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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), makes a point during a trade facilitation forum, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew, on January 18. At right is Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

Full Compliance with WTO Rules Soon – Hylton

With the recent passage of key pieces of legislation, and more to come, Jamaica will soon be in full compliance with Word Trade Organization (WTO) rules, and move closer to becoming a financial services centre in the region. This was...

Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, addresses a praedial larceny sensitisation session for Resident Magistrates and Clerks of Courts at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann on Saturday (January 16).

Chief Justice Welcomes Praedial Larceny Training

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General, Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo (2nd right), engages in discussion with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (3rd left), during a tour of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) on January 18. The tour is part of Ambassador Azevêdo’s three-day official visit to Jamaica, from January 17 to 19, at the invitation of the Government.

WTO Head Says Jamaica is Well Positioned for Transition

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Work and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (right), congratulates Andrew Chong, the recipient of China Communications Construction Company’s (CCCC) Excellent Foreign Youth Award 2013-2015. Mr. Chong, a Jamaican employed at China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is a subsidiary of CCCC, was honoured at a reception held on Friday, January 15, at the Jamaica Regional Management Centre in Kingston.

CHEC Jamaica Employee Wins Prestigious Award

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a praedial larceny sensitisation session for Resident Magistrates and Clerks of Courts at the Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann on Saturday (January 16).

133 Persons Arrested For Praedial Larceny

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), speaks with Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla, at a praedial larceny sensitisation session for members of the judiciary held on January 16 at Jewel Runaway Bay Resort in St. Ann.

10 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t Looking To Amend Laws To Increase Praedial Larceny Convictions

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says discussions are underway with the Ministries of National Security and Justice with a view to amending legislation pertaining to praedial larceny. Minister Kellier, who was addressing a praedial larceny sensitisation seminar for members of the judiciary held at the Runaway Bay Jewel Resort in St. Ann on Saturday, January 16, said the...

The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health is Advising Women to Delay Pregnancy in Light of Zika Virus Links to Birth Defects

The Ministry of Health is advising women to delay becoming pregnant for the next six to twelve months and those already pregnant to take extra precaution to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes given the possible link between zika virus infection and microcephaly. Microcephaly is an abnormal growth of the brain and stunting of the growth of the head of the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), outlines the achievements of the Ministry to reporters on January 15, at the HEART/NTA corporate offices, in St. Andrew. At right is Executive Director of HEART/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley.

10 years ago Education

Education Minister Highlights Increase in Numeracy Rate

With the numeracy rate increasing over the last five years, Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says this must serve as an impetus for targets to be achieved in the education sector. Rev. Thwaites, who was outlining achievements of his Ministry, at the HEART/NTA corporate offices in St. Andrew, on January 16, said with all the challenges surrounding the...

Chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Dennis Morrison, addresses Norman Manley International Airport stakeholders at a recent reception, held at the airport.

10 years ago Transport

AAJ Says Business is good at NMIA

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is assuring that business prospects at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) are good, despite the fact that no bids were received for divestment up to the deadline of December 30. Speaking at a recent stakeholders reception, held at the airport, AAJ Chairman, Dennis Morrison, said that although the deadline was missed, he is...

Former student of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Withy Smith, speaking at the official opening of the WCJF’s new offices in Denbigh, Clarendon, on January 13.

10 years ago Education

Teenage Mother Lauds Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

Possessing enormous perseverance, strength, and courage, 19 year-old Withy Smith has refused to allow the stigma associated with teenage pregnancy to characterise her or curtail her growth and development. A few years ago, after dropping out of high school due to pregnancy, Ms. Smith enrolled in the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) programme for teenage mothers in Denbigh, Clarendon....

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), shakes hands with Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (2nd right), during a ceremony for the handing over of pharmaceutical and medical items by the Foundation to the health sector. The ceremony was held on Friday, January 15 at the Kingston Public Hospital, downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Issa Trust Foundation, Diane Pollard.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

ISSA Foundation Donates US $2 Million Worth of Supplies to Health Sector

Pharmaceutical and medical supplies valued at approximately US$2 million have been donated to the public health sector by the Issa Trust Foundation. The list of items includes intravenous fluid, antibiotics, medication, disposable gloves and gowns, casting tape, irrigation syringes (without needles), adult and child fingertip pulse oximeters, and table top autoclaves. Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, who received the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), has a light moment with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), and Chairman of the Earthquake Monument Restoration Committee, and Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven. Occasion was the commemoration ceremony and official opening of a memorial park in honour of victims of the 1907 earthquake on January 14. The area, which is Jamaica’s newest heritage tourist attraction, is located at Little Eighth Street in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew.

10 years ago Prime Minister

PM Opens Memorial Park in Honour of 1907 Earthquake Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said the memorial park built in Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, in honour of those who perished in the 1907 earthquake, should serve as a potent reminder to Jamaicans of the need to always be prepared for natural disasters. “May it forever remind us that no matter our social and economic status, we...