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Flyer for the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz finals scheduled for Sunday, November 13.

TPDCO Tourism Quiz Finals on Sunday

Mount Alvernia Preparatory School in St. James and Naggo Head Primary School in St. Catherine will face off in the finals of the third staging of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz on Sunday, November 13. The match...

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Wayne Robertson (right), hosted a meeting with Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (third right), and Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (second right), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Friday (Nov.11). They were joined by (from left) UNAIDS Country Director, Richard Amenyah; UN Resident Coordinator, Garry Conille; and Director, Regional Support Team for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNAIDS, Luisa Cabal.

PHOTOS: UNAIDS Executive Director attends meeting at OPM

Government Senator, Don Wehby, makes his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on November 11.

Senator Wehby Commends Management of Economy

Government Senator Natalie Campbell Rodriques (l), representing the Minister of Culture Gender Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, engages Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme for HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Winifred Byanyima (r) and President of the Jamaica Union of Tertiary Students, Christina Williams. Occasion was a Women’s Forum at Liberty Hall in Kingston on Thursday, November 10. The forum was one of a series of activities by Ms. Byanyima as part of an official visit to the island from November 6-11.

All-Young Female Parliament for International Women’s Day 2023

School girls participate in the exciting a goat scramble at the Minard Livestock Show and Beef Festival at Minard Estate in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on Thursday, November 10.

Livestock Breeding Programme Bearing Fruit

Artistic Director of the annual Ananse SoundSplash Conference and Storytelling Festival, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks.

3 years ago Culture

Ananse Storytelling Festival from November 13-20

The 2022 Ananse SoundSplash Conference and Storytelling Festival, from November 13-20, will pay tribute to ‘Jamaica 60’ under the theme: ‘Webs of Greatness’. Artistic Director for the event, Dr. Amina Blackwood Meeks, told JIS News that this year’s festival will be held in hybrid format. She said that the festival “has eight legs, each one signifying the legs of the...

Chairman of the Digicel Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin, displays a grant document, during a ceremony for the award of grant support to community groups, held recently at the entity’s head office, downtown Kingston.

3 years ago CommunityFinance & Public Service

14 Entities Awarded Grants for Community Development Projects

Fourteen organisations have been awarded grants totalling $28 million by the Digicel Foundation to undertake community development projects. The support, under the Foundation’s Community Development grants programme, is part of the entity’s 18th anniversary celebrations. Speaking to JIS News at a grant award ceremony held recently at Digicel’s head office, downtown Kingston, Chairman of the Foundation, Jean Lowrie-Chin, said that...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greets Dominican Republic Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Angie Martinez Tejera, at a press briefing held today (November 11), at the offices of the Jamaica Tourist Board in Kingston, to announce the commencement of Arajet Airline’s Non-Stop Service between the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

3 years ago Transport

Arajet Launches Inaugural Flight From Santo Domingo to Kingston on Nov. 14

Jamaica will welcome non-stop flights from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, beginning Monday, November 14. The flights, being offered by the Dominican Republic’s new flagship airline, Arajet, will be available twice weekly on Mondays and Fridays, with round-trip fares as low as US$252. Speaking at a press briefing today (November 11), at the...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Frontier Airlines, Barry Biffle (second right), displays an image of the Hummingbird that will adorn the tail of one of its aircraft, during a ceremony to announce a new partnership with destination Jamaica, held at Sandals Montego Bay, St James, on Thursday (November 10). He is joined by (from left) Regional Director, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Odette Dyer; Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, and Frontier Airlines Flight Attendant, Kadesha Smith.

3 years ago Transport

Frontier Airlines to Feature National Bird on Aircraft

To recognise its strong partnership with Jamaica, Frontier Airlines will feature an image of Jamaica’s National Bird – the red-billed streamer tail hummingbird – on the tailfin of a 240-passenger aircraft, which will enter its fleet next year. The Airbus A321 Neo, now under construction, will be named ‘Stewart the Red-Billed Streamer Tail’ in honour of the late hotelier and...

3 years ago JusticeNational Security and Peace

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Veterans On Remembrance Day

The sacrifices of veterans of World Wars I and II were recognised on Friday (November 11) at a National Memorial Service to mark Remembrance Day 2022. Held at National Heroes Park in Kingston, the commemoration included a parade by uniformed groups and sentries, and the laying of floral tributes in memory of those who died in the wars while serving...

3 years ago Justice

State Minister Says New Law Will Be Effective in Reducing Road Traffic Deaths

The new Road Traffic Act and Regulations indicate that the Government is serious about establishing and implementing an effective legislative framework to reduce the high level of road traffic deaths in the country. This was emphasised by State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, at the Red Stripe ‘Responsibility Now’ Town Hall meeting, held at...

3 years ago National Security and Peace

Wreaths Laid in Montego Bay for Fallen Soldiers

Some 20 retired veterans of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) affiliated with the Montego Bay branch of the Jamaica Legion and officials of the city laid floral tributes on Friday (November 11) in memory of soldiers who fought in the two World Wars. The Remembrance and Wreath-Laying Ceremony was held at the St. James Parish Church in the Second City. The...