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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on Tuesday, September 9, at the Council’s Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston.

KSAC Property Tax Collection on Target for April to August

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angela Brown Burke, says property tax collections are on target for April to August. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) at her Church Street chambers, downtown Kingston on Tuesday, September...

KSAC Working With Police to Tackle Illegal Vending

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left); State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre); and Senior Social Development Specialist at the World Bank, Fabio Pittaluga, peruse documents on the Government’s ‘Start Up Jamaica’ (SUJ) at the official opening of the SUJ Accelerator on Monday, September 8, at the downtown Kingston offices of the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS).

60 Young Entrepreneurs Benefitting From ‘Start Up Jamaica’ Boot Camp

Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), addresses the opening of the ESCO capacity building workshops on September 9 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Head of Infrastructure and Rural Development, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Belize, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and the Cayman Islands, Thomas Opperer; Principal Director, Energy Division in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Fitzroy Vidal; and General Manager for Strategic Services, Development Bank of Jamaica, Claudine Tracey.

Savings of US$1.2 Billion Per Year From Energy Services Companies Project

PICA Outlines Process for Renouncing Citizenship

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), is in discussion with Chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica, Joseph Matalon, during the official opening of the 2nd annual Venture Capital Conference on September 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Legal Framework for Venture Capital Programme by 2015/16

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the legal and regulatory changes to develop Jamaica’s venture capital industry, should be implemented during the next fiscal year. He said that the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP), has made significant headway in identifying some of the regulatory changes that will be required...

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Roger Clarke’s Body Arrives Home

The brightly shining sun belied the somber mood, which hung over the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Wednesday, September 10, as the body of the much beloved late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke, arrived in the island. There was hardly a dry eye among the throng of Cabinet Ministers, Government officials, and family members...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), addresses the inaugural meeting of the Craft Council of Jamaica, held on Tuesday, September 9, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Also pictured is State Minister for Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford. The Craft Council of Jamaica has been set up to create an effective governance, operational, technical and infrastructural framework that will strengthen the sector.

12 years ago Tourism

Craft Council Set Up To Improve Industry

The Craft Council of Jamaica, comprising local craft traders, producers and other stakeholders, has been established, as the Government continues its work to facilitate sustainable development of the industry. The group had its inaugural meeting at the New Kingston offices of the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, on September 9. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, said the meeting was...

Former Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Roger Clarke. (FILE)

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Public Viewing of Hon. Roger Clarke September 11 and 12

Jamaicans will have an opportunity to pay their respects to the late Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, on Thursday, September 11 and Friday, September 12, at three public viewings across the island. On September 11, the body can be viewed at the People’s National Party (PNP) Headquarters, 89 Old Hope Road, between the hours of 9:00 a.m....

Helen McGann (2nd right), widow of the late Cornwall College Old Boy, Dr. Albert McGann and her son, Dominic (right), with Cornwall College Principal, Denham McIntyre (centre); Kitanya Petgrave (left), of the Ministry of Education; and the Western Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (left), after they presented Mr. McIntyre with the bible owned by the late Dr. McGann. The presentation took place during the official dedication ceremony for the newly constructed chapel on the grounds of Cornwall College on Sunday, September 7.

12 years ago Education

Cornwall College Builds Own Chapel

Cornwall College, the all boys educational institution, in Montego Bay, St. James, now has its own chapel. The facility, built at a cost of $33 million, was officially dedicated on Sunday, September 7. Construction of the 120-seat chapel began in early 2012. The building also has offices for the school’s Chaplain, Reverend Kenroy Salter, and a Secretary as well as...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, addressing journalists at a press briefing on Monday, September 8. He gave an update on the performance of the economy.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaicans Should Exercise Patience – EPOC Co-Chair

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says Jamaicans should exercise patience, as the country continues to work to achieve higher growth. Mr. Byles, who was addressing journalists at the EPOC’s monthly press briefing on September 8, in Kingston, said growth in the Jamaican economy is not easy to come by, and the recent series of reported...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles. (FILE)

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Continues to Perform Well Under Economic Reform Programme

Co-chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says that Jamaica’s economy continues to perform “pretty well” under the Economic Reform Programme. Addressing a monthly press briefing of EPOC on September 8, Mr. Byles presented figures for July and August, which showed continuous improvements in the Net International Reserves (NIR) and the cumulative primary surplus. For the period...