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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. (FILE)

Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 to Come Into Effect April 15

The Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015 was passed by both Houses of Parliament in February this year. The Ministry of Justice wishes to advise as follows: (1) Notification of the Governor General’s assent to the Act has been published...

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), in conversation with South African High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Mathu Joyini (right), at the inaugural Phenomenal Women Breakfast, hosted by the International Women’s Forum (IWF) Jamaica, today (April 10) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston. The Minister addressed the function.

Women Leaders Urged To Mentor Others

Deputy Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in charge of Sustainable Development and Social Planning, Claire Bernard, provides an update on the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme (GOJ/AFP) at a JIS Think Tank on April 2, 2015.

Adaptation Fund Programme Building Climate Change Resilience

Senate Passes Administrator-General’s (Amendment) Bill

Ex-servicemen (from left) Majors Victor Beek, and Torrance Lewis, Major General Robert Neish, and Earl Beckford, proudly display souvenir coins presented to them by United States President, Barack Obama, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph (seen in the background), at the National Heroes Park, Kingston. The coins are engraved with the Presidential Seal on one side and an image of the White House on the other.

Momentous Meeting for President Obama and Jamaican Ex-Servicemen

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (left), presents Keisha Rochester Thomas, with the top performer award at the graduation ceremony for participants in Tax Administration Jamaica’s Tax Audit Revenue Administration (TARA) Post Graduate Diploma programme. The graduation ceremony for the training programme, conducted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), was held on Friday (April 10), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston.

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Dr. Phillips Urges Revenue Agency Staff to Help Improve Tax Compliance

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, says members of staff of the island’s revenue agencies have a key role to play in helping to improve tax compliance. Noting that individuals in the society have a “justifiable sense” that some persons “don’t carry their fair share of taxes,” he said tax compliance officers carry “a great weight” in...

Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), delivers the keynote address during Friday’s (April 10) graduation ceremony, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, for 27 Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) revenue officers who completed the Management Institute for National Development’s (MIND) 2013/14 Tax Audit and Revenue Administration (TARA) post-graduate diploma programme. Seated is Director, Business Development and Communication, MIND, Marlene Campbell.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceUS President Visit

Positive Outcomes Expected From Economic Reform Programme Endorsement By President Obama

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is anticipating positive outcomes for Jamaica from United States President, Barack Obama’s endorsement of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP). Mr. Obama’s support of the ERP, for which he has commended the Government’s implementation, was expressed during several engagements he attended during a two-day visit to the island, from April 8 to...

President of the United States, Barack Obama, addresses youth leaders at a special Town Hall meeting on April 9 at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServiceUS President Visit

President Obama Commends Gov’t on Strong Fiscal Discipline

United States President, Barack Obama, has commended the Government of Jamaica for maintaining strong fiscal discipline under the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. “I think that, the current Government has been wise to work hard to abide by the IMF provisions. That’s not been easy but I think that’s been the right thing to do,” he said. He was...

Programme Manager of the agriculture component of the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme, Mr. I.W. Wilson, addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

11 years ago Agriculture

Agricultural Sector Benefitting from Adaptation Fund

The agricultural sector is benefitting from a US$2.9 million fund, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries climate change mitigation initiative. This forms a part of the Government of Jamaica Adaptation Fund Programme (GoJ/AFP), which was established in 2013. “The primary objectives of the agriculture component of the GoJ/AFP is to protect livelihoods and food security of the population in...

US President, Barack Obama waves farewell before disappearing into Air Force One as he departs the island after a short working visit. President Obama was in the island from April 8 to 9.

11 years ago US President Visit

Prime Minister Thanks Jamaicans Following Visit By US President and CARICOM Heads

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, thanks all Jamaicans for the warm reception extended by the public to the President of the United States of America, Mr. Barack Obama, during his successful visit from April 8 to 9. The Prime Minister also extends her gratitude and appreciation, and that of the entire Government, for the Jamaican people’s display...

Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Hon Luther Buchanan (centre), and Member of Parliament for Central St. Mary, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), engage Membership Manager at the All Island Banana Growers’ Association, Jennerie Elliott, at the 2015 St. Mary Agri-Expo, held April 6, at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex, in Annotto Bay.

11 years ago Agriculture

Growth Impacting Agricultural Parishes

State Minister for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says agricultural parishes are being positively impacted by the growth that has been taking place in the sector over the past two years. Quoting recent reports by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the Statistical Institute (STATIN), the State Minister noted that the “reduction in poverty in rural...

President of the United States, Barack Obama (left), greets Kimala Bennett (third left), on arrival at the Town Hall meeting for youth leaders at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on April 9. Looking on are Youth leaders, Brian Lumley (second left) and Senator Imani Duncan Price (fourth
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11 years ago US President Visit

US President Urges Youth Leaders to Make a Difference in Region

President of the United States, Barack Obama, has encouraged Jamaican youth leaders to continue to use their energy and dynamism to make a difference in the region. Speaking at a Young Leaders Town Hall meeting at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in Kingston, on April 9, the President spoke of his belief in the ability of the...