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Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Hon Luther Buchanan (right), converses with Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol, during a graduation ceremony at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in Kingston, today (February 5). During the ceremony, 186 persons graduated from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project’s climate-smart agriculture farmer field school and climate change action training programme.

Climate Change Mitigation Programmes Reaping Success – Buchanan

Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Hon Luther Buchanan, says several programmes that have been implemented to mitigate and adapt to climate change across the island, are reaping success. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of the Jamaica...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Message from the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for Bob Marley’s 70th Birthday

Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Tourist Arrivals Increased by 3.6 % In 2014

Director of Legal Services at the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell.

Ministry Clears Air on Labour Day

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, explains the different elements of the pending restorative justice legislation, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 3.

Legislation Coming to Formalise Restorative Justice

Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.

11 years ago Sport

Information Minister Calls for Realignment of Cable and Telecoms Sector

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is calling for realignment of the cable and telecommunications sector, in order to bring enlightened access to the global society. “Despite the remarkable progress in the globalized communications environment, there continues to be obsolete, lop-sided models that are not appropriate for a society with new and different demands for enlightened access,” the Minister...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

BGLC Kicks Off Town Hall Meeting Tour

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be staging its Inaugural Town Hall Meeting Tour across the island over the first two weeks of February led by a team of top officials from all divisions of the Commission. The meetings aim to heighten interactions with the gaming public and stakeholders in the gaming, betting and lottery sectors through discussions...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones, sign copies of the $1.97 billion (US$17 million) IDB Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Change agreement, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 4).

11 years ago Environment

Boost for Country’s Climate Resilience

Jamaica’s ability to withstand the impact of extreme weather conditions related to climate change, such as drought and flooding, has been further boosted with the provision of $1.97 billion (US$17 million) by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The allocation, comprising a loan of $1.15 billion (US$10 million), and $902.9 million (US$7.8 million) in grants, has been provided under the IDB’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (L), consults with Head of Section, Rural Development and Infrastructure, European Union Mission in Jamaica, Thomas Opperer (R). Occasion was a recent workshop at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, examining Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Production In the sugar industry.

11 years ago Technology

256 Net Billing Licences Issued

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, (MSTEM) Hon. Julian Robinson, says there is strong take up of the net billing arrangement, with more than 250 licences issued to date. “We have over 256 net billing licences that have been issued for individuals, who are providing their own electricity and that is significant,” he told...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.

11 years ago Sport

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Up Non-Traditional Sports

The Government is pushing for more Jamaicans to get involved in non-traditional sports such as tennis and swimming. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, said the aim is to diversify and expand the sports portfolio and capitalize on the country’s strong potential in these sporting disciplines. She was addressing Tuesday’s (Feb.3) launch of the 5th staging of...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), along with Chief Executive Officer, Island Grill, Thalia Lyn (right), and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), Diana McCaulay, view a display of waste materials often found on the island’s streets and in the gullies. Occasion was the launch of the ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’ campaign at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown, Kingston on February 4.

11 years ago Tourism

Ministry and JET Launch Education Campaign to Keep Resort Towns Clean

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, in partnership with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), has launched a national public education programme geared at encouraging Jamaicans in resort towns to keep their surroundings clean. ‘Nuh Dutty Up Jamaica’, which is being funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) at a cost of $34.5 million, is a year-long initiative aimed at improving...

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right) and Senior Advisor to the Minister, Radley Reid observe as Immaculate Conception High School student, Samara Dewers, performs a physics experiment. Occasion was an open day at the institution’s premises in St. Andrew today (Feb. 4).

11 years ago Education

SLB Does Not Discriminate – Minister Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Students’ Loan Bureau’s (SLB) selection process does not exclude any category of students from acquiring loans. He noted that more students pursuing studies in science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM), are encouraged to apply for tertiary loans, in keeping with the national focus on science and technology. “It is not true...