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World’s largest cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, on arrival in Falmouth, Trelawny, on December 1.

Bright Outlook for Cruise-Shipping Season

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations (JamVac), Joy Roberts, says the 2022/2023 cruise-shipping season will see a major turnaround for Jamaica, following the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to JIS News onboard the Wonder of The Seas – the...

Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Oral Shaw (second right), shares in conversation with (from left) Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Wayne Robinson; Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks; Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; and Coordinator, National Financial Inclusion, BOJ, Melanie Williams. Occasion was a hybrid webinar on financial inclusion at the BOJ offices, downtown Kingston, on December 1.

MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy Review Will Provide Greater Financial Inclusion for Disabled Persons

Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Thursday’s (December 1) quarterly press conference of the Education Transformation and Oversight Committee at Jamaica House.

Implementation of Education Transformation Recommendations Progressing

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.

Gov’t Committed to Tackling HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second from left), addresses the Invest Jamaica 2022 Business Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on November 30. Looking on (from left) are Managing Director of Jamaica Flour Mills, Derrick Nembhard; Operating Partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors, Michael Charske and Vice President of Jamaica Broilers Limited (Hi-Pro Division), Jaimie Ogilvie.

Domestic Crop Production on Course for Record Growth

Executive Director, Jamaica Council for Person with Disabilities, Dr. Christine Hendricks.

4 years ago Social Security

December 3-9 is Disabilities Awareness Week

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) will be observing Disabilities Awareness Week 2022 from December 3 to 9 under the theme ‘Embracing the Disabilities Act Towards Inclusion’. Executive Director of the JCPD, Dr. Christine Hendricks, told JIS News during a recent interview that activities will get under way on December 4 with a national church service at the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer, speaks at the 20th annual Shirley Playfair Lecture, hosted by the Fair Trading Commission at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, on Thursday, December 1.

4 years ago CommerceIndustryInvestment

Business Community Responded Well to COVID-19 Challenges – Permanent Secretary

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer, says Jamaica’s business community, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, responded well to the many global challenges caused by COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. “This, coupled with the Government’s strong fiscal policies and financial support to vulnerable sectors, ensured that Jamaica now has a stable, thriving economy with...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maureen Dwyer, addresses a press conference held at Jamaica House on Thursday (December 1).

4 years ago Education

Recruitment of Chief Education Transformation Officer Advanced

The Education and Youth Ministry is far advanced in the recruitment of a Chief Education Transformation Officer to lead the implementation of recommendations outlined in the 2021 'Reform of Education in Jamaica' report. Acting Permanent Secretary, Maureen Dwyer, told a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (December 1) that a “leading candidate” has been identified among the local and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addressing a ceremony to hand over 50 garbage trucks and 10 motorcycles to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (November 30).

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Looking to Further Refine the Public Procurement Regime

Having addressed the bottleneck issue within the public procurement process, the Government is now focusing on eliminating the incidence of duplications, among other impediments. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, while speaking during Wednesday’s (November 30) handover ceremony for 50 new garbage trucks and 10 motorcycles acquired for the National...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), observe as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), tries out one of the 10 motorcycles acquired to enhance the operations of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) enforcement team, during a handover ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (November 30). Observing are NSWMA representatives and other stakeholders.

4 years ago Local Government

NSWMA Rolling Out Christmas Cleanup Programme

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), in collaboration with Municipal Corporations islandwide, will be rolling out a special cleanup programme during the Christmas season. The programme will target town centres and market districts and aims to boost garbage collection while placing greater emphasis on compliance to minimise the illegal disposal of waste. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development,...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., gives the keynote address at a ceremony to hand over the management of the of Elim Agro-Processing Plant to the Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth on November 30.

4 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Support ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ Campaign

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., is calling on Jamaicans to support the ‘Grow Smart, Eat Smart’ campaign, as part of efforts to ensure the country’s food security. The initiative, announced by the Minister in May 2022, will target several priority areas, among them crop production, climate-smart practices and technologies, access to finance, and advancing and expanding...

4 years ago Finance & Public Service

STATIN Grateful for UNFPA Support of ‘Census in School’ Tour

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has expressed gratitude to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for supporting the ‘Census in Schools’ programme tour, which concluded on Wednesday (November 30). The UNFPA contributed US$15,000 to the initiative, which saw 14 primary and 14 secondary schools islandwide being visited. STATIN’s Corporate Communications Manager, Georgia Garvey-Green, told JIS News that the UNFPA’s...