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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.

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...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses a ceremony for the handing over of thousands of banana and plantain suckers and corms to farmers from Portland and St. Mary, held at the Orange River Agricultural Research Station in Highgate on Thursday, January 14.

Agriculture Ministry Distributes Planting Material to Banana and Plantain Farmers

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over
a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of
several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May
2015. The provision is part of the Government — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), hands over a bag of fertilizer to farmer, Ernest Dennis (left), following a tour of several farms in East Rural St. Andrew which were affected by fires in May 2015. The provision is part of the Government's $25 million mitigation and rehabilitation intervention. At centre is Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) officer, Ricardo Thomas.

Agriculture Ministry Provides $3 Million Relief for Coffee Farmers Affected by Fires

Minister of Health, Hon Horace Dalley (2nd right) discusses some of the items donated by Issa Trust Foundation and Direct Relief with Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey (right), Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (centre), Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, Paul Issa (left) and CEO of the Issa Trust Foundation, Dianne Pollard (2nd left) during the handing over of US$2 million worth of pharmaceuticals held at the Kingston Public Hospital on Friday, January 15, 2016.

Ministry of Health Receives Donation of US$2 Million Worth of Pharmaceuticals

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

Ministry of Health Remains on High Alert for the Introduction of the Zika Virus

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Police College Stages Fundraising Concert

The National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) will be staging a gospel concert this Saturday (January 16), to raise funds to refurbish a section of the Twickenham Park-based police training institution. The event involves collaboration with Remnant Praise and the Police Area Six Sports Club. “The aim of this fundraiser is to renovate a section of the college. Currently, it...

Acting President and CEO of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick (centre) and Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Nari Williams-Singh(left), listen keenly to the AAJ’s Senior Director, Airport Operations, Lieutenant Commander John McFarlane, at a recent Stakeholders reception, hosted by Norman Manley International Airport at the Kingston facility.

10 years ago Transport

Norman Manley Intl. Airport Ranked Number 3 in Region

The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) has been rated by the Airport Council International (ACI) as the number three ranked airport in Latin America and the Caribbean region. This was disclosed by Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley Deidrick, at an appreciation reception for the stakeholders of the Norman Manley International Airport, held at...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Presentations on ASYCUDA for International Customs Week

Presentations on the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World Project and the Charities Act will form part of the week-long events by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), in recognition of International Customs Week to be observed from January 24 to January 29. Church services at the Bethel Baptist Church in Kingston, the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay, St....

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Major Richard Reese.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Private Bonded Warehouses for Motor Vehicles Must Use ASYCUDA as of January 18

As of Monday, January 18, all private bonded warehouses for motor vehicles will be mandated by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) to do their import entries through the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA). In an interview with JIS News, Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, said the ASYCUDA World Customs project has now completed implementation with respect to all...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke.

10 years ago Local Government

KSAC to Stage Public Education Sessions about Local Governance Legislation

In a bid to encourage greater participation by the public in local governance, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be staging a series of public education sessions in the Corporate Area, to sensitize persons about legislation which will entrench Local Government in the Constitution. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angella Brown Burke, said the campaign will serve...

Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Jamaica to Host Historic Regional Security Conference

The Jamaica Defence Force will this year host the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) from the 26 to 29 January in Kingston, Jamaica. The annual conference, which is in its 14th year, is a forum for defence and security chiefs from across the region to hold collective discussions on mutual and common security concerns while sharing experiences and ideas. The...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd right), tours the Kupius Bridge in Pennants Clarendon, which is to be re-built at a cost of some $700 million under the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP). Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Central Clarendon, Pearnel Charles; Health Minister and Member of Parliament for Northern Clarendon, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Councillor for the Crofts Hill Division, Anthony O’Connor. The tour, which took place on January 13, was followed by a community meeting to inform residents about the scope of works.

10 years ago TransportWorks / Construction

Kupius Bridge Project Will Provide Jobs and Facilitate Development – Azan

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, says re-construction of the Kupius Bridge in Pennants, will provide jobs for scores of residents, while facilitating further development of communities in North and North Central Clarendon. “This project forms part of Government’s commitment to rural development,” he said. Mr. Azan was addressing a community meeting held at the Prayer...