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Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Dr. Andre Gordon, speaking at a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, held in Negril on November 14. Dr. Gordon said it is expected that final regulations governing the cannabis industry will be in place during the first quarter of 2016.

Chairman Says Cannabis Licensing Authority Will Operate in Transparent Manner

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Dr. Andre Gordon, says the organization will operate in a completely transparent manner, as it seeks to regulate the local marijuana industry. Addressing a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, at the Swept Away Resort...

Governor-General Appoints the Hon. Donna Parchment-Brown Political Ombudsman

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Senator Falconer Proposes Live Broadcasts of CCJ Hearings

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), is in discussion with Chairman of the All-Island Cane Farmers’ Association, Allan Rickards, about an item in the association’s report. Occasion was the 66th Annual General Meeting of the association at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on November 12.

Assistance for Sugarcane Farmers

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), greets Head of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, prior to the start of the 10th IMF quarterly review media briefing, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston, on Friday, November 13.

IMF Team Agrees To Lowering Of Primary Surplus Target

Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

11 years ago Justice

Justice Minister Mark Golding to be Honoured

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding will receive the Kurt Schmoke (previously the Justice Gerald Le Dain) Award for Achievement in the Field of Law at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in the D.C. metro area on Friday, November 20. The award recognizes those involved in law who have worked within official institutions when extremist pressures dominate government...

11 years ago Education

BB Coke High Gets New Block Of Classrooms

A new block of classrooms was officially opened at the BB Coke High School in St. Elizabeth, on November 12, by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The new classrooms will provide more seats to comfortably accommodate the more than 1,400 students who attend the institution. The school was experiencing challenges finding adequate classroom space for students, after it...

Regional Veterinary Public Health Supervisor, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Veron Denton, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Report Unfit Food

Consumers are being advised to make a report to the relevant authorities, when they are sold food that is not fit for consumption. “If you are sold unfit food or food in damaged packaging, you should make a formal complaint to your health authorities,” said Regional Veterinary Public Health Supervisor, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Veron Denton. He said...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and State Minister for Local Government and Community Development and South East St. Catherine Member of Parliament, Hon. Colin Fagan (2nd left), try out two of the 14 computers at the Community Access Point (CAP) established by the Universal Service Fund (USF), at the Truth Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church’s Innovative Learning Centre in Cumberland, Portmore, St. Catherine. Minister Paulwell officially opened the site on November 12.

11 years ago Technology

Portmore Gets 13th CAP Site

The number of Community Access Points (CAP) established by the Government in Portmore, St. Catherine, has increased to 13. This follows Thursday’s (November 12) official opening of the latest facility, developed at a cost of over $3 million under the Universal Service Fund (USF). Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, opened the CAP site, which is located...

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministry of Health Urges Vigilance as Zika Virus is Confirmed in the Caribbean

In light of the announcement by the Caribbean Public Health Agency on Thursday, November 12, 2015 that the zika virus has been detected in a Caribbean country, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse says persons need to be more vigilant and take their responsibility as citizens seriously by cleaning up their environment and destroying mosquito breeding sites. The Chief...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), addresses a Jamaica House media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (November 11). She is flanked by Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Dr. Vincent Lawrence (left), and ESET Board member, Professor Alvin Wint.

11 years ago Information

Public Debt Management Act to Be Amended

In a bid to better manage the nation’s public finances, Cabinet has given its approval for amendments to be made to the Act which provides the framework to deal with this subject. Cabinet has given instructions to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for the drafting of amendments to the Public Debt Management Act (PDMA), 2012 and its attendant regulations. Making the...

The Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre located downtown Kingston, which is a gift from the Venezuelan Government to Jamaica, is named in honour of South American Liberator and Venezuelan Revolutionary Leader, Simón Bolívar.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Simón Bolívar ’s Jamaica Letter Hailed for Integration

State Minister in the Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Ministry, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has hailed Simón Bolívar’s Jamaica Letter for engendering the entrenchment of regional integration among Latin American and Caribbean nations. Speaking at a symposium, held at the Regional Headquarters Building on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies, on November 11, which examined the progression...