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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaican manufacturers need to focus on modernising and retooling their plants if they are to be competitive.
The Minister was addressing participants at a Medium Term Socio-E...
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Minister with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, says Jamaica has excelled over the past 50 years since attaining political independence, and the people can be proud of the enormous ac...
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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the Government is working to deepen the linkages between tourism and other sectors in order for tourism to have greater impact on the country’s economic growth.
“For ...
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The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will provide a total of 13 scholarships to tertiary students under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), valued at $10 million.
This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Soci...
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Parish councils across the island are to play a major role in the success of activities marking the country’s Jubilee Independence celebration.
This was disclosed by Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JC...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has said that a compilation of data on the status of Jamaica’s children is to be undertaken soon.
She said the results will inform Government policy decisions relating to children and the youth....
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Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says that the staging of food festivals hold great potential for the country’s agro-processing industry.
“By this, we are talking about activities th...
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Acting Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, says that all is in place for the staging of a spectacular programme of events in celebration of Jamaica 50th anniversary of Independence.
Activities mo...
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The 32 newly commissioned Justices of the Peace (JPs) for the parish of St. James, have been called upon to be standard bearers in their communities.
“I call upon you, Justices of the Peace, to do everything in your powers to stem the tides o...
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President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sancia Bennett Templer, says the agency will make every effort to take advantage of the various business and trade prospects that will arise from the Jamaica 50 celebrations.
Addressing a press br...
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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is anticipating significant accruable benefits to micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) stakeholders, from several measures being pursued for implementation by the government, to enhance g...
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Several representatives from the private and public sectors turned out on July 5, for the first in a five-part series of meetings hosted by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), to stimulate dialogue among members of the business community in relati...
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The Minimum Wage Advisory Commission will be meeting next week to analyse submissions made by the public, which will assist in its review of the national minimum wage and the minimum wage of industrial security guards.
Speaking at the final regiona...
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The United States based National Association of Jamaica and Supportive Organisations (NAJASO) will stage its 34th Annual Convention from July 12 – 14, at the Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, New York.
Just over 200 delegates and participants are ...
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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Tuesday (July 3), chaired the Twenty-Third Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee (PMSC) on External Negotiations, at the Bay Gardens Hotel in Gros-Islet, St. Lucia.
The meeting, which w...
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, says that the number of fatal police shootings continues to decline, with 104 cases up to June 24, which is less than the 119 shootings for the same period in 2011.
The figure, he said, is also &ld...
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Some 96 students at the Allman Town Primary School in Kingston proudly collected their school leaving certificates on July 4 at a graduation ceremony held on the grounds of the St. Paul’s United Church on Lockett Avenue.
Most of the graduates...
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A bust, commemorating the life and work of late National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, now adorns the departure lounge of the airport in Kingston named in his honour.
The bronze sculpture, which was acquired from the Estate of...
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Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the Government is working to address the technical issues preventing tourism workers from being able to access affordable housing.
“It’s not that they (tourism worker...
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Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Arthur Williams Sr is to be accorded an official funeral. The decision was taken by Cabinet at its meeting on Monday. The service will take place on Friday, July 6, 2012 at the University Chape...