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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (2nd right), enjoys a light moment with (from left): Chief Executive Officer of Rainforest Seafoods, Brian Jardim; Senior Sponsorship Manager at Digicel, Tahnida Nunes; and Radio personality, Miss Kitty, at the launch of the Rainforest Seafoods Festival on February 11, at Rainforest’s Slipe Road offices in Kingston.

Agriculture Ministry Mulls Drones to Combat Poaching

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is looking into the use of drones to man the country’s fisheries resources, to combat illegal fishing by foreign poachers. “We are now in the process of looking at drones to deal with policing...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on February 11, at its Church Street chambers in downtown Kingston.

KSAC Holds Town Hall Meeting on February 19

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), emphasizes a point during a discussion with Executive Director, Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), Dr. Donna Powell-Wilson (2nd left); Principal, Excelsior Community College (ECC), Dr. Nadine Scott (2nd right); and ECC Management Committee Chairman, Morin Seymour, during Tuesday’s (February 11) launch of activities commemorating ECC’s 40th anniversary, at the institution’s main campus on Mountain View Avenue, Kingston.

USF Accumulates $11 Billion in Revenue

Attorney-at-law, Tania Chambers (left); Chairman, Advisory Board, Child Development Agency (CDA), Maxine Henry Wilson (centre), and Head of the Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children, Hazel Thompson-Ahye, of Trinidad and Tobago, consult on a document during a national consultation on proposed changes to the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA) and the CCPA Children’s Home Regulations, held in New Kingston on February 11.

Stakeholders Discuss Changes to CCPA

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (right), shares a light moment with (from left) Executive Director, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Carol Simpson; and Deputy Director, Creative Industries Section, World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), Dimiter Gantchev. Occasion was the Regional Conference on Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on February 10.

JIPO Developing Masters Degree in Intellectual Property

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) presents the keys to a new home to Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) beneficiary Joslyn Scott (seated), during the handing over ceremony held on February 7 in Plantations Heights, St. James. Among those sharing the happy moment are Food for the Poor representative, Baldwin Powell (right); Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (5th left); Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell (4th left).

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30 Housing Units for PATH Families by March 31

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that 30 housing units are slated to be constructed by March 31 to benefit families under the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). The provision comes under the social housing programme, which got underway in 2013, and is being undertaken through partnership with Food for the Poor at...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, emphasizes a point at the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of students in the ‘Animate Jamaica’ certificate programme, held on February 8, at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC), St. Andrew.

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Animators Urged to Protect Intellectual Property

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is urging young entrants in the animation industry to protect their intellectual property through copyright. He said this will ensure that they can reap the financial benefits from their original works. “I would urge all of you to explore all of those aspects of the reality of your industry (and)...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (4th left), seems delighted as British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton (left), hands over cheque for $4 million to Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), to assist girls at the Homestead Place of Safety, in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, on February 10. Others (from second left) are: Manager at the facility, Sophia Walters, and President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Marie Powell.

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Lifeline for Girls in State Care

The Homestead Place of Safety, in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, has received $4 million from the British High Commission to support skills training and a facility to cater for the girls after they reach 18 years of age. The donation was handed over to Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey, by the British High Commissioner to...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), along with Director of Production at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) and Civil Servant of the Year, Enthrose Campbell (second right), and co-authors and Co-Founders of Choose Life International (CLI), Faith Thomas (right), and Dr. Donovan Thomas, peruse a copy of the book, ‘H is for Happiness’, at a breakfast held at the Knutsford Court hotel in New Kingston on February 7.

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All Island 50-Day Happiness Tour Kicks Off on March 20

To help Jamaicans better cope with the daily stresses of life, Choose Life International (CLI) will embark on a 50-Day Happiness Tour across the island, beginning on March 20. The initiative, which is also in keeping with the United Nations International Day of Happiness being observed on the same date, will see CLI volunteers spreading a message of happiness and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (centre), shares a light moment with Head of the European Union Delegation, Ambassador Paola Amadei (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, at the handing over of housing units to sugar workers of Trelawny. The ceremony was held in Spicy Hill, on February 6.

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Yam Farmers Urged to Capitalise on Diaspora Market

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says farmers in Trelawny should capitalize on the economic possibilities of increased yam production, as a large market currently exists in the Diaspora for the product. “The parish of Trelawny has long been associated with outstanding achievement in tourism and hospitality, entertainment and sports and indeed with agriculture. Not only is this...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right); Permanent Secretary in that Ministry, Donovan Stanberry (centre); and Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Quality Exports,Victor Wright (discuss the company’s operations on Friday February 7, during a tour of the packaging house by Mr. Clarke and Ministry officials.

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MOA Helping Food Exporters to Improve Operations

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has so far disbursed more than $10 million to exporters in grants, to assist them with improving operations in order to meet the requirements of the United States Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Following a tour of two exporting facilities in Western Jamaica on Friday, February 7, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (left) and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Kelly Tomblin interact with one of the participant in the internship programme, Horace Bailey following the official signing of the partnership agreement between the Ministry and JPS at the company’s Sports Club in Kingston on Thursday, February 6. The initiative which is estimated to cost $5 million will see 20 youth from the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) receiving on the job training at the JPS over a six month period.

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From “Loader” to Electrician: CSJP Continuing To Change Lives

Horace Bailey, like many other young Jamaican men, grew up in a depressed urban community, but was determined not to become just another statistic in the trenches of inner-city life. For several years though it seemed this was the path the Haile Selassie high school dropout was on. Unemployed and in desperate need of an income, the now 24-year-old resident...