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Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is joined by Vendor, Charmaine McIntosh, on a tour of the newly rebuilt Hopewell Market in Hanover that was officially opened on Thursday, June 23.

Newly Rebuilt Hopewell Market Opens

More than 24 vendors will be occupying the newly rebuilt Hopewell Market in Hanover, which was officially opened on Thursday (June 23), by Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. The modern facility, constructed at a cost...

Minister of National Security and Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, tables amended Regulations relating to the State of Public Emergency, which was declared in the parish of St. Catherine on Friday (June 17), during a brief sitting of the House of Representatives on Thursday (June 23).

Amended SOE Regulations For St. Catherine Tabled

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, is shown an area of wetland in Portland Eastern by Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, during a tour on Tuesday (June 21). Minister Samuda, along with Mrs. Vaz and technocrats from several ministries, departments and agencies, visited a number of communities across the constituency, including Boston, Burlington, Fairy Hill, and Long Bay, to look at sand mining activities and the impact on water distribution in the region.

PHOTOS: Senator Matthew Samuda Looks At Sand Mining Activities In Portland Eastern

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), accepts Letters of Credence from Ambassador-designate of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Héctor Henrique Acre Zaconeta, when he called at King’s House on June 23.

PHOTOS: GG Accepts Letters Of Credence From Bolivian Ambassador-Designate Hector Zaconeta

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (left), speaks to Newport-Fersan Jamaica Limited’s Managing Director, Dennis Valdez, during a press briefing at the Ministry’s office in Kingston on Thursday (June 23), to announce a further cut in the price of fertiliser by the company.

Additional 4.5 Per Cent Cut In Fertiliser Price By Newport-Fersan

Manager of the Business Advisory Services Unit at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Melissa Barrett.

4 years ago Industry

JBDC – Taking Business Services Beyond Town

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) continues to fuel the economy through its business centres that support the growth and development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) operating outside of Kingston. Kingston houses the headquarters for the JBDC, but the entity has acknowledged that “good business” is not centralised to the Kingston and St. Andrew metropolitan area. In other...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison. (File Photo)

4 years ago CommunityYouth

OCA Giving Support To Grieving Clarendon Family

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has pledged its long-term support to the family of the five residents from Cocoa Piece in Clarendon who were killed on Tuesday (June 21). “I express my deepest and sincerest condolences to the family and [want] them to know that we are all here for them. In whatever way, we're able, [we’ll] give...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Commonwealth Business Forum Heads of Government and Business Leaders’ Roundtable, held on June 22 in Kigali, Rwanda.

4 years ago Prime MinisterTechnology

Jamaica Accelerates Buildout Of National Broadband Initiative – PM

Jamaica has accelerated the buildout of its national broadband initiative to facilitate the rollout of high-speed Internet access across the island. In addition, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has been providing free Wi-Fi Internet access points in major town centres, public green spaces and parks, and communities across the island. Addressing the Commonwealth Business Forum Heads of Government and Business...

The aircraft on the inaugural flight by Quality Corporate Aircraft Services (QCAS) Aero, out of Fort Lauderdale, to the Ian Fleming International Airport in St. Mary, gets the water canon salute on its arrival, on June 22. There were 10 passengers on board. The Miami-based QCAS Aero will operate a premium nonstop flight weekly to the airport.

4 years ago Tourism

JTB Projects 800,000 Visitors For Summer, Over US$1.1 Billion In Earnings

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is projecting that the island will welcome approximately 800,000 visitors for the 2022 summer period (late June to the end of August) with destination earnings exceeding US$1.1 billion. Director of Tourism, Donovan White, said the figures, respectively, represent 85 per cent of the pre-pandemic (2019) arrival levels, and more than 90 per cent in revenues...

Stakeholders in attendance at the launch of the Rural Development Programme in Chambers Pen, Hanover, on Wednesday (June 22).

4 years ago Local Government

$223-Million Development Programme For Chambers Pen

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development officially launched the Rural Development Programme in Chambers Pen, Hanover, on Wednesday (June 22). Under the programme, which is being piloted in the community, some $223 million will be invested in the upgrading of key infrastructure. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said that Chambers Pen was chosen to be the pilot community...

4 years ago CultureEmancipation

Submit Designs For Jamaica 60 Float And Street Parade

Designers of floats, costumes and music trucks will have the opportunity to show off their skills at the upcoming Jamaica 60 Emancipation and Independence celebrations. The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is inviting talented Jamaicans to submit designs for a Float Parade to reflect the Jamaican experience. The theme for the float parade is ‘Re-igniting a Nation for...

Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Kimberley Blair.

4 years ago Local Government

Positive Response To NSWMA’s Plastic Separation Programme

More than 190,000lb of plastic have been removed from the waste stream through the expanded National Solid Waste Management Authority (NWSMA) Northern Belt Plastic Separation Programme, in St. Andrew. “We started that programme in January 2020. So, we go from Beverley Hills in the east up to Smokey Vale in the north. We began with 16 communities, but based on...