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Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), stand guard around the casket which bear the remains of Sir Howard Cooke, former Governor General, as it lay in state inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, on August 5. Thousands of citizens from across western Jamaica filed pass the body of the late Head of State.

Thousands View the Body of Sir Howard

Thousands of residents in Western Jamaica turned out on Tuesday, August 5, to pay their respects to the late former Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, whose body lay in state inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (left) and Member of Parliament for South Western St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (right), give full attention as farmer (centre), reports on the damage caused by the drought in the area. Minister Arscott toured Southern St. Elizabeth on August 4 to get first hand information on the damage done by the drought and bush fires.

Help for Farmers in St.Elizabeth

Traffic Changes for State Funeral

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, announces the merger of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Task Force and the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Monday, August 4, at a press conference held at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew.

Increased Focus on Addressing Corruption – Minister Bunting

Transport, Works, and Housing Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (2nd left); and the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (left); sign copies of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will facilitate the teaching of Mandarin, the official Chinese dialect, at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), beginning in September. The signing took place at the CMI’s Palisadoes Park campus, in Kingston, on Wednesday (July 30). Looking on is CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock (2nd right); and Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education,. Dr. Grace McLean, who represented Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Increased Cooperation in Education Between Jamaica and China

Acting Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), is in discussion with Secretary of Agriculture, Marine Affairs, Marketing and the Environment, Tobago House of Assembly, Godwin Adams (right); and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, on Friday’s (Aug. 1) opening day of the 2014 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, at the Denbigh Show Ground in May Pen, Clarendon.

12 years ago Agriculture

Government Acts to Further Strengthen Agricultural Sector

Government is finalizing several regulatory functions in the agricultural sector to further strengthen the industry, and will shortly complete divestment arrangements for the Cocoa Industry Board. “Through our restructuring initiatives, we are currently rationalizing the regulatory functions of our Commodity Boards,” stated Acting Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, while delivering the keynote address at the Denbigh Agricultural,...

Principal Director of Culture, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris, speaking at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on July 30.

12 years ago Culture

Not Too Late To Sponsor Festival Activities

Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris, is inviting more corporate sponsors to come on aboard for festival 2014. She said it is not too late for companies to make their contribution to the slew of activities planned for this year’s Emancipation and Independence celebration. She noted that if companies are unable to give...

The Rev. Dr. Noel Erskine delivers the sermon at the service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving for the life of former Honorary Consul to Atlanta, Vin Martin, at the Springfield Baptist church on Friday, August 1, in Conyers, Georgia.

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Service of Thanksgiving for Vin Martin

The life of the late former Jamaica Honorary Consul to Atlanta and prominent Attorney, Vin Martin, was celebrated at a service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving, held at the Springfield Baptist Church in Conyers, Georgia, on Friday, August 1. Heading the list of mourners was Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, wife of the Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), pets a donkey during her tour of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Sunday (August 3). At left is President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant.

12 years ago AgriculturePrime Minister

Government Investment in Agriculture Paying Off

Government’s investment in the recovery of the agriculture sector after the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, has paid off, with production surpassing pre-hurricane levels. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who was addressing the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in May Pen, Clarendon on Sunday, August 3, said that the sector has recovered from the effects of...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), admires a baby chicken at the HI-Pro booth, during her tour of the 62nd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show on August 3 in May Pen, Clarendon. Looking on are President, Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant (centre); and Field Officer, Jamaica Egg Services, Mordecai Tulloch.

12 years ago Agriculture

Food Imports Down – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that food imports have declined for the first quarter of 2014. Food imports for the quarter were valued at US$252.2 million, which was US$14.4 million less than the US$266.6 million recorded for the corresponding period of 2013. Mrs. Simpson Miller was addressing the 62nd staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and...

12 years ago National Security and Peace

MOCA and ACB Merged

National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, has announced the merger of the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption (MOCA) Task Force and the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The merger, which became effective on Sunday, August 3, is “an interim step in a longer term plan to create a national law enforcement agency”, Minister Bunting said at...

Montego Bay businessman, Mark Kerr-Jarrett (right), has the full attention of Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left) and Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre), during a tour of the Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay on Monday August 4. During the tour, Mr. Kerr-Jarrett updated the Ministers on the construction progress of the centre, which is set to welcome its first ICT client in November of this year.

12 years ago Technology

Technology Minister Remains Optimistic of Growth Potential in ICT Sector

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, remains optimistic about the potential for growth in the island’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. In an interview with JIS News, following a tour of several ICT companies in the Montego Bay Freezone, on Monday, August 4, along with Finance Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, Mr. Paulwell said the...