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Chief Executive Officer of the Dispute Resolution Foundation, Paul Hines.

Dispute Resolution Foundation to Host Caribbean Conference

The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, will be hosting a Caribbean Conference from July 10 to 12. This comes against the background of Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, proclaiming 2014...

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks.

Farmers Urged Not to Use Slash and Burn Method

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson. (FILE)

OUR Meets with Sector Groups Over VOIP Block

Students of the Clarence Brimm Basic School in Trelawny, perform a song during the contract signing ceremony for the upgrading of the institution, held on the school grounds on Friday, July 4. The $36 million project is being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).

JSIF Signs $36 Million Contract for Upgrading of Trelawny Basic School

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

PM Urges Joint CARICOM Position on Small Island Issues

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), converses with Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, during the PSOJ’s Economic Forum, held on July 3, at the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

12 years ago Technology

Applications Open for Start-Up Jamaica

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining is now accepting applications for the Government’s youth entrepreneurship programme, Start-Up Jamaica. Portfolio State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the process commenced on Thursday (July 3), coinciding with the launch of the programme’s website, www.start-upjamaica.com, where applications should be submitted. He made the disclosure while addressing an economic forum, jointly hosted by...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Manley, at a ceremony held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on Friday (July 4), to mark the 121st anniversary of his birth.

12 years ago Culture

Jamaica Remembers Norman Manley

Jamaica paid tribute to National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Manley, on Friday, July 4, at a wreath-laying ceremony held at National Heroes Park in Kingston to mark the 121st anniversary of his birth. The event, which featured award winning performances from the just concluded Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival of the arts competition, saw floral tributes from Governor-General,...

Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Dennis Chung, addresses a National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme orientation session held on Wednesday (July 2), at the Merl Grove High School in Kingston.

12 years ago CommunityEducation

4,900 Youth To Benefit From NYS Summer Programme

A total of 4,900 young people will benefit from valuable work experience during the months of July and August, under the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme. The youngsters, ages 17 to 24 years, will be placed in various entities for a period of three weeks, where they will gain some of the necessary skills for the world of work....

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), fields questions from journalists during today’s (July 3) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Vice-President of Operations, National Water Commission (NWC), Mark Blair and Head, Meteorological Service Jamaica, Jeffrey Spooner.

12 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Stiffer Fines Coming For Breaches Of Fisheries Act

Stiffer fines are coming for breaches of the Fisheries Act, says Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer. This follows Cabinet’s approval of an increase of all monetary penalties and custodial sentences under the Fishing Industry Act. Making the disclosure at today’s (July 3) Jamaica House press briefing, Minister Falconer said the fines are aimed at strengthening...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, addresses a press conference held today (July 3) at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, where the team for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, was announced. Also pictured are (from left): Secretary General of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Christopher Samuda; and President of the JOA, the Hon. Michael Fennell.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSport

114-Member Team For Commonwealth Games

The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) has announced a 114-member team for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The Games will be held from July 23 to August 3, and will see Jamaica participating in track and field, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, netball, shooting, squash, swimming/diving, table tennis, and triathlon. “I know that in many respects, history will be created...

Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

12 years ago Culture

Signature Conversations to Kick Off Independence Celebrations

The music and legacy of Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter Keith “Bob Andy” Anderson will be discussed at “Signature Conversations” on Sunday, July 6, at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Lecture Hall, East Street Complex, downtown Kingston. Signature Conversations, which is the first activity on the 2014 Emancipation/Independence calendar, is one of the redesigned programmes of this year’s celebrations. It...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (right standing); and State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (right, standing), observe as Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) President, Yoni Epstein (2nd left, seated), signs the $56 million (US$500,000) grant agreement for the provision of technical assistance support under the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Compete Caribbean programme, during Wednesday’s (July 2), signing ceremony at the IDB’s New Kingston offices. Also participating in the proceedings, from left (seated), are: Counsellor and Head, Development Cooperation, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) office in Jamaica, Marie Legault; IDB Senior Operations Specialist in Jamaica, Harold Arzu; and Acting Team Leader, Governance, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) in Jamaica, Bhavna Sharma. Compete Caribbean is a private sector development programme that provides technical assistance grants and investment funding to support Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprise (MSME) activities, among other engagements in 15 countries across the region. It is jointly funded by the IDB, DFID, and DFATD.

12 years ago Technology

Compete Caribbean Program Gets US$500,000 Boost

Jamaica’s Information and Communication Technology and Business Process Outsourcing (ICT/BPO) sector has been boosted by the provision of a $56 million (US$500,000) grant, under the Compete Caribbean Programme. The grant has been allocated through the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), which applied for technical assistance support to establish a call centre incubator in the Montego Bay Free Zone...