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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (centre), presents a plaque to Senior Director, Corporate Affairs and External Communications, J. Wray and Nephew Ltd., Greta Bogues (right), while President of the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Marjory Kennedy, shares the moment. Occasion was a ceremony to launch National Exporters’ Month 2015 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (June 1). J. Wray and Nephew Ltd. was inducted into the JEA’s US$69 Million Dollar Export Club, reflecting its earnings for 2014.

Gov’t to Launch Phase Two of National Export Strategy June 30

Phase two of the National Export Strategy (NES II), which seeks to further boost Jamaica’s competitiveness in the global market, is expected to be launched on June 30. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said consultants are...

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), emphasizes a point during the Ministry’s Quarantine Division’s exporters’ forum, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 2). The forum formed part of week-long activities marking Plant Quarantine Week 2015, from May 30 to June 5, under the theme: ‘Plant Quarantine: Facilitating Trade...Securing Jamaica’s Agriculture’. Listening keenly are: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (left), and Regional Administrative Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Maydene Campbell.

Submission to be Made to the USDA for Mango Export

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (at podium), addresses the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Action Day ceremony at the Wilbert Stewart Basic School in East Kingston on May 29. The NCMC constructed a perimeter fence around the school’s play area as the final activity for Child Month. The area was also painted. Seated (from left) are: Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings; Chairman of the School Board, Stephen O. Stewart; Pastor of the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, Robert A. Stewart; and Founder of the School and former Custos of Kingston, Hon. Carmen Stewart.

Custos Says Country Must Provide Safer Environment for Children

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), shares a light moment with Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left) and Chairman of the Sandals Group, Hon. Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, at the official opening of the rebranded Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in St. Ann, on Monday, June 1. The hotel was refurbished at a cost of US$60 million.

Sandals Resorts Praised For Promoting Brand Jamaica

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

Minister Bunting Calls for Federation to End Protest Actions

: Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents the Instrument of Appointment as Custos of St. Catherine to Rev. the Hon. Jeffrey McKenzie, following a brief swearing-in ceremony at King’s House in February. Rev. McKenzie will be formally installed as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Catherine at a public ceremony scheduled for June 11, at the National Police College, Twickenham Park.

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New Custos of St. Catherine to Be Installed June 11

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, will install Rev. the Hon. Jeffery McKenzie, JP, Pastor of the Phillippo Baptist Church in Spanish Town, as Custos Rotulorum for the parish of St. Catherine, on Thursday, June 11. The ceremony will be held at the National Police College in St. Catherine, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The function is open...

Manchester resident, Damion Candell, is all smiles after receiving his passport today (June 1), under the new Same Day express system implemented by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Jennifer McDonald (right); and Director of Customer Service, Lesline Chisholm.
The service went into operation today (June 1), at the agency’s head office on Constant Spring Road, St. Andrew.

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PICA Same Day Service Welcomed

Close to 30 persons applied for and received their passports today (June 1), under the new Same Day express service offered by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). The service, which costs $16, 500 was introduced today, as new passport fees became effective. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of PICA, Jennifer McDonald, said the Same...

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lloyd B. Smith, addresses the opening ceremony for the 35th annual conference of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean, held on May 31, at the Hyatt Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

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Caribbean Insurers Urged to Develop Products for Agriculture, Tourism

Players in the Caribbean insurance industry are being urged to develop innovative products that will provide natural disaster protection for critical sectors such as agriculture and tourism. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lloyd B. Smith, made the appeal, as he delivered the keynote address at the opening of the 35th annual conference of the Insurance Association of...

One of the greenhouses on the site of the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project, in Rose Hill, Manchester. Under the project, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), are collaborating to impart greenhouse technologies to farmers in Manchester, St. Elizabeth and St. Ann, through a $192 million partnership.

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Farmers to Benefit from Major Greenhouse Project

Farmers in a number of bauxite mining communities should benefit from greenhouse technologies, through a $192 million project, a collaboration between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). The project involves conversion of mined-out lands to water reservoirs to be used for irrigation, where greenhouses are constructed for agricultural production, benefitting some 160 farmers who...

Paula Fletcher, Executive Director – National Road Safety Council (left) and Clyde Jureidini, Company Secretary, Premier League Clubs Association; General Manager, Harbour View Football Club and Football Analyst.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Comment on Ban on Smoking in Public Places

With the country joining the rest of the world to observe World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) sought the views of some persons on the Tobacco Regulations and specifically the Ban on Smoking in Public Places. Q. Has the ban on smoking in public places impacted you. If so, how? Paula Fletcher,...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting addresses staff members of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), at the National Indoor Sports Centre, on May 29. The centre was used as the temporary location of PICA to process the many applicants applying for passports, ahead of the increase in fees on June 1. The staff returned to PICA

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Security Minister Commends PICA Staff

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, has commended the staff of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), for the hard work they put in to process the many persons applying for passports over the last two weeks. Mr. Bunting, who addressed the staff at the temporary location at the National Indoor Sports Centre on May 29, said he...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing participants at a media and stakeholder number portability workshop on May 13 at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston. Seated is Public Education Specialist, Elizabeth Bennett-Marsh, of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR).

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Extension Granted For Number Portability

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining has granted a 21-day extension to telephony service providers to have their infrastructure up and running to facilitate the roll-out of number portability on Monday, June 22. At a meeting at the Ministry on May 29, involving stakeholder partners, the Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, was requested to grant the extension as testing...