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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated left) shares a light moment with (seated, from centre) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Margareta Sköld; and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Lenworth Fulton. Looking on (standing, from left) are: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr. Jean Dixon. Occasion was the opening session of the two-day Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Tobacco and Trade held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on April 2.

Policy Coming to Regulate Tobacco Cultivation

Within the next three months, the Government is expected to launch a strategy aimed at discouraging the cultivation of tobacco in Jamaica, as it seeks to regulate the production and use of the drug. Under the initiative, tobacco farmers, who...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left), and Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Shri Pratap Singh (second right), hold the signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), that will see the Indian Government providing US$2.1 million for the installation of flood lights at Sabina Park. The signing took place at Sabina Park on April 1. Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (right), and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, witnessed the signing.

Lights to be Installed at Sabina Park

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (third left) arrives for the official opening ceremony for the official opening ceremony for the 27th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA), and the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, held on March 30, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

More Women Must Get Involved In Leadership – PM

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), is assisted by and Executive Chairman, Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, Dr. Henry Lowe, as she cuts the ribbon to launch the newly redeveloped facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.

Eden Gardens Ready for Health Tourism Market

General Manager of the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, Courtney Wynter.

Jamaica Mortgage Bank Pushing for Lower Home Deposits

Managing Director, Quality Energy Solutions (QES), Reshma Vaswani (right), shows Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and Minister of Land, Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, the range of Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures that are available at the QES showroom located on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, during the official opening of the facility on March 28.

12 years ago Technology

Entrepreneur Advocates Use of LED Bulbs

Entrepreneur, Reshma Vaswani is urging more Jamaicans to use Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs, which can cut their energy costs by as much as 40 per cent. Ms. Vaswani, who is the Managing Director of Quality Energy Solutions (QES), says LED bulbs provide more light with less energy usage. “The regular incandescent light bulb at home will burn between 60...

President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, addressing the media launch of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show, at the Sunset Beach Spa and Resort, in Montego Bay, on March 31. The show will be held in St. James on Easter Monday, April 21.

12 years ago Agriculture

All Set for Montpelier Agricultural Show

All is set for the 31st staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial show, in St. James, on Easter Monday, April 21. President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, the organization that is staging the event, Glendon Harris, says the event is expected to cost $3.7 million to produce, and will be held under the theme: ‘Grow what...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), takes a closer look at a bottle of supplements on display inside the herbal and gift store at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, as Executive Chairman, Dr. Henry Lowe (right), and his wife Janet, introduce her to more of the shop’s offerings. Occasion was the launch of the newly redeveloped and rebranded facility on March 25, at its Lady Musgrave Road location, in Kingston.

12 years ago EnvironmentPrime Minister

Scientist Wants Kingston To Be A ‘Green City’

Well-known Jamaican Scientist, Dr. Henry Lowe, is proposing that the authorities implement policies and programmes to redevelop Kingston as a green city. Dr. Lowe, who is also Executive Chairman of Environmental Health Foundation (EHF) Group of Companies, said his organization is committed to working with both local and central government to make this happen. “We have got a lot of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), looks on as Consultant, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Group, Johnny Hare, points out features of the sorghum plant, during a tour of the company’s sorghum facilities at Hill Run, in St. Catherine.

12 years ago Agriculture

Agro Parks Yielding Success

Two years into its implementation, the Government’s flagship agro parks initiative is yielding success, having realized $36.3 million in earnings and employing more than 1,000 persons. Scheduled for completion in 2015, the project aims to modernize Jamaica’s agricultural sector; contribute to reducing the island’s almost US$1 billion food import bill; while increasing exports and creating jobs. It is projected to...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), is
presented with a citation by President of the Parliamentary Federation of the Americas (COPA), Senator Zulma Ramona Gomez Caceres (second left), on
March 30, in recognition of her 40 years of service as a Parliamentarian.
The presentation was made during the official opening of the Meeting of the
Executive Committee of COPA and the Executive Committee of the Network of
Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and
Spa, in Montego Bay. Others (from left) are: Minister of State for Industry,
Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, who read the
citation, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Peart.
In the front is little Zoe Walker, who carried the citation on stage.

12 years ago Prime Minister

PM Honoured By COPA

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has been honoured by the Executive Committees of the 27th Meeting of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas (COPA) and the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas, for her 40 years of unbroken and dedicated service as a Parliamentarian. She was presented with a citation, which was read by Minister of...

Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Award Selection Committee, Mr. Ohene Blake, speaking about the awards to be handed out in April, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on March 19, at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Kingston.

12 years ago JIS Think TankPrime Minister

PM Youth Awards Celebrates ‘Sweet Sixteen’

The Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence will be celebrating its “sweet sixteen” birthday this year with a number of changes, which the organisers say will make the 2014 staging one with a difference. The Awards, which is recognised as the most prestigious national honour bestowed upon outstanding young Jamaicans between 15 and 24 years, will be held under the...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (4th left), presents Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Jamaica, Mr. Xiaojun Dong (2nd left), after signing the document with China Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight and a feasibility study on the damming of the Bog Walk Gorge, at the Ministry in Kingston, on March 28. Sharing in the occasion are (from left): General Manager of CHEC, Mr. Zhongdong Tang; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, and Minister of Water, Land Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

12 years ago Transport

Agreement Signed For Transshipment Hub

The Government has signed a Framework Agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland Bight. Speaking at the signing ceremony on March 28, at the offices of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, in St. Andrew, portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, emphasized that all regulations will be adhered...