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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke addressing the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Open Day in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth.

Banana Sector on the Mend – Agriculture Minister

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, says the island’s banana sector is on the road to recovery with the first shipment of the produce sent off this week to the United Kingdom, since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Minister Clarke...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated, left); and Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, second left); pose with the 40 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education this year, during a presentation ceremony held on the lawns of Jamaica House on June 12. Also pictured (seated, right) is Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; while (seated, second right); is awardee, retired Principal of Gilbatore Primary School in St. Catherine, Millicent McKenzie. Combined, the awardees have contributed more than 1,000 years of service to the education sector.

PM Praises Nation’s Teachers

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson makes a point during his 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 11, under the theme: ‘Information and Communication Technologies as Enablers for Growth and Development’.

Internet Exchange Point to be Launched by August

Chief Public Health Inspector of the Westmoreland Health Department, Steve Morris, making his report to the Westmoreland Parish Council during its monthly sitting on June 12 in Savanna-La-Mar. An extensive public education campaign on how to combat mosquito-borne diseases is currently underway in the parish.

Westmoreland Steps Up Fight Against Mosquito Borne Diseases

Associate Vice President in charge of Sustainable Energy at the University of Technology (UTECH), Dr Ruth Potopsingh (second left); Chairman, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Dr. Cliff Riley (right); Acting Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation, Claudette Brown (left); and Acting Technical Manager, JNAAC, Sonia Morgan, engage in light conversation moments before the start of a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank session on June 11 at the agency’s Head Office in Kingston.

JANAAC to Include Accreditation of Inspection and Certification Bodies

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses the ground-breaking ceremony for the new water park at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach and Golf Resort, in St. Ann, on Thursday, June 12. The facility, which is to be constructed in nine months, will cost $550 million.

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Country’s Tourism Product Being Improved

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the Government is moving full speed ahead to upgrade the country’s tourism product, and is encouraging private investors to follow suit with their properties. He said that constantly upgrading and renewing properties, and raising the standards in hotels are sure ways of getting premium rates for the product. The Minister...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (left); converses with Craft Vendor, Calvin Williams; at the Grants Pen-Barbican Entrepreneurial Fair, held on June 12, at the New Primary and Junior High School.

12 years ago Commerce

JBDC to Host Business Clinics for MSMEs

Scores of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), will in July, be exposed to several business clinics to be hosted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The clinics will offer support in the areas of product development and enhancement, technical and business skills development, product branding and labeling, design support services and marketing assistance. “The aim is to reach...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre); presents former Secretary-General of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Dr. Adolph Cameron, with his award for years of service to education. Dr. Cameron, along with 39 other educators, were honoured during the presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, on the lawns of Jamaica House on Thursday, June 12.

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PM Praises Nation’s Teachers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the nation’s teachers for dedicating their lives to not only advancing education, but transforming the country’s populace through selfless acts of kindness. “Many of you have for decades voluntarily given of your time and resources, beyond the call of duty as dictated by your job descriptions. In addition to providing...

Ralisa Dawkins (right) accepts her award from Marketing Manager, Continental Baking Company, Mrs. Ann-Marie Walter-Allen, at the National Child Month Committee’s inaugural National Academic Achievement Award ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

12 years ago Culture

Non-Traditional High School Students Beating the Odds

The 24 recipients of the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) inaugural National Academic Achievement Award, say they are happy to have helped paved the way to hopefully dispel the negative notion that non-traditional high schools are for under achievers. The students are the proof of the falsehood of this sentiment, as they all attended non-traditional high schools, and have done...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (left), converses with Consultant in the Justice Ministry, Dr. Eileen Boxhill, during Thursday’s (June 12) media briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister, where he outlined details of proposed amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act, to legislate the decriminalization of ganja for medicinal, religious, and personal/private use.

12 years ago Justice

Legal Framework Being Developed for Medical Ganja Industry

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, is spearheading work to develop a legal framework that will facilitate the creation of medical ganja and industrial hemp industries in Jamaica. This is being coordinated by a Cabinet inter-ministerial sub-committee, established for the purpose, which the Minister chairs. The Minister made the disclosure during Thursday’s (June 12) media briefing at Jamaica House,...

General Manager of the UDC, Desmond Malcolm addresses a JIS Think Tank session on Thursday, June 12.

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UDC Records $413 Million Profit

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is reporting a significant turn-around in its financial performance, recording $413 million in profit as at March 2014. Addressing a JIS Think Tank session on Thursday, June 12, General Manager of the UDC, Desmond Malcolm, informed that after inheriting a loss of about $1.2 billion in March 2012, the corporation was able to achieve a...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

12 years ago Technology

Technology Minister to Attend Crucial Telecoms Meetings

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon Phillip Paulwell, will attend the Commonwealth Domain Name Systems Forum and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) 50 meeting in London, England, June 19-20, 2014 and June 22-26, 2014 respectively, as well as, the Ministerial Forum for the Second Working Session of the Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM) Advisory...