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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question posed during a media briefing on Monday (January 26) at Jamaica House. Listening keenly are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left); Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

Gov’t Finalising 2015/16 Budget

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has said that final out-turns for revenues and expenditures in the 2015/16 Budget are expected to be settled with the next two weeks, for tabling in the House of Representatives on...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (third left, front row) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) Karlene Henry (entre), with staff of the JCA (Montego Bay), after the church service to mark the start of Customs Week, held at the St. Paul's United Church in Montego Bay, on January 25.

Church Service Kicks Off Customs Week in the West

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), listens to a point being made to Chairman of the Jamaica National Building Society Foundation, Earl Jarrett (left) by Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol, at the opening ceremony of the inaugural Social Enterprise Summit 2015, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Monday, January 26.

Cabinet to Approve Charities Appeals Tribunal

The late former Executive Chairman of JAMPRESS, Ralston Smith.

Tribute by the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson on the Passing of Ralston Smith

Prime Minister, Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, and Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez toast the 56th anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution (National Day), at a reception held at the Ambassador's residence in St. Andrew on Thursday (Jan 22), to mark occasion.

Cuba Strengthening Support to CARICOM

11 years ago Local Government

Young Firefighter Takes Top Honours at Inaugural Award Ceremony

Twenty-eight year old Corporal Jay Scott of the Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) Fire Prevention Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is the WorldNet Firefighter of the Year. He was presented with the winning trophy plus a cash prize of 150,000 at an award ceremony held Thursday evening (Jan. 22), at the Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew. Second...

Project Manager, Jamaica National (JN) Foundation

11 years ago Community

Social Enterprise Summit to be Staged in Kingston

Businesses that generate revenue for social, environmental and human development initiatives are to benefit from the staging of a Social Enterprise Summit to be held in Kingston next week. The event is scheduled for January 26 and January 27 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Being held in Jamaica for the first time, the two-day summit is organised...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), shares a light moment with Chief Executive Officer of Digicel, Barry O’Brien, at the launch of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015 at the J. Wray and Nephew headquarters in New Kingston on Thursday (January 22).

11 years ago Commerce

Digicel Offers to Help Promote Jamaica as Prime Investment Destination

Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Jamaica, Barry O’Brien, is hailing Jamaica as a great place to do business and has offered to help promote the country as the preferred investment destination in the Caribbean. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015 on Thursday (January 22), Mr. O’Brien said Digicel has reaped significant successes since it started business...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), greets Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Marketing Manager, Neville Ellis, during Thursday’s (January 22) third and final day of the entity’s 10th Investment and Capital Markets Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, under the theme: ‘Regional Transformation through Innovation and Investments’. Mr. Paulwell, who was one of the main presenters, spoke on the topic: ‘Science and Technology: The Driver of Employment and Regional Transformation and Development’.

11 years ago Technology

More Emphasis on Development of Nutraceutical Industry – Paulwell

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Government is increasing its focus on developing a “well-ordered” nutraceutical industry. This, he said, is to better position the country to tap into the global nutraceutical market, estimated to be valued at US$600 billion. The Minister informed that action will include the establishment of a Steering Committee to undertake...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Registrar General’s Department’s (RGD) new mobile unit on the grounds of the Wesleyan Holiness Church in Port Morant, St. Thomas yesterday (Jan. 23). Sharing the moment are Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Deirdre English Gosse; and Acting Deputy Representative, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Erica Mattelone.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Having a Birth Certificate is Vital – Dr. Ferguson

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has underscored the need for every Jamaican to have a birth certificate. He said that not only does it provide proof of identity, but a birth certificate is one of the required documents to access vital social services such as education and employment. “I believe that having a birth certificate, creating an identity...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson (right), raises a toast to Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (left), at a reception held at the Ambassador’s residence in St. Andrew on Thursday (Jan 22), to mark the 56th anniversary of the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution (National Day).

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Region Will Continue Lobby for End of Cuba Trade Embargo – Nicholson

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, says regional leaders will continue to push for an end to the trade embargo against Cuba even as they welcome the move by the United States (US) to restore diplomatic ties with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island. “A main hurdle to be cleared is the lifting of the long-standing...

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

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

PM Simpson Miller Leads Jamaica’s Team to US-Caribbean Energy Summit

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will next week lead Jamaica’s team to Washington D.C. in the United States for a Clean Energy Security Summit of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders and Vice President of the United States Hon. Joseph R. Biden. Prime Minister Simpson Miller will also attend the Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of...