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Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1 with some 259 passengers from Toronto, Canada. The airline is scheduled for daily flights into Montego Bay throughout the winter tourist season ending in May 2014.

New Flights Boost Tourist Arrivals

There has been a boost in visitor arrivals to Jamaica with the advent of Air Canada Rouge, making its inaugural flight into Montego Bay on Friday, November 1, and Air Transero 747 adding more seats from Russia. The two aircraft...

Graduates of the Climate Change Action Training (CCAT) Programme, paying keen attention at their graduation ceremony held at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday, November 1. A total of 98 persons graduated from the programme which has a 16 module curriculum in climate change developed through extensive community and agency consultations. Also pictured (from second left) are: Senior Technical Director for Mitigation in the Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Gerald Lindo; and Office Director, Environment and Health United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Jamaica, Suzanne Ebert.

98 Graduate from Climate Change Action Training Programme

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (right); greets retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Noel Hylton (second left); upon his arrival at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (October 31) for a dinner hosted in Mr. Hylton’s honour. Others from left are: Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy; Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon; Member of Parliament, Michael Henry; and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (in background).

Leaders Pay Glowing Tribute to Noel Hylton

New Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Leroy Lindsay.

New Director General for Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority

Global Brand Manager at GraceKennedy Limited, Anthony Lawrence; Chairperson, National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings; and Child Rights Associate at the Caribbean Child Development Centre, Heather Gallimore, share a light moment at the National Child Month Committee’s annual Youth Forum, held on November 1, at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, 16 Ellesmere Road.

Youth Urged to Prepare to Take Rightful Place in Society

Director, Child Labour Unit, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Marva Ximinnies (right), addresses members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) during a capacity-building workshop on child labour and human trafficking held on October 31 at the May Pen Police Station in Clarendon. The one-day seminar was attended by police officers from the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth.

12 years ago Labour

Gov’t Resolute on Reducing Child Labour

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is resolute in its efforts to reduce the incidence of child labour in Jamaica, and has committed to raising public awareness on the matter. Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicates that more than 16,000 children across the island are engaging in child labour. Director of the Child Labour Unit in...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated), listens intently, while Chief Radiographer at the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas, Leesa Sharpe (left), explains how the imaging aspect of the institution’s new state-of-the-art digital X-ray unit functions. The Minister was touring the hospital’s X-ray department on Thursday (Oct. 31), following a ceremony to officially commission the unit into service. Others looking on (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Colleen Wright; and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Lyttleton Shirley.

12 years ago Health & Wellness

Princess Margaret Hospital Gets State-Of-The-Art Digital X-Ray Unit

The Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas now boasts a state-of-the-art digital X-ray unit, which will increase its capacity to provide quick and efficient diagnostic services. The XR 6000 digital X-ray unit, which was purchased at a cost of $12.6 million through funding by the National Health Fund (NHF), was officially commissioned into service on Thursday, October 31, during a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister on Three Day Working Visit to Japan

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, left the island yesterday (November 2) for a three day working visit to Japan. The Prime Minister is accompanied by the Hon. Philip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Mining and Energy; Ms. Onika Miller, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister; Ambassador Paul Robotham, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), shares a moment with retiring Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, during a dinner held in his honour at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on October 31. The function was hosted by the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing.

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterTransport

Prime Minister Lauds Contribution of Retired President of Port Authority

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has praised the contribution of retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Hon. Noel Hylton, to port development and the transformation of the island’s shipping industry. “Long before there was such an emphasis on the importance of logistics and logistic hub, Noel Hylton recognised the pivotal...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce,
Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (left) looks at products under the

12 years ago Commerce

Local Entrepreneur Launches Brand of Condiments

A hot new brand of delicious Jamaican sauces and jams intended for the local and export markets, was launched at the offices of Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO) in Kingston on Thursday, October 31. Heneka Watkis-Porter, who also owns the Patwa Apparel Company, is producing a line of condiments under the ‘10 Fyah Side’ brand. The company is starting with three products,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), exchanges pleasantries with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Jerome Thomas. Occasion was the World Food Day National Ceremony and Exhibition held on Wednesday, October16, at the Greater Portmore High School in St. Catherine.

12 years ago Agriculture

November is Eat Jamaican Month

November has been designated ‘Eat Jamaican Month’ by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The month-long series of events and public awareness campaign coincide with the 10th Anniversary of the ‘Eat What We Grow…Grow What We Eat’ campaign, which was launched in 2003 by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS). Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, while addressing the...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, addresses participants at the launch of the Agro-Tourism Farmers

12 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Expects Strong Winter Season

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the tourism industry is showing good results, with the upcoming winter tourist season expected to be one of the best ever. “I am pleased to tell you that the tourism industry is doing well. We have enjoyed a good summer after a relatively weak winter (2012) and even with 2,000...