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Chief of Mission, Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS), Janet G. Bostwick (centre), addresses a press conference held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston today (February 26), to present the EOM’s preliminary report on the 17th General Elections. She is flanked by: Director of the Department of Electoral Cooperation and Observation, OAS, Gerardo de Icaza (left); and Deputy Chief of Mission, Melene Glynn.

OAS Observer Mission Lauds Electoral Process

Jamaica has received high praise from the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the manner in which the country’s 17th General Election was conducted. Chief of Mission, EOM, Janet G. Bostwick, said several “good...

Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Mr. Andrew Holness, delivers his victory speech in the 2016 general election at the JLP’s Belmont Road headquarters in St. Andrew on February 25. Preliminary results from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica shows the JLP winning 33 seats, while the People’s National Party (PNP) won 30 seats. (Left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), arrives at the People’s National Party (PNP) Old Hope Road headquarters in St. Andrew to address supporters, following the announcement of Thursday’s (February 25) General Election results. The preliminary count shows the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) winning 33 of the 63 constituencies contested, with the PNP capturing the remaining 30 seats. (Right)

JLP Wins General Election

Members of the Texas Association of Realtors (TAR), who were hosted by the Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) at the Montego Bay Yacht Club on February 24.

RAJ Hosts Realtors from Texas

The math mural mounted at the Calabar High School. The mural, created by the Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA), as part of its ‘Building a Mathematics culture at Calabar’ programme, is designed to motivate and inspire students.

Calabar High Boys Acing Math

Three new fire units were handed over to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), during a ceremony on February 4, at the York Park Fire Station, Orange Street, Kingston.

Gov’t Boosting Resources of Jamaica Fire Brigade

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at the monthly media briefing at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston, on February 23.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Should Maintain Fiscal Policies After IMF Agreement Ends – Byles

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chair, Richard Byles, says the Government should give consideration to maintaining fiscal policies being implemented under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), when the agreement expires in March 2017. “The fact that the four-year EFF will come to end doesn’t mean that we can or should abandon the policies that were...

Custos of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair, addressing a civic ceremony at Blenheim, in the parish, to commemorate the 132nd birthday of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, on February 24.

10 years ago Community

Hanover Residents Pay Homage to Bustamante at Birthplace

Scores of citizens from Hanover turned out in the Blenheim community on February 24 to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. Leading the celebration was Custos of Hanover, Hon. David Stair, as well as civic and political representatives from the parish. Addressing the ceremony adjacent to the house in which Sir...

Chief Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper-Chen (left), is presented with a plaque by President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Desmond Hutchinson. Occasion was a special joint meeting of the Rotary Clubs of Spanish Town, Portmore, North St. Catherine and St. Andrew North on February 23, at the Police Officers’ Club on Hope Road in Kingston.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Communities Urged to Get Rid of Mosquito Breeding Sites

Chief Medical Officer of Health for St. Catherine, Dr. Francia Prosper-Chen, is urging greater public participation in community clean-up activities in order to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika Virus. Jamaica has recorded one case of the mosquito-borne virus, which is strongly suspected of causing serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. Dr. Prosper-Chen said...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Tax Revenue $6.6 Billion Above Budget

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) is reporting that the Government’s tax revenue intake for the first nine months of the 2015/16 fiscal year ending December totalled $291.7 billion, which is $6.6 billion above budget. EPOC Co-Chair, Richard Byles, said the figure is $33 billion ahead of the intake for the corresponding period in 2014/15. He was addressing journalists at...

Director of Marketing and Communication at the HEART Trust/NTA, Mrs. Natalie Fearon.

10 years ago Education

HEART Trust/NTA To Provide Training For More Persons

The HEART Trust/NTA is positioning itself to provide training for more persons to work in key sectors that are expected experience growth over the next three to five years, through expansion of its facilities and the introduction of new courses. Director of Marketing and Communication at HEART Trust/NTA, Natalie Fearon, told JIS News that the agency’s labour market research suggests...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, places a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, in honour of the 132nd anniversary of his birth, during a floral tribute at National Heroes Park, in Kingston, on Wednesday, February 24.

10 years ago Governor General

Sir Alexander Bustamante Remembered

On the 132nd anniversary of his birth, National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, is being remembered for his tireless advocacy for the rights of the Jamaican people. Several dignitaries gathered at his shrine in National Heroes Park, on Wednesday, February 24, to participate in a floral tribute to the National Hero. Among them was Acting President of the...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), enjoys a comment from General Manager, the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Koen Hietbrink (2nd left), at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking meeting, hosted by the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Council on March 17 last year, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig; Project Manager, Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald Riley; and Executive Director, JHTA, Camille Needham.

10 years ago Tourism

Linkages Hub to Host Speed Networking on March 17

The Tourism and Entertainment Ministry’s Linkages Hub is to stage its annual Speed Networking on March 17, aimed at strengthening the linkages between local suppliers and players in the tourism sector. The event is to be held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James. Staging of the event represents the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to...