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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham McNeill (left), looks at something being pointed out by Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Senator Noel Sloley, during a ceremony on Thursday (December 12), to commission into service 10 automated immigration kiosks at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

TEF Chair Hails Partnership With PICA

Chairman of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Senator Noel Sloley, is expressing satisfaction with his organisation’s partnership with the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) in procuring and installing 15 automated immigration kiosks at the island’s two international airports. He...

Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) Senior Director, Commercial Development and Planning, Alfred McDonald (right), makes a presentation to Neil Graham of Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James, for placing first in the five to nine age category of the AAJ’s inaugural Schools’ Art Project. Occasion was the award ceremony held on Friday (December 12), at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.

Students Benefit from Exposure to Visual Arts – Lady Hall

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (second left), addresses a meeting today (December 16), at the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment in New Kingston, to discuss security issues affecting the tourism sector. Listening (from left) are: Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

Crime Down But No Letting Up – Minister Bunting

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, the Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

Minister Paulwell to Meet With Petroleum Marketing Companies Thursday

Custos for the parish of St. James, Hon. Ewen Corrodus (left), presents the instrument of office to newly installed Justice of the Peace for St. James, Marlene Stephenson-Dalley during the official installation ceremony for 33 new Justices of the Peace for St. James held recently, at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem.

Justices of the Peace Urged To Uphold Integrity

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd left), listens keenly to Chairman of the Bethel Town Agricultural Cooperative Society in Westmoreland, Ian Hill (4th left), as he gives an update on operations of the Bethel Town Sorrel factory, during a recent tour of the facility. At 2nd right is Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton.

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Farmers Urged To Increase Production to Supply Bethel Town Sorrel Plant

Farmers in western Jamaica are being urged to increase the cultivation of sorrel to supply the processing plant, which opened in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, earlier this year. The appeal comes from Chairman of the Bethel Town Agricultural Cooperative Society, Ian Hill. Speaking to JIS News during a tour of the plant on Saturday (December 13), by State Minister for Agriculture...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith (centre), responds to a question at an information dissemination session for childcare and protection stakeholders, hosted by the Ministry of Education’s Quality Education Circle Thirty-One (QEC 31) cluster of schools on Thursday (December 11), at Troy High School in Trelawny. Others (from left) are: Marsha Baker from the Office of the Children’s Advocate; and Carla Bingham-Ledgister of the Trelawny Parish AIDS Association.

11 years ago Culture

OCR Calls for Partnerships to Protect Children

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, is appealing for increased partnerships for the care and protection of the nation’s children. He said that the collaboration of all stakeholders, including parents, teachers, community members, private and public sector organisations, is essential in safeguarding children against abuse and ensuring their holistic development. Mr. Greig was addressing an...

Director of Communications at the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ), Meris Haughton.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

4th Quarter Estimated Income Tax Payment and Monthly Employers Return due December 15

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding companies and self-employed persons that December 15 is the due date to pay the 4th instalment of their quarterly estimated Income Tax for 2014. Additionally, Employers are advised that since the due date for this month’s statutory payroll deductions falls on Sunday, December 14 they will be given an additional day to submit their...

Members of the Vauxhall High School Chorale in Kingston perform during the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) recent staging of its fifth Labour Market Reform Forum, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Promoting Youth Employability and Entrepreneurship through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)’. The forum was held to disseminate labour market information to a select group of participants to enable them to make informed career choices.

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PIOJ Fully Supports Labour Market Reform

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, says the agency fully supports the process of labour market reform, describing it as essential to ensure sustainable economic growth and social development in Jamaica. He also argued that the process is consistent with the Vision 2030 Jamaica goal of underscoring the empowerment of persons, thereby enabling them to...

British High Commissioner, David Fitton (right), speaking at a contract signing ceremony for Phase Three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on December 11 at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, in Kingston. Canadian High Commissioner, Robert Ready (centre) and Country Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, look on. The cost for CSJP III is valued at US$55 million.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

British High Commissioner Lauds CSJP

British High Commissioner to Jamaica, David Fitton, has lauded the remarkable impact of Phases one and two of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) on the crime rate in vulnerable and volatile communities. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the loan contract and non-reimbursable financing agreements for Phase Three of the CSJP, held at the Ministry of Finance and...

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), leads the discussion with members of the Rural Community Development Task Force on how Bethel Town in Westmoreland can become a model community. The group also toured Stetin in Trelawny on December 13 to get firsthand knowledge of the communities.

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Major Work on Model Communities Early 2015

State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, says efforts will be fast tracked in 2015 for the establishment of two model communities under the Government’s Rural Community Development Project, which is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Rural Economic Development Initiative, (REDI) programme. Speaking to JIS News on December 13, while on a tour...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) and Principal of Dunrobin Primary School, Noel Watt, interact with students after the handing over of a 5000 gallon tank to the institution on December 12. In the background is the tank.

11 years ago EducationNational Security and Peace

Dunrobin Primary Gets Water Tank

Students and teachers of Dunrobin Primary School, in Kingston, are beneficiaries of a new 5,000-gallon water tank valued at $1.8 million. The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) donated $1.1 million, while the school raised $700,000 towards the purchasing of the tank. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that having a good...