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Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (left), with a signed agreement for the award of a $12 million grant to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others looking on are: Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell.

Japan Provides $12 Million Grant for Training of Small Business Operators

The Government of Japan has provided $12 million in grant assistance to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) for the establishment of training facilities for the sustainable development of the small business sector in Jamaica. The funding, which is...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, speaking in Douglas Castle, South West St. Ann, on March 18.

Farmers Encouraged to Make Use of Opportunities in Medicinal Ganja Industry

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

Youth Minister to Interact With Young People March 20

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, has imposed an immediate import restriction on poultry products from North America the main source from which Jamaica imports poultry products.

Agriculture Ministry Imposes Restrictions on Poultry Imports

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), and St. Thomas farmer, Gary McLean (second left), lift bags of recently harvested onions, during a tour of the Yallahs Agro Park in the parish. Also sharing in the moment are: Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (left, background), Zonal Director, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Percival Shaw (right), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Don McGlashan.

1.1 Million Kilograms of Onions to be Reaped

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, is reminding members of the public that persons in areas affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site should cover their nose and mouth with a mask or a damp cloth.

11 years ago Health & WellnessRiverton Landfill

SERHA Urges Persons Affected by Smoke to Use Masks

Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke, is reminding members of the public that persons in areas affected by smoke from the Riverton Disposal Site should cover their nose and mouth with a mask or a damp cloth. “The mask that is recommended by the Ministry of Health is the N95, because it protects the...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), participates in the cutting of the ribbon to officially open the new Fellowship Hall Police Post, in Hill Run, St. Catherine, on March 18. Also taking part are Director of Caribbean Broilers Group (CB), Lori-Ann Lyn (centre), and Head of the Police Area Five, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Derrick Knight. The facility was constructed at a cost of $10 million.

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New Police Post Opens in Hill Run, St. Catherine

The community of Hill Run, in St. Catherine, now has a police post that will also serve other districts, such as Hartlands and its environs. It was officially opened on Wednesday, March 18, by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. Land for the Fellowship Police Post was provided by the Caribbean Broilers Group (CB), and a number of private...

Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, examines items on display at the Caribbean Food Safety and Security Conference, held from March 17 to 18, at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay. Mr. Fulton addressed the conference on March 18. The conference was held under the theme:

11 years ago Agriculture

RADA CEO says Food Security is National Priority

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, has emphasised that food security and safety has become a national priority. Addressing participants at the 7th Caribbean Food Safety and Security Conference at the Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall Resort, in Montego Bay, on March 18, the CEO said that priority is very significant, as economic and...

11 years ago Local GovernmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Update Riverton City Fire: ODPEM Continues to Support Operations

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) continues to support the efforts of the Jamaica Fire Brigade in the extinguishing of the Riverton fire. Additional resources have been acquired to aid in the cooling down operations and steady progress is being made. The public is advised that as these operations persist, the surrounding communities of the Riverton Disposal...

Industry Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), converses with Senior Manager for Americas Policy and Advocacy, United States Chamber of Commerce, Reuben Smith-Vaughan (right), during Wednesday’s (March 18) Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) Initiative public forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in Jamaica (AmCham) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Mr. Smith-Vaughan is also Executive Director of the American Chambers of Commerce of Latin America. Listening keenly is AmCham Jamaica’s Executive Director, Becky Stockhausen.

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Minister Hylton to Discuss SOCA with US President

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has given an undertaking to seek the inclusion of the Services of the Caribbean (SOCA) Initiative in discussions between the Government and United States President, Barack Obama, during his State Visit to the island on April 9. This, he says, is with a view to lobbying the President’s support for the initiative,...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the opening ceremony of the recently concluded Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaica to Lead Reform of Int’l Laws on Ganja

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica intends to lead a charge in the United Nations to effect changes to the international treaties concerning marijuana. The aim is to change the schedule class of marijuana in light of scientific studies that have proven its therapeutic benefits and medicinal value. “We believe that the schedule in which...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), laughs at a comment from General Manager, the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, Koen Hietbrink (2nd left); at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Meeting hosted by the Ministry’s Tourism Linkages Council on Tuesday (March 17), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig; Project Manager, Tourism Linkages Hub, Carolyn McDonald Riley; and Executive Director, JHTA, Camille Needham.

11 years ago Tourism

Local Suppliers Market Goods and Services to Tourism Sector

Some 40 local suppliers of goods and services yesterday (March 17) marketed their products to operators in the tourism sector at a special Tourism Linkages Speed Networking Meeting. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment’s Tourism Linkages Council, the session, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, entailed 15-minute meetings throughout the day between executives of supplier...