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Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), and Inspector of the Poor for Kingston and St. Andrew, Elaine Walker, listen keenly to a point being made by Town Clerk, Robert Hill, during the official launch of the Friends of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter Benevolent Society on November 21, on the grounds of the downtown Kingston-based facility.
Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller (right), and Inspector of the Poor for Kingston and St. Andrew, Elaine Walker, listen keenly to a point being made by Town Clerk, Robert Hill, during the official launch of the Friends of the Marie Atkins Night Shelter Benevolent Society on November 21, on the grounds of the downtown Kingston-based facility.

Jamaicans Urged to Help the Homeless

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, is appealing to Jamaicans not to turn a blind eye to those in need, but to extend a helping hand to the most vulnerable, particularly the homeless. “No longer can we ignore the indignity...
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (right), addressing journalists at the agency’s quarterly media briefing, at its New Kingston head office on Wednesday (August 20). Listening keenly is Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research, and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart.
Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock (right), addressing journalists at the agency’s quarterly media briefing, at its New Kingston head office on Wednesday (August 20). Listening keenly is Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research, and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart.

0.5 to 1.5 Per Cent Growth for December Quarter
Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.
Minister of Justice and Government Senator, Hon. Mark Golding.

Human Trafficking to be Taught in Secondary Schools
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

National Child Month Committee Hosts Parenting Forum
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) 49th annual general meeting at its Winchester Road offices in Kingston yesterday (Nov. 20). Listening at the head table (from left) are: Director, JEA, David Yee Sing; Vice President, Small and Medium Enterprises, Scotia Group, Patsy Latchman-Atterbury; and JEA President, Marjory Kennedy.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) 49th annual general meeting at its Winchester Road offices in Kingston yesterday (Nov. 20). Listening at the head table (from left) are: Director, JEA, David Yee Sing; Vice President, Small and Medium Enterprises, Scotia Group, Patsy Latchman-Atterbury; and JEA President, Marjory Kennedy.

Logistics Hub Will Provide Opportunity for Exporters

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State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses the closing session of the 6th Tourism Outlook Seminar today (November 21), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Tourism

Tourism Ministry Seeks Support of Artistes in Promoting Island

State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, said the Ministry will be introducing an artiste ambassadors programme to assist in the promotion of destination Jamaica. Addressing the closing session of the 6th Tourism Outlook Seminar at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Friday (November 21), Mr. Crawford said the Ministry will be seeking...
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Senator Sophia Frazer-Binns. (FILE)
Parliament

Senator Calls for Amendment to the Noise Abatement Act

Government Senator, Sophia Frazer-Binns, is urging the administration to amend the Noise Abatement Act, making it more realistic and in touch with today’s reality. She noted that the Act places a limit on the duration of night time entertainment events. Currently, Section 5 of the legislation provides that all forms of entertainment events should end by 2:00 a.m. “The enforcement...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister to Make Announcement on NHT Board Following Cabinet Meeting on Monday

Following the weekly meeting of the Cabinet on Monday, November 24, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will make an announcement related to the composition and future of the Board of Directors of the National Housing Trust (NHT). Prime Minister Simpson Miller acknowledges that the current public debate surrounding a recent property acquisition by the NHT Board has...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), is flanked by students from the St. Hugh’s High School for Girls, just before the start of the institution’s National Conference on Girls’ Education on November 20, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. (FILE)
Education

Girls Urged to Make Use of Educational Opportunities

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is urging the country’s girls to make the best of their educational opportunities not only for their own advancement, but for the continued development of the nation. He said that a sound education coupled with proper values, attitudes, spirituality, personality and a strong support system will assist them in becoming future leaders...
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Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, addressing the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment
Tourism

Tourism Director Calls for Collaboration

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, has called on the public and private sectors in Jamaica and the Caribbean region to collaborate, in order for the respective countries to maximize the social and economic benefits from tourism. “The tourism industry is vital to the entire Caribbean region as its impact is staggering and we have seen this globally as well as...
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