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Minister of Tourism , Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) welcomes passengers arriving on the American Airlines inaugural flight from Austin ,Texas in the United States at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday (June 4).
Minister of Tourism , Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right) welcomes passengers arriving on the American Airlines inaugural flight from Austin ,Texas in the United States at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Saturday (June 4).

Record Arrivals For Summer – Minister Bartlett

Jamaica’s tourism sector is on track for record arrivals this summer, surpassing 2019 levels, when the country had the highest number of visitors ever seen for the summer months. Jamaica welcomed approximately 250,584 visitors in July 2019. “Summer 2022 will...
National Security Minister, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (third left), points to the sign of the newly refurbished Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Polygraph Unit, during the official opening and handover of the unit on Friday (June 3) at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are: United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; Head of the JCF Polygraph Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Dwight Sommers; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams. The unit was handed over by the International Narcotics and Law (INL) Enforcement Section of the Embassy of the United States, which partnered with the JCF on the initiative.
National Security Minister, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (third left), points to the sign of the newly refurbished Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Polygraph Unit, during the official opening and handover of the unit on Friday (June 3) at the National Police College of Jamaica in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. Looking on (from left) are: United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; Head of the JCF Polygraph Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Dwight Sommers; Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Williams. The unit was handed over by the International Narcotics and Law (INL) Enforcement Section of the Embassy of the United States, which partnered with the JCF on the initiative.

JCF Polygraph Unit Refurbished
Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (left), interacts with students of the Toddlers Learning Centre in Scarlett Hall, St. Ann, during a visit to the institution on Friday, June 3. Teacher, Sherene Davis, looks on.
Chairman of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC), Professor Orlando Patterson (left), interacts with students of the Toddlers Learning Centre in Scarlett Hall, St. Ann, during a visit to the institution on Friday, June 3. Teacher, Sherene Davis, looks on.

Gov’t Looking To Advance Integration Of TVET In Schools
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue in St. Elizabeth held at the Holland Bamboo Primary School on June 2. The site was restored at a cost of $8.5 million.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue in St. Elizabeth held at the Holland Bamboo Primary School on June 2. The site was restored at a cost of $8.5 million.

South Coast Ripe For Investment – Minister Bartlett
License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis, speaks with JIS News at the at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ event held on Thursday, June 2, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis, speaks with JIS News at the at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ event held on Thursday, June 2, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

Owners And Operators Of Tourism Entities Reminded To Get Licensed

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2958: License Processing Administration Manager at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Sheryll Lewis (left), engages a business operator at the entity’s ‘Bring Your Application Day’ licensing event held on Thursday (June 2), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.
Tourism

Owners And Operators Of Tourism Entities Remained To Get Licensed

The Tourism Development Company Limited (TPDCo) is reminding owners and operators of tourism entities that it is illegal to operate without being licensed by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Speaking with JIS News, License Processing Administration Manager at TPDCo, Sheryll Lewis, said that several tourism entities are operating in contravention of the law, which is a breach of the JTB...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses a ceremony for the official opening of the Holland Bamboo Scenic Avenue in St. Elizabeth held at the Holland Bamboo Primary School on June 2. The site was restored at a cost of $8.5 million.
Tourism

Minister Bartlett to Put Management Systems in Place for TEF Projects

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says he intends to put management systems in place to provide oversight for the restoration of heritage sites and other community projects funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). He said that the move is to ensure transparency and accountability in how tourism dollars are spent and will be done before any more funds...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and State Minister in the Ministry, Senator the Hon. Leslie Campbell, peruse a document, during Friday’s (June 3) sitting of the Senate at Gordon House.
Finance & Public ServiceSenate

Senate Approves Central Bank Digital Currency

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has been given the authority to issue Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as legal tender locally, with the Senate’s passage of the Bank of Jamaica (Amendment) Act, 2022 at Gordon House on Friday (June 3). The Bill was passed in the House of Representatives on May 24. Consequent on the legislation’s passage, the way has...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington (centre), listens to Commercial Manager at the China Harbour Engineering Company (left), Li Fei, during a tour of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project on Thursday, June 2. At right is Project Manager, Xu Daan.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

CHEC to Address Underperforming Subcontractors on Highway Project

China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is the main contractor for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, will be addressing the issue of underperformance of subcontractors. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, in making the disclosure said the pace of work and the dust nuisance, remain a major complaint of residents,...
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Executive Director of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker, addresses the World No Tobacco Day Youth Forum, on Tuesday, May 31.
Health & Wellness

Regulations of Tobacco Control Act Address Critical Issues – NCDA

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is pleased that the Tobacco Control Act, 2020 includes regulations that address critical issues such as sale and access to minors, smoking and vaping in public spaces and advertising, promotion and sponsorship.A Joint Select Committee of Parliament, chaired by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is currently reviewing the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (standing, second right), observes as Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amber Group, Dushyant Savadia (seated right) and Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Novelette Denton Prince (seated left), sign the memorandum of understanding to formalise the partnership for the establishment of the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of trainees under the pilot Amber HEART Academy, at the AC Marriott by Kingston in St. Andrew on June 1. Others observing (from left, standing) are Deputy Managing Director (Acting), HEART/NSTA Trust, Kenesha Campbell; Chairman, HEART/NSTA Trust, Professor Alwin Wint; and Executive Assistant to the Founder and CEO, Amber Group, Juliana Moodie.
EducationYouth

Amber HEART Institute of Coding to Onboard First 500 Students October

An initial 500 students are expected to begin training in software design and programming starting October, at the Amber HEART Institute of Coding. The Institute, which will be the Caribbean’s first dedicated to coding, will equip young people with in-demand technology skills. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Amber Group and the HEART/NSTA Trust to formalise...
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