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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at a virtual JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (May 12).

Forestry Department Supplying Trees For Labour Day

Jamaicans engaged in tree-planting activities this Labour Day are being encouraged to contact the Forestry Department in Kingston and its parish offices. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said that persons can get up to 10...

Divisional Director of Industrial Relations and Allied Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gillian Corrodus.

Labour Industrial Relations Webinar To Highlight Activities For Workers’ Week

Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne. (Photo © PAHO/WHO)

PAHO Donates Equipment To Member States To Fight COVID-19

Deputy Director/Legal Counsel of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Dr. Marcus Goffe.

JIPO Encourages Creators To Register IP Rights

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaks in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 11. Seated at left is Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Cabinet To Receive Strategy To Expand BPO Industry

Sugar cane faming activities islandwide.

5 years ago Agriculture

More Parcels Of Land In Greater Bernard Lodge To Be Divested This Year

Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJH) will, this year, collaborate with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) to divest an additional eight parcels of land under the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Master Plan (GBLDMP). The Cabinet-approved divestment plan/master plan seeks to ensure systematic, sustainable and orderly development of the lands in the Bernard Lodge area of St. Catherine. According...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 11), under the theme ‘Overcoming Challenges: Recovering Stronger and Faster’. At left is State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

5 years ago IndustrySectoral Debate 2021/2022

$1 Billion Allocated For ‘Go Digital’ Initiative To Support Small Businesses

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has earmarked $1 billion to fund the ‘Go Digital’ initiative, being spearheaded by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) to support small businesses. Speaking in the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House on May 11, under the theme ‘Overcoming Challenges: Recovering Stronger and Faster’, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said the initiative is...

5 years ago CoronavirusHealth & Wellness

COVID-19 Update For Tuesday, May 11, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 101 46,922 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 51 26,264 Males 50 20,655 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 6 months to 88 years 1 day to 108 years PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 7 2,571 Hanover 0 1,249 Kingston & St. Andrew 15 13,230 Manchester 9...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, makes his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate on Tuesday (May 11), in the House of Representatives.

5 years ago IndustryInvestmentSectoral Debate 2021/2022

JAMPRO To Drive Tourism Investment

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will continue to facilitate investment in tourism during the new financial year. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate on Tuesday (May 11), in the House of Representatives. He noted that the tourism sector has been severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19)...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams addressing Tuesday

5 years ago Local Government

KSAMC Passes Resolution To Name Roads In Cassia Park Division

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) on Tuesday (May 11), approved a resolution to name three previously unnamed roads in the Cassia Park Division, Kingston 11. The resolution applies to those parts of Waltham Park known as 75 Lane, 77 Lane and Back Lane, which respectively, will now be called Hibiscus Drive, Beverly Prince Drive and Historic Drive....

Grade-six student, Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School, Kainna Hall (second left), speaks with (from left) Principal, Mona Heights Primary School, Alex Hepburn; Director, Region One, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dasmine Kennedy, and Acting Principal, Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School, Audrey Fairweather, during the first day of face-to-face classes at Mona Heights Primary School, on Tuesday (May 11).

5 years ago Education

Mona Heights Primary Takes In PEP Students From Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age

Principal, Mona Heights Primary School, Alex Hepburn, says he did not hesitate to take in 17 students from the neighbouring Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School who will soon be sitting the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. The school was severely affected by the massive breakaway on the Gordon Town Road, which took place between November 6 and 8, 2020, as a...

Deputy Director/Legal Counsel, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Marcus Goffe

5 years ago Industry

JIPO Encourages Citizens To Know Dangers Of Counterfeit Products

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is encouraging citizens to familiarise themselves with the dangers of intellectual property (IP) crimes, such as the distribution, manufacture and sale of counterfeit items. Deputy Director/Legal Counsel at JIPO, Dr. Marcus Goffe, said the use of counterfeit products not only robs IP owners of profits but can pose serious health risks. “When you engage...