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President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA), Nicola Madden Grieg, addresses the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 22, the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

JAPEX 2014 Will Boost Business for Local Tourism Interests

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is expressing optimism that Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) 2014 will result in “tremendous business” for local players in the industry. President of the Association, Nicola Madden Greig, in addressing the opening of the...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham NcNeill (centre), commends President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Nicola Madden Greig (right), after her presentation at the opening of the 2014 Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show on Sunday, September 21, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James. At left is the Minister’s wife, Sheila McNeill.

Increase in Arrivals from All Source Markets

Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse. (FILE)

Persons Experiencing Chikungunya Symptoms Urged to Seek Medical Care

Students of the Rollington Town Primary School in Kingston show off the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) workbooks, which were presented to them on Friday, September 19, by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke (back row, 3rd left), during a ceremony at the institution. Principal of the school, Dr. Margaret Bailey (back row, 2nd left), and teachers, share with the students.

Mayor Presents GSAT Workbooks to Rollington Town Primary

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, addesses participants in the inaugural Youth Climate Change Conference on September 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

Minister Pickersgill Stresses Need to Manage Water Use

Events production assistant at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Kemar Rose.

12 years ago Culture

Student Gains Valuable Work Experience

Kemar Rose is a happy and grateful young man today. The final year student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) is looking towards an exciting future in events and production management, thanks to the valuable training and work experience being gained at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). He is among a group of 50 youngsters, ages 17...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs And Foreign Trade to Attend 69th UN General Assembly

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will lead Jamaica’s delegation to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly will commence with a high-level session from 22nd - 30th September 2014....

The rehabilitated access road to the Fantasy Beach in Priory, St. Ann. The road was repaired at a cost of $4.5 million, provided through the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP).

12 years ago Local GovernmentTransport

Access Road to Fantasy Beach Rehabilitated

A sum of $4.5 million has been spent to rehabilitate the access road to the Fantasy beach in Priory, St. Ann, in a bid to ensure the safety of visitors who use the beach. In an interview with JIS News, Secretary/Manager, St. Ann Parish Council, Alfred Graham, noted that 300 metres of roadway were resurfaced, to enable smoother access for...

Chief Justice, Hon. Zalia McCalla (left), has the attention of (from 2nd left) Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Jamaica, Jeanelle Van GlaanenWeygel; and Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan. Occasion was the opening ceremony of the Drug Treatment Court training workshop on September 18, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay.

12 years ago Justice

Drug Court Offers Second Chance to Offenders

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, has hailed the drug court programme, noting that it offers drug offenders “a second chance,” while reducing stress on the prison system. “I believe that everyone deserves another chance. It is therefore essential that strategies are executed, which are aimed at restoring the lives of those who are affected (by drugs),”...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, addresses Justices of the Peace, at a meeting in Falmouth, Trelawny, recently.

12 years ago Local Government

Mayor Calls for Renewed Energy Among JPs

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, is calling for renewed energy among Justices of the Peace (JPs), in the parish of Trelawny. Addressing a recent meeting of the Trelawny Association of Lay Magistrates at the Retreat Heights Community Centre in Falmouth, Mayor Wilkinson said several JPs from the parish have migrated, passed on or may be ailing, which has led...

Regional Director, Ministry of Education Region 3, Maxine Headlam (right), receives a Ma’afala breadfruit plant from Director of the Trees That Feed Foundation, Cathy Lyn (left). Occasion was the national launch of the Trees That Feed in Schools programme on Friday (September 19), at the Ocho Rios High School, St. Ann.

12 years ago AgricultureEducation

Thousands of Breadfruit Trees to be Planted in Schools

Thousands of breadfruit trees are to be planted at schools across the island under a project aimed at boosting the school feeding programme, while aiding in reforestation. The project dubbed: ‘Trees That Feed in Schools,’ was officially launched on Friday (September 19) at the Ocho Rios High School, where a number of trees were handed over for planting. Approximately 5,000...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Alwin Hales (right) and Director General in the Ministry, Dr. Sharon Crooks (centre), are being informed about the work of First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union, by Business Development Representative, Aaron Minott. Occasion was a tour of booths prior to the start of the Ministry’s retirement exposition today (September 19), at the Half-Way-Tree Road offices of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP).

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaicans Urged to Plan for Retirement

Jamaicans are being encouraged to effectively plan for retirement to ensure that they can adequately take care of their financial needs after they have stopped working. The advice came from Director General in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Sharon Crooks, at a retirement exposition today (Sept. 19), at the Half-Way-Tree Road offices of the Land...