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The 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder cruise ship docked at the Falmouth cruise ship pier on its inaugural visit to Jamaica on Tuesday (Oct. 8). (FILE)
The 2,700-passenger Disney Wonder cruise ship docked at the Falmouth cruise ship pier on its inaugural visit to Jamaica on Tuesday (Oct. 8). (FILE)

Falmouth Welcomes Disney Wonder Cruise Ship

The Disney Wonder cruise ship, part of the Disney Cruise Line, called at the Port of Falmouth on Tuesday, October 8, on the first of five calls to the port for the year. The 2,700-passenger vessel, which docked at the...
Dr. Dwight Blake, of Atlanta, attends to one of his patients, Octavius Green (left) during the 20th Staging of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission at the St. John
Dr. Dwight Blake, of Atlanta, attends to one of his patients, Octavius Green (left) during the 20th Staging of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission at the St. John's Methodist Church in Montego Bay, on October 7.

Health Team from Atlanta Assisting Thousands in St. James
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Vivian Brown (2nd right), reviews information with (from left): Counsellor and Head, Development Co-operation, Canadian International Development Agency, Jamaica Office, Marie Legault; Senior Technical Officer of CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project, Wanya Illes; and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation Co-ordination Unit in the Foreign Trade Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, at a ceremony held on October 8, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, for the in-country launch of the consultancy to create best practice models and deliver technical assistance to implement national CARICOM Single Market and Economy (SME) work plans.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Vivian Brown (2nd right), reviews information with (from left): Counsellor and Head, Development Co-operation, Canadian International Development Agency, Jamaica Office, Marie Legault; Senior Technical Officer of CARICOM Trade and Competitiveness Project, Wanya Illes; and Head of the Trade Agreements Implementation Co-ordination Unit in the Foreign Trade Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, David Prendergast, at a ceremony held on October 8, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, for the in-country launch of the consultancy to create best practice models and deliver technical assistance to implement national CARICOM Single Market and Economy (SME) work plans.

CARICOM Nationals Should have Easier Access by June 2014
Technical Specialist for Youth Development and Social Transformation with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Sherrian Gray, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on October 8, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Technical Specialist for Youth Development and Social Transformation with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Sherrian Gray, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, on October 8, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (second right), in discussion with Senior Productivity Specialist in the Technical Assistance Service Unit of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Tamar Nelson (second left), during the opening of a two-day National Productivity Conference hosted by the JPC at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on October 8. Also pictured (from left) are: Director in the Industry, Ministry, Douglas Webster; and Chief Executive Officer of the JPC, Dr. Charles Douglas.
Commerce

Significant Strides made to Remove Red Tape

Significant strides have been made in the removal of red tape hindering the progress of business development and growth in Jamaica, as the Government moves to implement strategies to make the country more business-friendly, while increasing its global competitiveness. This was  stated by State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, as she addressed the opening of  a...
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National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (left), makes the symbolic presentation of a key to one of 39 Mitsubishi 4X4 twin-cab pick-ups acquired by the government to boost the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) motor vehicle fleet, to Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington (centre), during Monday’s (October 8) handing over ceremony at the Commissioner’s Old Hope Road office in St. Andrew. Looking on is Superintendent in charge of the JCF’s Transport and Repairs Division, Marlon Dietrich.
National Security

JCF gets 39 additional Vehicles

The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) operational capacity has been significantly strengthened by the acquisition of 39 additional motor vehicles, valued at over $136 million. The vehicles, all Mitsubishi 4X4 twin-cab pick-ups, which were acquired through local dealership, Stewart Auto Sales Limited, were symbolically presented to the JCF Head, Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, by National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, during...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying (centre), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held today Tuesday (October 8) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Technical Specialist for Youth Development and Social Transformation at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Sherrian Gray (left), and Country Manager for Cuso International, Tarik Perks.
Community

Inner-City Communities to Benefit from Launch of DYC Project

Jamaica’s Diaspora movement will take another leap on October 17, with the launch of the Diaspora Youth Connect (DYC) Project, slated for the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston. The Jamaica Diaspora Institute, the operating arm of the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation, is overseeing the DYC initiative, which seeks to leverage human and financial resources that are located in the ...
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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, addressing Tuesday’s (October 8) Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Council meeting, at its Church Street chambers, in downtown Kingston.
Local Government

KSAC to Provide More Vending Spaces for Christmas

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be providing additional spaces for vendors to ply their wares in the downtown commercial district, during the upcoming Christmas season. This was disclosed by Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, at the KSAC Council meeting, held at its Church Street offices, in downtown Kingston, today (October 8). “Management has assured...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second right), having a light exchange with (from left): State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier; and Professor Neville Ying, at the opening ceremony of National Productivity Awareness Week 2013, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on October 7.
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Prime Minister Calls for Increase in Productivity

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is calling for an increase in the level of productivity, to ensure economic growth and a better standard of living for all Jamaicans. Mrs. Simpson Miller said that attacking the problem of low productivity is critical for accelerating economic growth in the short to medium term and this is clearly articulated in...
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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), converses with Holmwood Technical High School student, Olivia Swaby (centre); and Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Managing Director, Colin Campbell, during Monday’s (October 7) launch of the institution’s community school bus service at the Manchester Parish Council’s municipal parking lot in Mandeville. The initiative will see students being transported between Mandeville and Holmwood’s campus in Christiana, Manchester.
Education

School Administrations Encouraged to Set Up Bus Systems for Students

School Boards and administrations across the island are being encouraged to follow Holmwood Technical High School’s example and establish community school bus systems,  to ensure that their students are able to commute safely. The call has come from Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, after he witnessed the launch of the Christiana-based institution’s community school bus service for its students,...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon, Portia Simpson Miller joins President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell in unveiling the FIFA World Cup Trophy at a reception on Saturday (October 05) marking the arrival in Jamaica of the World Cup Trophy which is on an 88-nation tour ahead of next year’s Football World Cup in Brazil. Prime Minister Simpson Miller in her address said sport provides the winning combination to assist Jamaica in achieving economic growth and national development and noted that the World Cup Trophy should serve as a motivation for Jamaicans. At right Jan Schetters of FIFA
Office of the Prime MinisterSport

FIFA World Cup Trophy Should serve to motivate us, Says PM

Sport provides the winning combination to assist Jamaica in achieving economic growth and national development. That’s the view of Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, the Most Hon Portia Simpson Miller, while noting that sport is big business with immediate economic opportunities. Achieving the economic potential however, would require the public and private sectors along with the sporting organisations and...
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