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Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, view some of the crops on display at RADA’s annual open day and farmers’ market, held at the Folly Oval in Portland on February 25.

Portland Farmers Urged to Increase Banana Production

Agriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has implored Portland farmers to reclaim their dominant position in banana production, as the country seeks to ramp up export of the crop to markets, such as the United Kingdom (UK). Mr. Kellier said the...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addressing the ground breaking ceremony for a US$89 million wind farm project at Munro, St. Elizabeth, on February 25.

Ground Broken for US$89 Million Wind Farm at Munro, St. Elizabeth

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Simone Spencer (left), says all public health facilities are open daily for vaccinations for children between ages 1-6 years. She was speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, February 24. Listening is Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse. (Photo by Mark Bell)

Public Health Facilities Open Daily for Vaccines

Member of Parliament for Central St. James and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative, Mr. Lloyd B. Smith, addressing the the Official Civic Ceremony commemorating the 131st. Anniversary of the birth of National Hero, The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. The function was held at Blenheim in Hanover yesterday (February 24).

Jamaicans Urged to Honour Bustamante by Showing Love for Country

Finance & Planning Minister, Hon Dr. Peter Phillips (centre) addresses a press conference on Wednesday (February 25), after the successful completion of the 7th review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). He is joined by (from left): Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe; Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service, Hon. Horace Dalley; IMF mission chief, Dr. Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF resident Representative in Jamaica, Bert Van Selm. The press conference was held at the Ministry in Kingston.

Jamaica Continues Strong Performance under IMF Programme

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left), in discussion with Principal of the Clarendon based Vere Technical High Scool, Dr. Henrietta Stewart (left), at the launch of the Rural Safe School Bus Programme, held in May Pen, today (February 25). Others (from left are): Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Managing Director at the Transport Authority, Donald Foster.

11 years ago Transport

School Bus Programme for Students in Clarendon

Scores of school children in the parish of Clarendon are benefiting from the Government’s Rural Safe School Bus Programme, which has been put in place by the Transport Authority (TA). Speaking at the official launch of the programme, in May Pen, today (February 25), Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, said the initiative is significant...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (left), addressing journalists at Tuesday’s (February 24) media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston head office. Listening keenly is PIOJ Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, Richard Lumsden.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Projects Growth for January to March Quarter

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is projecting that the economy will record growth ranging from 0.5 and 1.5 per cent for the January to March 2015 period, recovering from a 0.3 per cent fourth quarter contraction during the 2014 calendar year. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock, says the 2015 first quarter economic outlook is based on positive short-term...

Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (3rd left), hands over science equipment to students of the Bull Bay All Age School, on February 24, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in St. Andrew. Principal of the institution, Justin Duncan, is at right.

11 years ago Technology

Schools Receive Science Equipment from EU

The European Union (EU) has handed over science equipment valued at $800,000 to eight schools across the island, as part of a $100 million Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) project. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hilary Alexander, who addressed the handing over ceremony on February 24, at the Four Seasons Hotel, in...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

11 years ago Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Leads Jamaica’s Delegation to CARICOM Meeting in The Bahamas

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will head Jamaica’s delegation to attend the 26th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, which will be held in Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 26 to 27. The meeting will be convened under the Chairmanship of the Rt. Honourable Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of The...

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Of 14 Deaths Suspected of CHIKV Two Have Been Confirmed

The Ministry of Health is reporting that of the notification of 14 deaths suspected to be related to Chikungunya, two of those have so far been confirmed as having had the virus. According to Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse, of the 14 cases notified, there was insufficient data for five and of the...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Folkes Abrahams, speaking at the launch of the Hanover leg of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic Initiative, at the Lucea Parish Church Hall on February 24. In her address, Mrs. Folkes Abrahams urged members of the Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) sector in Hanover to take advantage of the opportunities available through the clinic.

11 years ago Commerce

MSME Members Urged to Take Advantage of Business Clinic

Members of the Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) sector in Hanover are being urged to take advantage of the opportunities presented at the mobile business clinic initiative, staged by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). Speaking at the launch of the clinic, being held at the Lucea Parish Church Hall in Lucea, Hanover, from February 24 to 25,...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses a Western Region Stakeholders briefing on the upcoming Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held on February 23, at the Hilton Resort in St. James.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

2,000 Expected For Diaspora Conference

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, is anticipating a strong turnout for the 6th staging of the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. The event takes place from June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. Speaking on February 23, at a Western Region Stakeholders briefing at the Hilton Resort in Montego...