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Jamaica Midlife Health Society to Host Symposium on March 26

The Jamaica Midlife Health Society (JMHS) will be hosting a virtual symposium on Sunday (March 26), focusing on the topic ‘Prostate Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease: Preventing the Double-Death-Dash’. The event will be held from 1pm to 5pm, and persons wishing...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), presents a certificate to participant in the Barita Foundation Youth Crime Prevention Enterprise Development Programme, Kimani Whyte, during the closing exercise and post reception held at King’s House on March 24.

PHOTOS: Closing Ceremony of Barita Foundation’s Youth Crime Prevention Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), engages with participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps Residential Camps, at the official launch of the programme on Friday (March 24), at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew. Looking on are Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left); Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (partially hidden, second right); and Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen (right).

PHOTO: PM Launches JNSC Residential Camps

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), shares a moment with Jamaica 60 Scholarship awardees at a symbolic presentation ceremony held on Tuesday (March 21) at the Ministry, 2 Port Royal Street, Kingston. Among those sharing the moment are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith (left); State Minister, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell (fourth left); and President of the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), Dr. Derrick Deslandes (background left).

16 Students Receive Scholarships Valued at US$40,000

The ceremony marking the first ‘National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Transatlantic Trafficking in Enslaved Africans and Chattel Enslavement,’ will be held on Saturday (March 25) at the ‘Negro Aroused’ statue at the Kingston Waterfront.

Jamaica Observes First National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and Slave Trade

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), speaks with participants in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Residential Camps, at the official launch of the programme on Friday (March 24), at the AC Marriott Hotel in St. Andrew.

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PM Charges Youth to Take Advantage of HEART/NSTA Trust Fee Removal

Unattached youth have been charged by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to take advantage of the removal of fees at the HEART/NSTA Trust to access training opportunities. Under the measure, which becomes effective on April 1 and was first announced by the Prime Minister in his Budget Debate presentation on March 16, Jamaicans will no longer be required...

3 years ago Technology

Jamaica to begin issuing E-Passports to the public

On Friday, March 31, 2023, PICA will go live with a new high-security electronic or E-passports document to the public. PICA has been taking steps over the years to secure Jamaica’s passport as part of its efforts to safeguard the identity of Jamaicans and the Jamaican travel document, and the E-passport is the latest initiative in that regard. As the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (right), speaking with Chairman, EXPO Jamaica, Aswad Morgan, during the launch of Expo Jamaica 2023, held at The Gardens, Jamaica Pegasus, in Kingston, on March 23.

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EXPO Jamaica to be Held from April 27 to April 30

The 48th staging of Expo Jamaica, which allows Jamaican businesses to meet buyers from all over the globe, will be held from Thursday, April 27 to Sunday, April 30. This will be the first in-person staging of the event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. It will be held at the National Arena and Indoor Sports...

Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Eastern, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third right); Principal of New Day Primary School, Garfield McDonald (second left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), share a moment with children of the Andrews Pen community following the launch of Wi-Fi in the area, courtesy of the USF, on March 23.

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PHOTOS: Andrews Pen Gets Community Wi-Fi

Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Eastern, Hon. Delroy Chuck (third right); Principal of New Day Primary School, Garfield McDonald (second left) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), share a moment with children of the Andrews Pen community following the launch of Wi-Fi in the area, courtesy...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre) and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (left), are shown displays manufactured by Glo Coffee Products by company owner, Ano Sewell, during last year’s staging of the Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival Marketplace at Devon House in Kingston.

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Loads of Fun in Store for Coffee Festival Patrons

Lots of fun and exciting activities are in store for patrons attending the sixth annual Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Festival on Saturday (March 25) in Newcastle, St. Andrew. Director, Tourism Linkages Network, Carolyn McDonald Riley, told JIS News that the event will feature diverse coffee by-product displays, including candles, rubs, scrubs, and foods. “We will [also] be having a mixology...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), Romeo Daley.

3 years ago Local Government

Hanover Municipal Corporation Reports Spike in Amusement Events Permit Applications

The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) is welcoming a spike in the number of applications for entertainment and vending permits over recent months. Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Romeo Daley, told JIS News that the uptick in application numbers is being viewed as an indicator of the return to normal social and economic activities in the parish since the...

General Manager of the Banana Board, Janet Conie.

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Increase in Banana and Plantain Production

The banana and plantain industry enjoyed a very productive 2022, recording a 2.8 per cent increase in banana production and 18.7 per cent for plantain. Despite the effects of Tropical Storms Grace and Ida in 2021, the industry rebounded to produce more than 72,000 metric tonnes of banana and more than 60,000 metric tonnes of plantain in 2022. General Manager...