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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addresses the United Nations Security Council and the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday, July 30. In the background at left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. AJ Nicholson QC, while at right is Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray.

PM Simpson Miller Calls for Greater International Support to Fight Crime in Jamaica and the Caribbean

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica and other Caribbean countries need greater international support to fight global organised criminals and reduce crime, particularly gun-related murders. Speaking at the powerful United Nations Security Council in New York today (Thursday,...

: Mrs. Yodit Getachew Hylton, the Honorary Consul of Ethiopia in Jamaica, Hon. Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Professor Winston Davidson, Head of the University of Technology School of Public Health & Health Technology, Her Excellency Mathu Theda Joyini, High Commissioner for South Africa to Jamaica, Ambassador Girma Birru, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica and his wife Helene Fernandez.

Jamaica Welcomes New Ethiopian Ambassador

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, gives details of a Farmers’ Market scheduled to take place at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday, August 1. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 24.

Jamaicans Can View Grand Gala at Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, unveil a representation of what the location of the newly-launched public company, National Energy Solutions Limited (NESOL), will look like once completed. The unveiling was done at the launch of the company at the National Indoors Sports Centre, on July 29.

National Indoor Sports Centre To Go Solar

Technical Director of Archaeology, Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Dorrick Gray, in an interview with JIS News. He urged Jamaicans to visit heritage sites across the island.

Jamaicans Urged To Visit Heritage Sites

11 years ago Culture

‘Link Up and Labrish’ Added to Emancipation and Independence Celebrations

The Ministry of Youth and Culture is encouraging all Jamaicans to participate in the emancipation and independence celebrations that will be taking place across the island. This year, a major highlight of the 2015 Festival activities, being celebrated under the theme ‘Proud and Free…Jamaica 53’, is the ‘Link Up and Labrish’ discussion forum that will be held at the Independence...

Custos of Kingston, Hon Steadman Fuller (right), converses with First Vice President of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica, Errol Greene, ahead of the commissioning into service of 51 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Kingston, during a ceremony on July 28, at the downtown offices of the Custos of Kingston.

11 years ago Justice

Justices of the Peace Urged to Help Transform Society

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, has charged the city’s newest Justices of the Peace (JPs) to use their good offices to effect positive change within the society. This, by volunteering their service in areas that can make a difference. Among the areas he identified are: deportee processing; serving in the drug treatment and petty session courts; lock-up, sick and...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles. (FILE)

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Byles Proposes US $1 Billion Job Creation Fund

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, has charged the private sector to work with the Government in setting up a US$1 billion fund to finance projects in high growth sectors such as business process outsourcing (BPO) and agriculture. He noted that the US$ 2 billion raised on the international capital market to pay down the country’s...

Co-Chairman of the Government’s Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addresses the launch of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s ‘MoBay Expo,’ at the Wexford Hotel on Wednesday, July 29.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

EPOC Co-Chair Supports Pay Down of Petro Caribe Debt

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Richard Byles, is fully supporting the successful move by Government in raising US$ 2 billion on the international capital market, which will be used to pay down the country’s Petro-Caribe debt with Venezuela. The money was raised through two bond issues. Addressing the launch of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and...

State Minister for Transport ,Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), makes a point to Director for Major Projects, National Works Agency (NWA), O’Reilly Henry (right), about the cable crash barriers that are being installed by the NWA along the Palisadoes Road in Kingston. Occasion was a tour of the $10 million pilot project on July 28. Looking on is Director, Mona Geo-Informatics Institute (MGI), University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee.

11 years ago Transport

NWA Installing Cable Crash Barriers Along Palisadoes Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently installing cable crash barriers along the Palisadoes Road in Kingston under a $10 million pilot project, aimed at enhancing the safety of all users of that corridor. The barriers, which are new to Jamaica, replace the regular aluminium structures. They are being installed to prevent or reduce the likelihood of out of control...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), interacts with school principals and board chairs at a back-to-school conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on July 28.

11 years ago Education

Schools Urged To Build Relationship With Communities

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging school administrators to build strong community relations as a means of protecting the school plants. The Minister was responding to concerns raised by school officials about vandalism at a back-to-school conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on July 28. He said it is not possible to build fences at all...

Minister with responsibility for Agriculture, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), emphasises a point to Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence. Occasion was a sectoral workshop for the preparation of the Vision 2030 Medium Term Policy Framework 2015-2018, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in St. Andrew on July 29.

11 years ago AgricultureVision 2030

Gov’t Implementing Strategies to Ensure Sustainability of Agriculture

Over the last three years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has been implementing strategies aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the sector so as to safeguard the nation’s food security. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the comment during a sectoral workshop for the preparation of the Vision 2030 Medium Term Policy Framework 2015-2018 at the Medallion Hall Hotel...