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

Message by the Hon. Olivia Grange on the occasion of International Museum Day – Theme: “Museums and Cultural Landscapes”

On this International Museum Day, Jamaica pauses with the rest of the world to reflect on the value and contribution of museums to people in their various sectors and communities. In doing so, I wish to laud the International Council...

Senior Advisor to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Lenford Salmon, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 17 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Labour Day Concert at Emancipation Park

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, highlights a point during EPOC’s monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office in New Kingston, on May 17.

Jamaica Surpasses Primary Surplus and NIR Targets

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (right), and Deputy Project Director for the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) Caribbean, Munish Persaud (left), sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for capacity building support to the SRC to produce disease free Irish potato, sweet yam, ginger and sweet potato plants for farmers. The signing took place on May 17 at the Hope Gardens offices of the agency. Others (from left) are: Project Coordinator for the WUSC, Alvin Murray, and Marketing and Communications Manager at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher.

SRC Signs MoU to Produce Clean Plants

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

Gov’t Committed to Fully Developed Marijuana Industry

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with students from schools in Kingston, during a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) on May 13, at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Youth

Students Given Special Treat on Children’s Day

Scores of students across the island were given a special treat on Friday (May 13) as they made their way to school. At a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), the students were presented with token; stickers bearing motivational messages such as “I am special;” and received words of encouragement. Minister of State in the...

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), greets Permanent Secretary of the Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC), Mr. Paul Hilaire (second left), at CCLEC’s 38th annual conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on May 17. Others (from third left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese; and Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. The conference is being held May 16 to 20 under the theme: ‘Leveraging Customs Information Systems to Optimise our Role in Border Security’.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Urges Greater Cooperation for Border Control

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is urging greater regional cooperation to address common border security challenges. Mr. Shaw said given the global economy, the international nature of trade and travel and transnational criminal organisations, sovereign states must not continue to work in isolation to defend their borders. “This is a task that no country can tackle...

Director, Child Labour Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and member of the National Planning Committee for National Workers’ Week and Labour Day, Marva Pringle-Ximinnies, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 17, at the company’s head office.

10 years ago Labour

Panel Discussion on ‘New World of Work’ May 18

Members of the public are invited to a panel discussion on the ‘New world of work’, on Wednesday, May 18, at the Liguanea Club from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lecturer in Sociology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and Talk Show Host, Dr. Orville Taylor, will host the discussion, which is one of the main...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), look through reports on the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site, during a meeting at the Global Villa in Hanover on Saturday (May 14).

10 years ago Local Government

Minister McKenzie Expects Full Report on Royalton Project This Week

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says he expects to receive a full report this week from the technical team investigating the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site in Hanover. He said that the team has received all reports, notices and other correspondence relating to the project. The...

Late former President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), William Demas.

10 years ago Commerce

CDB to Pay Tribute to William Demas

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will tomorrow (May 17) pay tribute to late former President and one of the region’s most distinguished sons, William Gilbert Demas. At a lecture in his honour, during the staging of the 46th annual meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors, now underway in Montego Bay, Mr. Demas’ role in the development of the region...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (3rd right), gets a heart check from “doctor” Rajhel Williams (2nd right), following the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service yesterday (May 15), at the Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Looking on are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and children in their Career Day outfits (from left) Talisa Samuels, as a police officer; Alanzo Harris, as a pilot; and Asandra Blackwood, as a soldier.

10 years ago CultureEnvironment

Jamaicans Urged to Support Labour Day Projects

Jamaicans are being urged to lend their support to the national project and other activities to be undertaken at the parish and community levels on Labour Day, May 23. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the call in her address at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service at the Olson Memorial Church...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), looks on as Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right) points out housing needs in Tivoli Gardens during a tour of communities in West Kingston on Friday (May 13).

10 years ago EnvironmentHousing

Gov’t to Address Water, Sewage and Housing Needs in West Kingston

The Government will be undertaking major work to improve social infrastructure and amenities in West Kingston. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who toured sections of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town on Friday (May 13). Dr. Chang said the intervention, which is to get underway this...