Andrew Spencer outlined : “It was very necessary to invite them all and to ensure that they are [familiar] with what we are trying to accomplish – a safe workspace for them first, and safe space for visitors,” “We want to reach every worker, and because we recorded every session, we are going to be sharing the recordings,”

jamaica-gleaner Monday, June 15, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “So, the next two weeks, June 15 to 30, we are mainly operating accommodation facilities along what we call the COVID-19 Resilient Corridor and then come June 30, there will be an assessment of what other type of entities to include,”

jamaica-gleaner Monday, June 15, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We had a very successful day in Negril. We had 66 participants in three separate sessions,”

jamaica-gleaner Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “All of the sessions at the Montego Bay Convention Centre will be streamed live on Microsoft Teams. For the face-to-face sessions, we are ensuring that we maintain the physical distance – that there is six feet between participants,”

jamaica-gleaner Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “He was the consummate professional – always calm, quite focused and a very knowledgeable officer,” “He was always quick to impart his knowledge of the profession to the younger members and dealt with the public with the highest level of professionalism”

jamaica-gleaner Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:57:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “The issue has not been resolved for the same reason the issue took as long as it did ... the lawyers having an issue with the clauses [in the disciplinary procedure for public bodies],”

jamaica-gleaner Saturday, November 30, 2019 10:09:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We appreciate the importance of expanding the reach of certification. Therefore, we will be pioneering a movement to deliver innovative modalities to a new and diverse cohort,”

jamaica-gleaner Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:58:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "There was no engineer available to us as homeowners," "There's no controls between myself and my neighbours"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Over the years, they've deteriorated. Basically they're gone," "But there's a responsibility of the municipality to maintain that but they've shirked that"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "I have very little buffer for any sort of wind," "The interior of the cottage is a total loss from this weekend"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "What you do can ultimately affect your neighbours," "There's no system in place to help the homeowners. Everyone is sort of winging it"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "I would have went into it with a clearer mind," "When we bought it, the water levels were much lower"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer added : "I have worked at the hospital my whole life. I started on a government scheme to get young people into work and I have been here ever since. "

nottinghampost Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “They (students) are going to leave here and be clear in their minds about how they can contribute to this growing industry, because we can't have tourism growing at the rate it is without our people,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, March 1, 2019 10:24:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “One of the things that we are doing is a lot of training. So, we are just equipping the human capacity in order to receive what we will get,” “If we get people to buy into this very valuable industry, then we are sure that is going to be in safe hands for the future. So, we are trying to expose them to careers in the industry today and get them to recognise that tourism is a worthwhile industry,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, March 1, 2019 10:24:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We are certainly proud of the growth in our industry. By 2021, we are looking to have 125,000 persons working in the industry but right now, we have a 116, 000 currently employed and many of them do not have any certification. So what this does is provide more opportunities for certification,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, February 15, 2019 10:49:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We have been dealing with the group for a number of years,”

bordermail Friday, January 25, 2019 11:30:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “You are able to tangibilize that experience for the guests because you give them something in their hands, in addition to the experience they have. They have something in their hands that become a discussion point so it keeps Jamaica [on the] top of their minds. When they come into your spaces they must have such an experience that they will spread the word,”

jamaicaobserver Monday, December 24, 2018 10:03:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “Initially, we wanted 20, but we ended up with 10 tour guides. We give them a salary as well, but the idea is that it stops them from haggling as much as they used to. We can't claim that we have eliminated or eradicated [the problem], but we have certainly reduced the harassment,” “We took these tour guides and we decided firstly that something had to be done for them to be more presentable. We gave them dental work, medicals; we trained them, and after, we certified them. They had a graduation ceremony where they invited their families, and when we were done with that, we gave them a uniform and a sign that says 'Ask Me',”

jamaicaobserver Sunday, December 16, 2018 9:07:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “The reviews we are getting about what has happened in Falmouth as a result of this are that it has transformed that gate space,”

jamaicaobserver Sunday, December 16, 2018 9:07:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We recognised that a lot of these things (techniques) need to be passed on from generation to generation. We are losing a lot of it, and those which we didn't have, [we have gone] as far as to bring in help. We had some Nigerians here helping to teach batik and screen printing at a particular level… We [offer training in] stone painting, embroidery, basketry, crochet,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, December 14, 2018 8:54:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “They are now able; they are the ones with the testimonials now saying, 'Look, what you have taught me put bread on my table'. So once we have started getting to that stage, I think we are well on our way,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, December 14, 2018 8:54:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “What has been happening is that the management is acutely aware of the need to get to that point, and that is a combination of cost-cutting but also a higher quality execution of events,”

