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Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12).

Financial Closure and Handover of KCT in March

Financial closure for the upgrading of the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT) is expected to take place by the end of March, with handover of the facility to port concessionaire, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL), to occur simultaneously. Financial closure is...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the first monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) for the new year, held on January 12, at the KSAC’s head office at Church Street, downtown Kingston.

KSAC Looking to Capitalise on Creative City Designation

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.

North-South Highway 90 Percent Complete

Party Chief of the BGP Challenger seismic vessel, Yang Xiaorui (left), explains the seismic operations to Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre); and State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson. Occasion was a tour of the vessel, which docked at the Port of Kingston on January 12.

Jamaica Moves Ahead with Oil and Gas Exploration

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, displays a poster to be used in the Cyber Security Awareness campaign dubbed: ‘Stop. Think. Connect,’ to be launched this month. Occasion was a JIS Think Tank held today (Jan. 12), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Cybersecurity Campaign to Be Launched this Month

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), and Chairman, Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (2nd right), exchange a warm handshake following the unveiling and official opening of the Best Dressed Chicken Cumberland Hatchery in Portmore, St. Catherine today (Jan. 12). Others (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan and Vice President in charge of Finance at Jamaica Broilers Group, Ian Persaud.

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GOV’T Implements Measures to Meet Demand for Chicken Meat

The Government is collaborating with the island’s two main chicken producers to satisfy the heightened demand for chicken meat and to ensure that there is no increase in price for the product. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that Jamaica Broilers, which produces the Best Dressed Chicken brand, has agreed to place an additional 50,000 chickens per...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, addresses the opening of the upgraded Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) literacy centre in Savanna -la-Mar, Westmoreland, recently.

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Over $6 Billion Invested in Sugar-Dependent Areas

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has invested over $6 billion on improvement projects in sugar-dependent communities across the island since 2009. The projects, undertaken through the European Union (EU)-funded Sugar Transformation Unit (STU), include the provision of, at a cost of some $2.4 billion cane road, and drain projects – $500 million; social infrastructure projects to include schools, clinics,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (Right), in discussion with Executive Chairman of FLOW Foundation, Errol Miller, at today’s (January 12), launch of National Careers Week, held at JA Biz Town, in Kingston.

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Education Minister Calls for Promotion of Non-Traditional Careers

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says society should embrace and promote non-traditional careers that are offering huge incomes for young people, while also expanding the economy. Addressing the launch of National Careers Week at JA Biz Town, in Kingston, today (January 12), the Minister said that a radical shift is needed from the perception that only careers in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addresses the opening of a two-day training workshop, hosted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, on January 12. The workshop is to provide participants with technical training in preparation for carrying out Jamaica’s National Child Labour Survey, which will be done between April and June 2016.

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Labour Minister Proposes Strategies to Combat Child Labour

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says tougher anti-child labour laws, increased opportunities for schooling and public awareness form part of the answer for the elimination of child labour. “If children can go to school and stay in school, their chances of getting proper jobs to care for their families increase and if there are tough...

Phase 1 of the housing project at the University of the West Indies, that was constructed under a syndicated loan agreement with the Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) and National Commercial Bank (NCB). The first batch of students began occupying the building for 2015/2016 school year.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

JMB Takes Lead in Loan for Phase Two of UWI Housing Project

The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) has assumed the role of lead banker in a syndicated construction loan agreement valued at $1.7 billion with National Commercial Bank (NCB) and 138 Student Living Ltd., to undertake Phase Two of the University of the West Indies Student Housing Project. This the second such agreement between the two financial entities and the developer, for...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese (left), looks at something in a document being pointed out by Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Andre Williams.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Customs Continues to Improve Business Processes

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) will be implementing a number of measures this year as it continues to improve its business processes, and reduce cost and waiting time for customers. Among them is the introduction of an Electronic Single Administrative Document, which will integrate all forms currently used at the agency. Speaking with JIS News recently, Commissioner of Customs, Major...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), and Government Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns, consult on an issue during Friday’s (Jan. 8) sitting of the Senate.

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Local Government Bills Passed in the Senate

Three strategic bills, which are pivotal to the Local Government reform process in Jamaica, were passed in the Senate on January 8. They are the Local Governance Bill; Local Government (Unified Service and Employment) Bill; and the Local Government (Financing and Financial Management) Bill. Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, who piloted the bills in the Upper Chamber,...