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Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe (left), converses with St. Andrew Rotary Club President, Robert Gibbs (right); and Secretary, Anne-Marie Bonner, during the organisation’s weekly luncheon on March 10, at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew, where Mr. Rowe was the guest speaker.

Caribbean Governments Want EPOC-Style Arrangement

Governments across the region have expressed an interest in getting guidance from Jamaica in setting up bodies similar to the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), to monitor economic reform measures in their own countries. Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, during the Commonwealth Day celebrations on March 10 at King’s House. The day was celebrated under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’.

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre); and Internal Audit Executive, Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Tonya Grant (left), share the joy of 2014/15 Mathematics Teacher of the Year, Yanique Hall-Harriott of Christiana Leased Primary and Infant School in Manchester, after she was received the award during the presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on March 10.

Mathematics Teachers Encouraged to ‘Sharpen’ Their Skills

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing Wednesday’s (March 11,) opening ceremony for the 2nd Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Jamaica to Benefit from Major US$5B Logistics-Centred Project

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), is greeted by Manager of the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, Ditty Guise (2nd left), on her arrival at the venue this morning (March 11) for the opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015.

PM Invites Investments in Nutraceuticals, Business Process Outsourcing

11 years ago Commerce

Gradual Recovery in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Highlighted

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica has recorded a “gradual recovery” in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, in the wake of the global economic depression, to remain a viable location for this engagement. Speaking at the 2nd Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on Wednesday, March 11, Mr. Hylton said since the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held this morning (March 11) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

11 years ago CommercePrime Minister

PM Optimistic of Increased Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is expressing optimism that the second staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) will bring increased investment to the country. She was addressing the official opening of the two-day event earlier today (March 11), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The Prime Minister welcomed the over 137 foreign investors...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), is in discussion with Principal, Calabar High School, Albert Corcho, during a career exposition on March 10, at the institution’s Red Hills Road premises in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Technology

20,000 Tablets Distributed to Students

Over 20,000 tablet computers have been distributed to students in various institutions to date under the $1.4 billion Tablets in School pilot project. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on March 10 while addressing grade nine students at the Calabar High School in St. Andrew. Just over 25,000 tablets are targeted for distribution...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (seated centre), and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Cedric Stewart (seated right), shake hands after signing a lease agreement for 250 acres of lands at Cheesefield, St. Catherine for the cultivation of cassava. The signing ceremony was held on March 10, at the company’s Spanish Town Road offices. Others (standing from right) are: State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Deputy Chairman of the Agro Investment Corporation (AIC), Jonathan Brown; Chief Executive Officer of the AIC, Everton Spencer; and Chairman of Red Stripe, Richard Byles.

11 years ago Agriculture

Minister Kellier Hails Red Stripe’s Cassava Project

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is lauding the move by Red Stripe to use cassava as a replacement for imported barley in the production of beer, noting that this has opened up opportunities for farmers. He said the initiative by Red Stripe is providing “a sure market” for the tuber. Minister Kellier was speaking on...

Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton.

11 years ago Agriculture

New Trelawny RADA Offices Completed

Work has been completed on the new building to house the Trelawny parish offices of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Chief Executive Officer of RADA, Lenworth Fulton, said once the utility services have been connected the building will be officially opened. “We have to wait for the connection of water … electricity…and we are now waiting on the connection...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), in discussion with Contractor General, Dirk Harrison, at the Office of the Contractor General’s inaugural three-day Fraud and Anti-Corruption Conference, held on March 10, at the Knutsford Court Hotel.

11 years ago Justice

Government Reaffirms Commitment to Fight Corruption

The Government is reaffirming its commitment to the fight against corruption, with Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, emphasising that if it is not eliminated, it can threaten the country’s development. “The administration recognizes that corruption is corrosive, and undermines the processes and institutions that underpin our economy and society, therefore threatening the country’s economic and social development,”...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd right), presents a cheque for $14.5 million to Senior Lecturer and Executive Director of the Natural Products Institute at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr.
Rupika Delgoda (2nd left), to fund two studies on cancer treatment and prevention, during a ceremony at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston on March 10. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson; Chairman, NHF, Sterling Soares; and Principal of the UWI, Professor Archibald McDonald. Under its Institutional Benefit Programme, the NHF is providing grant funding of $35.4 million to finance five medical research projects at the UWI.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Govt Provides $35.4 Million in Research Grants to UWI

Government has injected $35.4 million into critical medical research being conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) to address serious health conditions affecting Jamaicans. The grants, which are being provided by the National Health Fund (NHF) under its Institutional Benefit programme, will be used to support work currently being carried out under five medical research projects at UWI....