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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing farmers
in Kensington, St James, where nearly 230 received fertilizer and plant
suckers on Thursday, February 11, under the Ministry — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addressing farmers in Kensington, St James, where nearly 230 received fertilizer and plant suckers on Thursday, February 11, under the Ministry's banana industry resuscitation programme

Agriculture Ministry Provides Fertilizer, Planting Material for Banana Farmers in St. James

Nearly 230 banana and plantain farmers in St James, whose crops were affected by drought and diseases, have received fertilizer and plant suckers from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, to assist in resuscitating their farms and boosting production. Portfolio...

Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (right), and Custos Rotulorum for
Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair (left), oversee completion of the formalities
during Friday — Political Ombudsman, Donna Parchment Brown (right), and Custos Rotulorum for Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair (left), oversee completion of the formalities during Friday's (February 12) signing of the Political Code of Conduct by the four candidates contesting the February 25 General Elections in Hanover, at the Tryall Hotel. The candidates (from 2nd left, foreground) are: State Minister for Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles, for the People's National Party (PNP), and the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Brian Wallace (JLP), who will vie for the Western Hanover constituency; and Wynter McIntosh (PNP) and Dave Brown (JLP), who will contest Eastern Hanover. Looking on, in the background, are supporters of both candidates.

Candidates in Hanover Sign General Elections Political Code of Conduct

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), converses with Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), George Quallo, at the official opening of the refurbished Negril Police Station in Westmoreland recently.

More Police Stations to be Built and Upgraded

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding.

Cabinet Approves Tabling of Restorative Justice Bill

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), looks on as Installation Manager at Padero Solar Jamaica, Tim Barker, points out the readings of the 100-kilowatt solar system installed at Food for the Poor’s offices in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Occasion was the official commissioning of the system by the State Minister on February 11.

Food for the Poor Installs 100-Kilowatt Solar System

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (3rd left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the 2.2-kilometre upgraded road in Lime Hall, St. Ann, on February 11. Others (from left) are: Acting Secretary/Manager at the St. Ann Parish Council, Claudiah Carter; Deputy Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Delroy Redway; Councillor Lambert Weir; Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Councillor Desmond Gilmore and Councillor Ian Bell.

10 years ago Local Government

Lime Hall Road Upgraded

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, officially opened 2.2 kilometres of upgraded roadway in Lime Hall, St. Ann, on February 11, which will benefit over 2,000 residents. The road, which was repaired at a cost of $16 million, will provide residents with significant ease of travel between Lime Hall and St. Ann’s Bay. Declaring the roadway open,...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), displays the 2015 Latin America Bond Deal of the Year Award at the International Financing Review (IFR) award ceremony, held on February 10, at the headquarters of the IFR in Times Square, Manhattan, New York. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are: Thompson Reuters Bureau Chief of the Americas, John Doran; Managing Director and Head of Latin America Capital Markets Organization, Citi Global Group, Christopher Gilford; Technical Advisor to Minister Phillips, Helen McIntosh; Financial Secretary, Donovan Rowe; Dian Black of the Ministry of Finance, and Maxim Vernon from Merrill Lynch.

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceJamaican Diaspora

Bond Deal of the Year Award Shows Confidence in Country – Finance Minister

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Latin America Bond Deal of the Year award given to Jamaica by the International Financing Review (IFR), shows the level of confidence which the international community has in the country. Accepting the award at the IFR 2015 America’s Award ceremony, at the IFR headquarters in Time Square, Manhattan, on...

Health Minister, Hon. Horace Dalley (centre); and Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), observe as South East Regional Authority (SERHA) Chairman, Dr. Andrei Cooke (right); and Managing Director of C&D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (2nd right), sign contracts to undertake phase two upgrading of the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence, in Golden Grove, St. Thomas. The signing took place at the centre on Thursday, February 11.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

$63 Million Allocated to Complete Upgrading of Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence

The Ministry of Health will undertake the second and final phase of development at the Isaac Barrant Centre of Excellence, in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, over the next six months, at cost of $63 million. The project is being financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), and will include: major construction, and drainage and electrical upgrades, among other works. Phase...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the launch of Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited’s programme, entitled ‘$15million over 5 years’, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on February 11. Guardian will be investing a total of $15 million over five years to improve the infrastructure in several early childhood, primary and special needs schools across the island.

10 years ago Education

Infrastructure at Primary Schools to be Upgraded

The infrastructure of several early childhood, primary and special needs schools across the island are to be upgraded over the next five years at a cost of $15 million, donated by Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited. The project, which is entitled: ‘$15million over 5 years’, was officially launched at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on February 11. In his...

Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left), is greeted by Group Aquacentre Director, Sandals International Resorts, Michael Clarke, at the launch of Competency Standards for Tourism, Hospitality and Community Service, at the Grandiosa Hotel in Montego Bay, on February 11.

10 years ago Labour

Head of HEART Says Workers Must be trained for Hospitality Sector

Executive Director of the Human Employment and Resource Training/National Training Agency (HEART Trust/NTA), Dr. Wayne Wesley, says Jamaican workers must be trained to capitalize on the job opportunities that will soon be available in the hospitality sector. Addressing stakeholders and industry players at the National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) launch of Competency Standards in Tourism,...

Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Ralph Thomas (left), peruses the Privileges and Immunities Agreement for OAS Election Observer Mission to Jamaica for the 2016 General Election, before signing, while OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro Lemes, signs the document, at the OAS Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 11. In the background is Jamaica’s Alternate Representative to the OAS, Julia Hyatt.

10 years ago Election 2016Foreign Affairs

OAS Observation Mission Coming for General Election

An agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica for the 2016 General Election on February 25, was signed at the OAS Headquarters in Washington D.C., on Thursday, February 11. It was signed by Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the OAS, Ambassador Ralph Thomas, on behalf of the Government of Jamaica,...

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Partners with DRT Communications to Track Zika Virus

The Ministry of Health has entered a partnership with DRT Communications Ltd, for the provision of global media-monitoring services at no charge to track the Zika virus. The company’s system facilitates full tracking of conversations happening across media platforms such as radio, television, press and online. Director of Communications and Public Relations in the Ministry of Health, Stephanie Shaw-Smith, said...