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State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Restaurant Associates Limited, Richard Lake (left); Store Manager of Popeyes, Cross Roads, Ms. Annmarie Waite and Executive Director of Restaurant Associates Limited, Frank Ventura. Occasion was the official opening of the facility on February 16.
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), in discussion with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Restaurant Associates Limited, Richard Lake (left); Store Manager of Popeyes, Cross Roads, Ms. Annmarie Waite and Executive Director of Restaurant Associates Limited, Frank Ventura. Occasion was the official opening of the facility on February 16.

Opening of Popeyes Represents Confidence in Economy – Robinson

State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the opening of the latest branch in the Popeyes restaurant franchise, represents confidence in the growing economy. “Any new business in this economic environment is important....
Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, addresses the launch of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) Corporate Governance Code for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on February 12, at the PSOJ head office in Kingston.
Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Milverton Reynolds, addresses the launch of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica’s (PSOJ) Corporate Governance Code for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on February 12, at the PSOJ head office in Kingston.

DBJ Partners with PSOJ to Provide Technical Support to SMEs
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), emphasises a point while addressing EduCentres Information Services Limited’s recent ISO27001 Information Management Systems (ISMS) training seminar at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Listening keenly is EduCentres Director and seminar coordinator, Hugh Campbell.
Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), emphasises a point while addressing EduCentres Information Services Limited’s recent ISO27001 Information Management Systems (ISMS) training seminar at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Listening keenly is EduCentres Director and seminar coordinator, Hugh Campbell.

Gov’t Looking to Provide Tablet Computers for Police Force
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says Government is committed to the survival of the sugar industry.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says Government is committed to the survival of the sugar industry.

Gov’t Committed To Survival of Sugar Industry
Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Roselyn Fisher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’. She says the SRC will continue to assist budding entrepreneurs to create products that are of international standard.
Marketing and Corporate Communications Manager at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Roselyn Fisher, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’. She says the SRC will continue to assist budding entrepreneurs to create products that are of international standard.

SRC Continues To Mentor Young Entrepreneurs

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Principal Director of Culture, Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay.
Culture

Wards of the State to Get Culture Passports

About 100 culture passports will be handed over to the Child Development Agency (CDA) for older wards of the State, who will be able to access, free of cost or at reduced rates, cultural heritage sites, cultural institutions and communities. The handing over ceremony will take place on Wednesday, February 17, at the CDA’s Office, 48 Duke Street, Kingston, beginning...
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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, emphasizes a point while speaking at a stakeholder consultation at the BREDS Treasure Beach Sports Parks in St. Elizabeth on February 12.
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Provides $48m for Industry Developments in Treasure Beach

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment has provided $48 million to fund industry developments in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says $28 million will be used to undertake road repairs, while the remaining $20 million will provide loans for Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB)-licensed operators of properties and attractions. He was speaking at a special stakeholder...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the $5 million Deeside Multi-Purpose Court in the community on Friday (February 12).
Sport

Use Sports Facilities for Exercise – Neita Headley

Jamaicans are being encouraged to utilise community sports facilities for healthy physical activity in order to prevent Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, made the call, while addressing the breaking of ground for construction of the Deeside Multipurpose Court in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on Friday (February 12). “It (exercise) is for how you...
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Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.
Finance & Public Service

No Wide-Scale Redundancies in Public Sector – Dr. Phillips

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has reiterated that there will be no wide-scale redundancies within the public sector. “There is no such plan,” Dr. Phillips asserted, while speaking in the House of Representatives, recently. He noted, however, that a number of posts within the civil service have been abolished and there are plans to abolish...
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Chief Executive officer of the Real Estate Board, Sandra Watson.
Information

Real Estate Board Launches Training Institute Tomorrow

Practitioners in the island’s real estate industry are to benefit from training to improve the services they offer the public. The training will be provided through the Real Estate Training Institute (RETI), which will be launched tomorrow (February 16) at the head offices of the Real Estate Board (REB), 24 Trafalgar Road in New Kingston. Chief Executive Officer of the...
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Minister with responsibility for Sport, and Member of Parliament for North Central St. Catherine, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the $5 million Deeside Multi-Purpose Court in the community on Friday (February 12).
Sport

Sports Minister Highlights Investments in Infrastructure

Recent investments in the country’s sporting infrastructure have placed it in a firm position to serve the training and development needs of the various professionals. According to Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, over the last four years, emphasis has been placed on infrastructure development, to ensure that the progress Jamaica has been making in sport continues...
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Head of Section, Economic and Social Development and Trade, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands, Achim Schaffert (left), in discussion with Senior Plant Quarantine Officer at the Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Fitzroy White. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the Pest Risk Analysis Training, at the Alhambra Inn, today (February 15).
Agriculture

Pest Risk Analysis Training Feb. 15-19

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, through its Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch, is hosting a Pest Risk Analysis Training at the Alhambra Inn, in Kingston, from February 15 to 19. The objective is to sensitize stakeholders on the principles and procedures involved in pest risk analysis, and to provide a forum for discussion on a Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) handbook...
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