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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), shakes hands with Managing Director, World Travel AwardsTM , Justin Cooke, during the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day commemorative ceremony, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday (February 17).
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), shakes hands with Managing Director, World Travel AwardsTM , Justin Cooke, during the inaugural Global Tourism Resilience Day commemorative ceremony, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on Friday (February 17).

World Travel AwardsTM Announces New Category for Global Resilience

The organisers of the World Travel AwardsTM (WTA) have announced the creation of a special Global Resilience Award. The announcement coincided with activities for the inaugural celebration of Global Tourism Resilience Day, which were hosted by Jamaica on February 17....
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and Director at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus (right), share a moment with the top students in the Ministry’s child labour video competition, at the award ceremony held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre) and Director at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus (right), share a moment with the top students in the Ministry’s child labour video competition, at the award ceremony held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.

Parents Being Targeted in Fight Against Child Labour
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing tertiary student leaders during a capacity building workshop at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in Kingston on Friday (February 17).
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addressing tertiary student leaders during a capacity building workshop at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) in Kingston on Friday (February 17).

Draft Higher Education Policy in Final Stage of Review
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden.

Jamaicans Urged to Raise Voices Against Child Labour
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the recent launch of the Department of Correctional Service’s (DCS) wellness fairs held at its Spanish Town Sport Club in St. Catherine. Also pictured is Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, addresses the recent launch of the Department of Correctional Service’s (DCS) wellness fairs held at its Spanish Town Sport Club in St. Catherine. Also pictured is Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe.

Health and Wellness of Correctional Officers Being Prioritised

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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a point during the ‘Building Capacity for Tourism’ panel discussion at the Global Tourism Resilience Conference on February 16, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona.
EducationOffice of the Prime MinisterTourismYouth

Jamaica Building Capacity for Tourism Resilience Through Education and Training

Developing human resource capacity through education and training, is one way in which Jamaica is building resilience in tourism, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green. “Jamaica has had a lot of training systems around tourism because our economy is so strongly built on [the sector],” he noted. The Minister, who was participating...
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Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Leeroy Williams (seated, centre); Mayor of the Municipality of Sitia, Crete in Greece, Georgios Zervakis (seated, second left); and Regional Director at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Soberam-Dyer (seated, second right), are joined by Councillors of the Corporation and a delegation from Sitia, at the official signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally twin the sister cities, at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (February 16).
Foreign Affairs

Diverse Opportunities Expected from Twinning of Cities

Montegonians are being encouraged to capitalise on the opportunities to be presented from the twinning of sister cities, Montego Bay in St. James and Sitia, Crete in Greece, by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Leeroy Williams. “When we speak of possibilities, we must ensure that we, especially here in Montego Bay, position ourselves to take advantage of the benefits to...
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Chairman of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation’s Public Health and Sanitation Committee, Councillor Sydney Rose, speaks at the recent monthly meeting of the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation in Spanish Town.
Local Government

MPM Targets Illegal Dump Sites in St. Catherine

MPM Waste Management Limited is moving to clear all illegal dumps in St. Catherine and will undertake an intensive enforcement drive against littering across the parish. Public Cleansing Manager with the agency, Samuel Mullings, said that while the backlog of waste in the parish has been cleared, illegal dumping sites remain a problem. Mr. Mullings, who was addressing the monthly...
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), in discussion with Director of Agriculture and Fisheries at Food For the Poor, Nakhle Hado (right), while Chief Strategic Officer, Environmental Solutions Limited, Stephen Jones, looks on. They were in the process of observing a drone (foreground) being used to irrigate an onion farm in St. Thomas, during a tour on Thursday (February 16).
AgricultureTechnology

Agriculture Ministry Invites Investment in Drone Technology

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is inviting investment in drone technology to ramp up production in the agriculture sector. Speaking during a tour of onion farms in St. Thomas on Thursday (February 16), portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. said the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is investing in two drones to assist farmers with irrigation, and the Ministry...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (third left), commissions a 50,000-gallon storage tank in York Town, Clarendon, on Thursday (February 16). Sharing the moment are (from left) Regional Manager, St. Catherine and Clarendon, National Water Commission (NWC), Garwaine Johnson; VP, Operations, NWC, Kevin Kerr and Councillor, York Town Division, Uphel Purcell.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWater

Improved Water Supply for Several Communities in Clarendon

A 50,000-gallon storage tank, valued at $22 million, has been commissioned in York Town, Clarendon, by the National Water Commission (NWC) to improve service delivery. The project was completed under the NWC’s Tank and Pump Rehabilitation for Operational Efficiency Improvement Programme. Six hundred residents of the communities of York Town, Howells Content, Bullards Content, Hopewell, Parnassus, Denbigh Drive, Foga Road...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams (left), converses with Principal of Church Teachers’ College in Manchester, Dr. Garth Anderson, following the graduation ceremony for Temple University/Church Teachers’ College Master’s student cohort at the Holiday Inn Resort, Rose Hall, St James, on Thursday (February 16).
Education

Educational Leaders Urged to Provide Creative Solutions to Sector Challenges

Educational leaders are being encouraged to provide adaptive and creative solutions to challenges within the sector, which will also serve to transform their schools into visionary institutions. To achieve this, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the stakeholders should pursue leadership development that is competency-based, “relevant, flexible, practical, and peer-oriented, to respond to the existing and emerging...
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President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, says investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses.
CommerceIndustry

Investors Will Benefit from Partnerships with Local Businesses – JAMPRO

Investors looking to do business in Jamaica will benefit from various opportunities made available through financial support and partnerships with local businesses. President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, noted that financing is becoming a more frequent occurrence, not just for smaller developments but also for substantial ones. She was participating in a panel discussion at the Global Tourism...
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