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Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, addresses the launch of the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Campus in Granville, St. James on April 7.

Young People in St. James to be Prepared for Jobs in Maritime Sector

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, says the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College campus in St. James will prepare young people for highly demanded jobs in the global maritime sector. He noted that the Institute is...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is welcomed by Senior Director for the Ministry’s Youth Division, Michele Small-Bartley. The occasion was a meeting with Youth Empowerment Officers at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in New Kingston on April 8.

Gov’t to Create Youth Advisory Board

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), addresses the launch of the third annual MoBay City Run at the St. James Parish Council’s chambers in Montego Bay on April 7. The event is set for Sunday, May 1. Others (from left) are: Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris; and MoBay City Run Organizing Committee Chairperson, Janet Silvera.

Third Annual MoBay City Run Set For May 1

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Maurice Smith, addresses an appreciation service for two retired educators of the Breadnut Hill Primary School, held at the Assemblies of the First Born in Colgate, St. Ann on April 7.

Children Should Enjoy Their Childhood – Dr. Maurice Smith

Special Advisor in the Ministry Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Allie McNab (7th left), shares a moment with Captain of Jamaica’s Under 16 netball team, Abigale Sutherland (5th right), and squad members following their arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, on Saturday, April 9, from Barbados where they participated in the Caribbean Netball Association’s 2016 Jean Pierre Under 16 Tournament. Mr. McNab, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, was on hand to welcome the team. Jamaica’s outstanding performance enabled the country to top the eight-nation tournament by winning all of its matches, including a sensational victory over the host country in the championship decider.

Under-16 Netballers Urged to Push for Senior Status

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. (FILE)

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017Governor General

Ceremonial Opening of Parliament Takes Place on Thursday

The ceremonial opening of Parliament takes place on Thursday (April 14) at Gordon House in Kingston, with the traditional pomp and pageantry. The event, which marks the beginning of the 2016/17 legislative year, will get underway at 11:00 a.m. It will feature a parade by a guard-of-honour formed by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and the Mounted Police....

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing newly appointed Board members of five of the entities falling under his portfolio, during an orientation seminar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, on Saturday, April 9.

10 years ago Tourism

Gov’t Outlines Strategy for Economic Growth Through Tourism

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has outlined the five key pillars of the Government’s plan aimed at generating further developments in tourism that will position the sector as major catalyst spurring Jamaica’s economic growth over the next five years. These areas, he says, include: identifying new markets, new products, new investments and new partnerships, and embarking on human resource development....

Chairman of the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority (JIFSA), Eric Crawford.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica has Strong Financial Regulatory System – JIFSA

Chairman of the Jamaica International Financial Services Authority (JIFSA), Eric Crawford, says the country has a strong financial regulatory regime, which is compliant with international standards and procedures, and retains the confidence of the global monitoring bodies. The assurance comes in light of growing public interest in the recent leakage of confidential documents from Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca. The...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) engages Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (3rd left) and the five newly-appointed chairmen of key agencies in the Ministry, in an engaging discussion, during a one-day orientation seminar held on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. From left are: Chairman of Devon House Development Company, Geoffrey Messado; Chairman of Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC), Lionel Reid; Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), John Lynch; Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Ian Dear and Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Godfrey Dyer. Minister Bartlett outlined five critical pillars on which the Ministry and its agencies will seek to transform the island

10 years ago Tourism

Minister Bartlett Lays out Five Pillars for Tourism Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has outlined to the new boards of directors of key agencies in the ministry, five pillars on which the Ministry and its agencies will seek to transform the island's vibrant tourism sector and achieve double digit growth. The pillars were outlined yesterday (April 9) during a seminar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre for...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), engages Mayor of Mandeville, Councillor Brenda Ramsay (centre), and North West Manchester Member of Parliament, Mikael Phillips, in conversation during Saturday’s (April 9) launch of the Health Ministry’s ‘Operation: Mosquito Search and Destroy’ clean-up campaign at the Mandeville Town Centre in Manchester.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Urges Alertness for New and Re-Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is encouraging persons to remain alert and prepared for what he describes as the inevitable onset of other new and re-emerging vector-borne diseases. His statement comes against the background of the Chikungunya and Zika virus outbreaks in Jamaica in 2014 and this year, as also the re-emergence of Dengue Fever during the period....

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), engages Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), and Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, in conversation during the launch of the CMI/Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Campus in Granville, St. James on April 7. The campus is located in West Central St. James for which Mrs. Malahoo-Forte is the Member of Parliament.

10 years ago Education

Caribbean Maritime Institute and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Forge Partnership

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, has welcomed the partnership forged between the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College to provide tertiary training for skills in the maritime industry. Speaking at the launch at the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College campus in Granville, St. James on April 7, Mr. Green noted that there was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is in conversation with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), and Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, April 7.

10 years ago Transport

Gov’t Continues Negotiations for Toll Rate Reduction

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, said negotiations are ongoing for a reduction in the toll rates for the North-South leg of Highway 2000. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday (April 7), at the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister Henry informed that Cabinet has met for discussions on the issue and the Government will be seeking...