public education programme by the CARICOM Secretariat aimed at fostering an understanding...

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

10 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Can Transform Jamaica’s Economy – Dr. Smith

Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) President, Dr. Warren Smith, believes agriculture can potentially transform Jamaica’s economy into one that engenders growth and prosperity. The sector is one of two, deemed pivotal to the Government’s economic growth and job creation agenda, which has benefitted from significant CDB funding support. The other is the micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) sector. 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...