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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), performs the symbolic groundbreaking exercise signaling the commencement of construction of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel during a ceremony at the project site in New Kingston in July. Observing (from left) are: Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Chairman, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust (Pan-Jam) and Director, Caribe Hospitality Jamaica, Stephen Facey; Opposition Spokesman on Tourism and Travel Service Development, Edmund Bartlett; and Rector, St. Andrew Parish Church, Rev. Canon Major Sirrano Kitson.

2013 A Successful Year for Tourism Sector

Jamaica’s tourism industry recorded several landmark achievements during 2013, in terms of earnings, visitor arrivals, new markets tapped, and linkages and partnerships forged with new cruise and airlines, making the year one of the most successful in recent times. VISITOR...

Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute, Fritz Pinnock.

CMI Steps Up Training for Logistic Hub Project

JUTC Deputy Managing of Operations, Kirk Finnikin addresses a JIS Think Tank. Listening is JUTC Managing Director, Colin Campbell.

JUTC to Distribute 60,000 Smarter Cards

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), makes a point at a press briefing held on January 9 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Seated (from left) are: State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Ian Hayles and Director, Meteorological Services, Jeffery Spooner.

Climate Products and Services Developed for Agriculture Sector

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), converses with Chairman, National Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) John Junor, during a validation workshop on the results of the ‘2013 Socio-economic Survey and Carrying Capacity Study of the Northeast and Middle Cays, Pedro Banks’ held on Thursday, January 9, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Over $28M Allocated to Improve Sanitation and Management of Pedro Cays

General Manager at Self Start Fund, Sezvin Hamilton.

12 years ago Commerce

Self Start Fund to Lend $100 Million for 2014/15

The Self Start Fund (SSF) is projecting to lend more than $100 million to the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector for the 2014/15 period, leading to the creation of over 1,000 jobs. Established by the government in 1983, the entity provides loans to micro and small entrepreneurs and individuals, who are unable to access financing from traditional institutions....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), shows appreciation for an item during the official opening ceremony for the Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 12. Also applauding are President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Evelyn Smith (right) and President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourist Association (CHTA), Richard Doumeng.

12 years ago Tourism

PM says Jamaica’s Commitment to Regionalism Remains Firm

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that Jamaica’s commitment to regional development and partnership remains firm. She said that the country’s devotion to the region finds expression in, among other things, its active involvement in various regional bodies and initiatives such as the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA). She was...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, highlights a point while addressing journalists at a press briefing at the Sagicor Life Jamaica Head Office, in Kingston, on January 10. Mr. Byles said he has given the Government high marks for its efforts in fulfilling a significant number of the conditionalities outlined under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Economic Programme Gets High Marks

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, has given the Government high marks for its efforts in fulfilling a significant number of the conditionalities outlined under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “I think there is a quiet transformation that is occurring. I think that Government is, in many ways, putting its...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), in discussion with (from left): Chief Planner at the Urban Development Corporation, Ronald Brown; Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson; and Scientific Officer at the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Karleen Black. Occasion was the press conference and launch of Earthquake Awareness Week 2014, at the Haining Road headquarters of the ODPEM, on January 13.

12 years ago Local Government

Major Focus on Earthquake Preparedness

The Ministry of Local Government, through the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), continues to sustain and ramp up earthquake preparedness activities, in collaboration with local and international partners. As part of these events, the Ministry and the ODPEM launched Earthquake Awareness week, on Monday, January 13, at the agency’s New Kingston headquarters. Local Government and Community Development...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addressing the official opening ceremony for the Caribbean Travel Marketplace, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on January 12. The Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association

12 years ago Tourism

PM says Tourism Interests in Caribbean Must Remain on Cutting Edge

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has emphasized that tourism interests in the Caribbean must remain on the cutting edge, to cope with competition from other areas. She pointed out that competitors, such as those in the Mediterranean, act on that basis, while tourism establishments within Latin America are rapidly embracing that approach. “The CARICOM (countries) must also...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), presides over proceedings during Monday’s (January 13) first day of the two-day special Cabinet meeting, being held at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), 1 Devon Road, St. Andrew. The meeting concludes on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured are Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre); and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Cabinet Meets in Two-Day Special Session

Cabinet on Monday, January 13, held the first session of a special two day Cabinet Retreat to settle the capital spending and Ministry priorities for the 2014/15 Fiscal Year. In her charge to Ministers and the technical team, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of achieving growth and job creation through the Economic Reform Programme. The Ministry of Industry, Investment...

12 years ago Commerce

Proposed Caymanas Economic Zone To Be One Of 16

The Caymanas Economic Zone, proposed to be one of the segments under the much anticipated Jamaica Global Logistics Hub initiative, is slated to be one of 16 across the island. Chairman of the Logistics Hub Task Force, Dr. Eric Deans, made the disclosure while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Think Tank session on January 9 in Kingston. Dr. Deans...