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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has advised that cocoa pods infected by the Frosty Pod Rot Disease must be removed from trees and properly discarded.

Cocoa Industry Returning to Path of Growth

Battered by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the island’s cocoa industry is slowly returning to a path of growth. Secretary Manager at the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB), Leroy Grey says the industry returned to positive growth during the 2013-2014 crop year...

General Manager for Project Management at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, (JSIF), Loy Malcolm addressing the launch of the Fund’s Integrated community Development Project in Barrett Town, St. James on Thursday February 26 at the Barrett Town United Church. The project will focus on upgrading infrastructure, soft intervention and training and forms part of a national US$42M project to be implemented over 5 years across sections of the island.

JSIF to Spend US$42 Million on Integrated Community Development Project

State Minister for Transport, Works, and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (left), points to work carried out on a section of the Lionel Town post office in South East Clarendon, under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP), which he highlighted to Member of Parliament, Rudyard Spencer (right), and JEEP’s Project Manager, Rose Maitland, during a tour of the facility on Friday (February 27).

JEEP Projects Being Implemented in Clarendon

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse.

Ministry of Health Issues Reminder

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), looks on as head girl of the Farm Primary and Junior High School, Shanoya Spence (seated), tries out one of the computers in the Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the school, which was officially opened on February 25. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; and President of the Green Pond Community Development Committee, Judith Wallace. In background (from left) are: Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm;; and Councillor for the Green Pond division , Sylvan Reid.

Fully Equipped Internet Cafe Opens in Green Pond

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips (left) in discussion with International Monetary Fund Mission Chief to Jamaica, Dr. Jan Kees Martji. They were at a press briefing held recently at the Finance Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices.

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Finance & Public Service

Negotiations With Public Sector Workers Have Started

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon Peter Phillips says negotiations with public sector workers are proceeding “in good faith.” Speaking in an interview with JIS News on Wednesday February 25, the Finance Minister said most of the discussions so far have been to clarify issues. “The section of the Ministry being led by Minister Horace Dalley, responsible for...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left) in discussion with Principal Director, Energy Division, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal during the staging of a workshop for the introduction of a media toolkit to media practitioners at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday, February 27.

11 years ago Technology

Government Remains Resolute in Reducing Energy Bill

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell says the Government, through the implementation of sustainable programmes, remains resolute in reducing the country’s energy bill. He said that some of these programmes, worth billions of dollars, are being undertaken in collaboration with private sector stakeholders and will redound to the benefit of all Jamaicans. He made the remarks...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell is in light discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Public service Company (JPS) Limited, Kelly Tomblin (right), at a Power Brokers luncheon staged by the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 26, at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in St. James.

11 years ago Technology

Government Going After US-Based IT Firms

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, said the Ministry will be intensifying efforts to attract more information community technology (ICT) firms to Jamaica. He said the Ministry will be going after United States (US)-based companies, which now operate in places such as India and the Philippines, to encourage them to come to the island and set...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), addresses the opening of an Internet Café and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Farm Primary and Junior High School in Green Pond, St. James on Wednesday (February 25). Listening (l-r) are: Member of Parliament for Central St. James, Lloyd B. Smith; Chairman of the school board, Rev. Lorane Chisholm; and Winsome Leach-Thelwell, who chaired the function.

11 years ago Technology

Govt. Will Deliver on Number Portability – Paulwell

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government will deliver on its promise that cellular phone users will have number portability by the end of May this year. Number portability will allow cellular phone users to carry their numbers across ports when they switch their service providers. Speaking at the official opening of the Farm...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), signs Exchange Notes for ¥100 million ($96 million) in grant aid from the Government of Japan, during a ceremony held at the Finance Ministry in Kingston on February 26. Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, his Excellency, Yasuo Takase, also signed.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Japan Provides $96 Million Grant for Disaster Recovery Equipment

The country will now be better able to respond to and recover from natural and man-made disasters through a provision of $96 million (¥100 million) in grant funding from the Government of Japan, for the purchase of medical supplies and heavy equipment. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips; and Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, his Excellency, Yasuo Takase,...

Director of the Culture in Education Programme at the Ministry of Education, Amina Blackwood Meeks (second left), along with students of the Norman Manley High school, Kevannie Goldson (left), and Demilto Hall (third left), view a display mounted by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), during Jamaica Day 2015 celebrations at the Maxfield Avenue institution on February 27. Looking on is: Manager, Special Projects, JIS, Andrine Davidson.

11 years ago Education

Cultural Extravagance to Mark Jamaica Day

It was a day of cultural extravagance and celebration at the Norman Manley High School in Kingston on February 27, as the institution hosted the official ceremony to mark Jamaica Day 2015. The Maxfield Avenue School was alive with excitement, as ecstatic students and teachers showcased aspects of Jamaica’s rich and diverse cultural heritage through dance, music, drama and poetry....

BoJ Governor, Brian Wynter, speaking at the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institution’s offices in downtown Kingston on Thursday, February 26.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Forecasts Inflation at 5.5 to 7.5 Per Cent for 2015

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is forecasting that inflation will be within the range of 5.5 and 7.5 per cent over the course of 2015. BoJ Governor, Brian Wynter, said this will primarily result from movements in global prices for oil and other commodities. Speaking at the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institution’s offices in downtown Kingston on Thursday,...