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Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (stooping at centre), is assisted by Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department, Marilyn Headley (left), and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right) to plant the first of some 12 trees, during the National Tree Planting Day exercise held on Friday (Oct. 4), at the Spot Valley High School in St. James.

Forestry Department To Distribute 75,000 Seedlings This Year

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says that 75,000 seedlings will be distributed by the Forestry Department this year for the replenishing of forests. This represents a 120 per cent increase over the 31,000 seedlings...

Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J

Governor-General Calls for Greater Support for Persons with Mental Illnesses

Chairman of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committees, Sameer Younis (at podium), addresses successful participants in the JCC’s Youth Leadership Training Programme, during a graduation ceremony, held at the JCC’s offices in Kingston, on October 3.

Inner-City Youth Take Part in Leadership Training Programme

Administrator at the Family Court Attendance Centre, Vashti McCurbyn Graham.

Family Court Attendance Centre Transforming Lives

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), has a quick word with Archbishop Emeritus, Rev. Donald James Reece, at the opening session of the St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s inaugural Research Day on October 3.

Promotion of Teachers must be Based on Value

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently led a team to Cuba for talks towards the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime and Police Cooperation Agreements.

13 years ago National Security and Peace

Jamaica, Cuba Seek to Renew Security Agreements

The Government is seeking to renew its regional security agreements with Cuba, as both countries collaborate to combat drug trafficking and other transnational crimes affecting the region. Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, recently travelled to Cuba for an official three-day visit, where he met with top security officials to review and explore the renewal of the Jamaica/Cuba Maritime...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (second left), engages in light conversation with President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbus Business Solutions (CBS), Michele English (second right); Vice President, CBS, John Clear (right), and Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Columbus Communications Jamaica Limited, Donovan White, during the opening of a round table discussion on managing information and data risk, held at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on October 3.

13 years ago Technology

Legislation to Protect Personal Data Being Developed

The Government is in the process of developing more robust, clear and uniformed legislation aimed at protecting personal data, State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, has informed. Mr. Robinson said the Data Protection Act will safeguard, in general, the privacy of individuals in relation to personal data as well as regulate...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke in discussion with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips during a tour of the Amity Hall Agro Park project on October 3

13 years ago Agriculture

Agro Parks on Track – Minister Clarke

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke, says that the Agro Parks project is going well with crops already reaped at the three facilities in operation and replanting underway. “At Plantain Garden (St. Thomas) we just finished reaping onions, and we are preparing now to put some more in. Pumpkins are now growing. Ebony Park (Clarendon), that one is...

13 years ago Education

Promotion of Teachers must be Based on Value

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says employment and promotion in the teaching profession must be on the basis of the value that persons can add to the tasks to which they are assigned and not necessarily on their years of service. Rev. Thwaites, who was speaking at the inaugural Research Day at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston on...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, addresses the conference on the 27th of September

13 years ago CommerceSenate

Senate Approves Bill To Strengthen Commissions Of Enquiry

The Commissions of Enquiry (Amendment) Act was passed in the Senate on October 4. The Bill seeks to modernise and discourage acts that undermine the effectiveness of the Commission or which are disruptive of the Commission’s proceedings. Debate on the Bill resumed in the Senate today, after it was suspended to allow for further dialogue. Leader of Opposition Business in...

Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Everton Spencer, points to a section of the Amity Hall Agro Park, in St. Catherine, where there is to be mass production of several agricultural crops.

13 years ago Agriculture

Govt. Provides 100 Acres For Young Farmers At Amity Hall Agro Park

As part of a national drive to encourage young people to get involved in agriculture, the Government has set aside some 100 acres of land for young farmers at the Amity Hall Agro Park, in St. Catherine, while also seeking start-up financing for them. Chief Executive Officer at the Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC), Everton Spencer, told JIS News on October 3,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (second left), examines contents of the programme during the opening ceremony for the third annual international public health conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, today (October 4). Others (from left) are: Head, School of Public Health and Health Technology, University of Technology (UTech), Professor Winston Davidson; Acting President, UTech, Dr. Kofi Nkrumah Young; and Dean, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Sciences and Veterinary Sciences, UTech, Dr. Irving McKenzie. The conference, which is slated to end on October 6, is being held under the theme: ‘Challenges to Public Health in a Global Environment: Time for Action’. It is being staged by the University of Technology, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences, and School of Public Health and Health Technology (SPHHT).

13 years ago Health & Wellness

Stakeholders In Food Industry Urged To Apply Modern Safety Procedures

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, is urging stakeholders in the food industry to ensure that modern safety procedures are applied in their facilities. She said this forms part of measures to ensure safety of the domestic market, and that the country is in compliance with North American and European food importation...