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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

PM Honoured By COPA
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.
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.

PM Youth Awards Celebrates ‘Sweet Sixteen’
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.
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.

Agreement Signed For Transshipment Hub
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), observes while students from the Westmoreland-based Culloden Early Childhood Institution use learning tools, at the launch of Project Sprout, an early childhood improvement initiative being spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, at the Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston.

Initiative Launched to Advance Early Childhood Education

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Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takese hands over cheque to outgoing Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Laurie Williams, at the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development in Kingston, on March 27. Looking on are (from left): Chairman of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Mr. Jalil Dabdoub Jnr., and Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt.
Local Government

Japan Funds Repairs of Fire Hydrants

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has received $13 million in grant funding from the Government of Japan, to repair and service hundreds of fire hydrants across the island. The funding was provided under the Government of Japan’s Grant assistance for Grass-roots and human security Projects (GGP), which has provided funding in the amount of $525 million for approximately 80 projects...
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Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (left) presents mentor within the National Mentorship Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Watson with her instrument of appointment during the presentation ceremony held at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) where past students in the society are invited to act as mentors at the class level at their former high schools.
Governor GeneralVision 2030Youth

Jamaicans Giving Back Through Youth Mentorship

Seventy-five Jamaicans have answered the call to give back to their former high schools, by promoting positive values and attitudes in youngsters through the National Mentorship Programme. The cohort, which consists of individuals from various professions, was presented with their instruments of appointment during a ceremony at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of...
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Prime Minister Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller and Minister with Responsibility for Housing Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (standing at centre) share the joy of new home owners who proudly display their keys during the official handing over ceremony for 66 houses on March 27 at Hampden in Bounty Hall,Trelawny, on March 27.
Prime Minister

PM Hands Over 66 First Start Homes in Trelawny

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on March 27 handed out 66 keys to the first set of completed houses under the First Step Homes programme, in Hampden Heights, Trelawny. The houses, which were constructed through the collaborative efforts of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Food for the Poor, were handed out to the new home owners...
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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips addressing parliament. (FILE)
Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Government Presents Budget April 3

Come Thursday afternoon, April 3, Jamaicans will hear what the Government intends to spend for the Fiscal Year 2014/15. Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, will table the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure in the House  of Representatives, which will provide details on what the Ministries and agencies will receive for Recurrent (house-keeping) and Capital (development) expenses....
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Manager of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Franchise Protection and Inspection Department, retired Senior Superintendent of Police, Radcliffe Lewis, addressing sub-franchise holders at the Elletson Road Police Station, in Kingston, on March 28.
Transport

JUTC Sub-Franchise Holders Urged To Submit Documents

Up to Friday, March 28, only  43 or 13 per cent of the 319 operators approved to operate under the new Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) sub-franchise system, had done the necessary due diligence to begin operating on Tuesday, April 1. This was noted by the JUTC’s Managing Director, Colin Campbell, at a meeting with the licencees on March 29,...
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Cargo ships in port at the Port of Kingston.
JIS Think TankTransport

Maritime Authority Ready for Expansion of Panama Canal

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica is prepared to receive larger vessels (New Panamax) that are likely to call at Jamaica’s ports following the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2015. This was disclosed by Director General of the Maritime Authority, Rear Admiral Peter Brady at a JIS Think Tank on March 26. He explained the implications of larger vessels coming...
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