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Minister Kellier Welcomes Spanish Hotel Entry into Local Hospitality Sector

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier has hailed the multi-million dollar entry into the local hospitality sector by the Spanish-based Melia Group at the former Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny. The Minister was addressing the ground breaking...

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Professor Hopeton Dunn, addresses a press conference held at the Commission’s headquarters in New Kingston today (April 24). The Commission has issued a directive to cable television operators to cease the transmission of a number of unauthorised channels by the end of next month.

Cable Operators Ordered to Cease Transmission of 19 Channels

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the official opening of the Hanover Co-operative Credit Union’s (HCCU) new building in Lucea on April 23. The building has been named in honour of the institution’s founder, the late Enid Watson Gonsalves.

Hanover to Benefit from Road Improvement Works

Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica, Judith Ramlogan (centre), gives details of the two-month amnesty that the entity will be undertaking May 4 to June 30, 2015, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 23. Looking on are: Customer Service Manager, Inger Hainsley-Bennett (left) and Deputy CEO, Shellie Leon.

COJ Grants Amnesty to File Outstanding Annual Returns

NSWMA Begins E-Waste Collection April 26

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing a briefing session for prospective participants in the HEART Trust/National Training Agency’s (NTA) National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on April 23.

11 years ago Education

Full Roll-Out of NUYP in July

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (NTA) will commence a full roll-out of its National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), in July. The programme, which was approved for implementation by HEART’s Board in 2014, is set for fiscal years 2015/16 and 2016/17, at a projected cost of $1.5 billion per annum. It will target young people, aged 17 to 30, for skills...

Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Ms. Janice Holness, addresses delegates at the official opening ceremony of the 11th Annual three-day Conference of the Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators (CGSR), held at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on April 22.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Delegates of CGSR Attend Conference in St. Ann

Delegates from member countries of the Caribbean Group of Securities Regulators (CGSR), are currently participating in a conference at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. The sessions are expected to empower the 100 delegates to be more efficient and effective in their role as professional regulators. Countries represented in the Group include the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda,...

Group Marketing Manager, Seprod, Roger Thompson (left), hands over a cheque for $12 million to Administrative Director of INSPORTS, Ian Andrews (2nd left), during the press launch of the INSPORTS/Seprod Primary Schools Athletics Championship on April 21, at Alhambra Inn in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Chairman of INSPORTS, Don Anderson (right); and Dedria Wisdom of Seprod.

11 years ago Sport

INSPORTS Receives $20 Million Injection for Primary Schools Athletics Championship

The Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) has received approximately $20 million from title sponsor, Seprod, for the staging of this year’s Primary Schools Athletics Championship. The 35th staging of the event is slated to take place from April 29 to May 2, at the National Stadium in Kingston. Group Marketing Manager of Seprod, Roger Thompson, handed over a $12 million cheque to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), is in light conversation with Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie. They were at the launch of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre on April 23.

11 years ago Community

Govt to Invest $1 Billion on Development Projects in West Kingston

The Government is to invest close to $1 billion on development projects in the Denham Town, Hannah Town and Tivoli Gardens communities in western Kingston. This is under the Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which is being undertaken through a loan of $4.8 billion (US$42 million) from the World Bank. Being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), the...

Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny and Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (left); Minister with responsibility for housing in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (right); and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), tour the town of Falmouth on Thursday (April 23), to assess critical infrastructure and social needs.

11 years ago Works / Construction

Atkinson Wants Resort Status for Falmouth

Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny and Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, says he will be pushing for the historic town of Falmouth to be declared a resort town, once critical infrastructure work now underway is completed. With the designation, Falmouth will become the island’s fifth resort town, joining Portland, Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Negril and Kingston. Mr. Atkinson, who...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left) and Senior Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Walter Bender (right), assists Grade 6 students of the Clan Carthy Primary School, Anastasia Seville (seated, left) and Ashanti Daley (seated, right) to do work on their computer tablets. Occasion was the International Girls in ICT Day Workshop, held today (April 23), at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) offices in Downtown Kingston. Founder of Jamaican Girls Coding, Melanie Subratie (centre), looks on.

11 years ago Technology

State Minister Urges More Young Women to Enter ICT Sector

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is encouraging more young females to become actively involved in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. Mr. Robinson emphasised that it is important to expose young women to the benefits of coding and career opportunities in ICT from a very young age. The State...

Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe (left), receives a copy of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) ‘A Fi Wi Bizniz’ CD from Reggae Singer, Ernie Smith (right), at a function to release the song, held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, on Wednesday (April 22).

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Finance Ministry Releases Song to Promote ERP

The Ministry of Finance and Planning has released a song to promote the country’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP) dubbed, ‘A Fi wi Bizniz’, the song is performed by renowned Reggae singer, Ernie Smith and produced by Dizzy Minott and Mikey Bennett. It will be used by the Ministry to bring the message of the importance of every Jamaican being involved...