Jamaica, represented by Tourism and Entertainment Minister the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has been elected Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council, for the year 2014-2015. Jamaica’s election marks a historic first for the country which currently serves as first Vice-Chairman of the Executive Council (EC) for 2013, after previously serving as second Vice-Chair.Jamaica will assume...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says that discussions are advanced with a leading Canadian hospital for the acquisition of equipment to improve cancer treatment in the public health sector. He said that during a recent visit to Canada, he was able to make “significant progress” with the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre for the supply of two Linear Accelerator...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, on Friday, August 30, broke ground for the expansion of the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital in St. Ann at a cost of $140 million. The project, which is being funded by the National Health Fund (NHF), will provide additional theatre facility and recovery area, and improve overall care to patients. Phase one...

Employees at the Jamaica Ultimate Tyre Company (JUTC II) are working overtime to ensure that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be able to fulfill its commitment to put additional buses on Kingston Metropolitan Area Transport (KMTR) routes for the start of the new school year. Upwards of 400 new and retreaded tyres are being provided by JUTC II...

Six outstanding citizens of the County of Cornwall have been honoured with the Governor General’s Achievement Awards, for their contribution to the development of their communities and for helping to improve the lives of others. Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the presentations at an awards function held on Thursday, August 29, at the Glistening...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is inviting persons involved in the creative industries to contribute to debate on the Security Interests in Personal Property Bill. He was addressing a press conference held on Thursday, August 29, on the University of the West Indies’ Mona campus to examine Jamaica’s progress since ‘KingstOON’. The legislation, which is currently...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, says the many economic sacrifices which the country has had to make over the past few months are beginning to yield positive results. “Already, there are hopeful signs on the economic horizon that I think it would do us well to pay attention to,” the Minister told business stakeholders on Thursday,...