jamaicaobserver Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:33:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer concluded : “Internationally, conference centres are not profitable; most of them are pull factors for the surrounding areas. So if you have a convention centre that is almost breaking even, you are doing very well. And what we are seeing is that hotels are full as a result of the kind of conferences that people are able to host in that space. So we are getting there, and one day we might be able to make a declaration that it is one of the few profitable convention centres,”

jamaicaobserver Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:33:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer noted : “The level of harassment that one would speak about a few decades ago from craft vendors is certainly on the decline, and so we now have to be targeting other areas, such as the contract carriers, to minimize the level of passion, which may be interpreted as antagonism,”

caribbean360 Saturday, September 2, 2017 2:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer noted : “The level of harassment that one would speak about a few decades ago from craft vendors is certainly on the decline, and so we now have to be targeting other areas, such as the contract carriers, to minimise the level of passion, which may be interpreted as antagonism,”

jis Wednesday, August 30, 2017 7:42:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Batteries will play a key role in the smart energy system of the future, keeping costs down for customers whilst allowing the power network to support greater concentrations of solar power,"

reuters Friday, January 20, 2017 8:05:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Yes that's a good question, and the closer we get to the end and the 100 per cent target the harder it gets,"

abc-au Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:02:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "It's our once a year opportunity that's a little beyond the normal boundaries of what the pork industry is interested in for the rest of the year," "We help a few people who don't have luxuries that many of us do have on Christmas Day [and] we see it as important as bringing us down to ground occasionally"

abc-au Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:02:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer outlined : “It was very necessary to invite them all and to ensure that they are [familiar] with what we are trying to accomplish – a safe workspace for them first, and safe space for visitors,” “We want to reach every worker, and because we recorded every session, we are going to be sharing the recordings,”

jamaica-gleaner Monday, June 15, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “So, the next two weeks, June 15 to 30, we are mainly operating accommodation facilities along what we call the COVID-19 Resilient Corridor and then come June 30, there will be an assessment of what other type of entities to include,”

jamaica-gleaner Monday, June 15, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We had a very successful day in Negril. We had 66 participants in three separate sessions,”

jamaica-gleaner Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “All of the sessions at the Montego Bay Convention Centre will be streamed live on Microsoft Teams. For the face-to-face sessions, we are ensuring that we maintain the physical distance – that there is six feet between participants,”

jamaica-gleaner Wednesday, June 10, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “He was the consummate professional – always calm, quite focused and a very knowledgeable officer,” “He was always quick to impart his knowledge of the profession to the younger members and dealt with the public with the highest level of professionalism”

jamaica-gleaner Saturday, April 11, 2020 9:57:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer explained : “The issue has not been resolved for the same reason the issue took as long as it did ... the lawyers having an issue with the clauses [in the disciplinary procedure for public bodies],”

jamaica-gleaner Saturday, November 30, 2019 10:09:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We appreciate the importance of expanding the reach of certification. Therefore, we will be pioneering a movement to deliver innovative modalities to a new and diverse cohort,”

jamaica-gleaner Thursday, October 31, 2019 8:58:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "There was no engineer available to us as homeowners," "There's no controls between myself and my neighbours"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Over the years, they've deteriorated. Basically they're gone," "But there's a responsibility of the municipality to maintain that but they've shirked that"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "I have very little buffer for any sort of wind," "The interior of the cottage is a total loss from this weekend"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "What you do can ultimately affect your neighbours," "There's no system in place to help the homeowners. Everyone is sort of winging it"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "I would have went into it with a clearer mind," "When we bought it, the water levels were much lower"

CBC Tuesday, June 18, 2019 12:10:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer added : "I have worked at the hospital my whole life. I started on a government scheme to get young people into work and I have been here ever since. "

nottinghampost Tuesday, April 2, 2019 7:04:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “They (students) are going to leave here and be clear in their minds about how they can contribute to this growing industry, because we can't have tourism growing at the rate it is without our people,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, March 1, 2019 10:24:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “One of the things that we are doing is a lot of training. So, we are just equipping the human capacity in order to receive what we will get,” “If we get people to buy into this very valuable industry, then we are sure that is going to be in safe hands for the future. So, we are trying to expose them to careers in the industry today and get them to recognise that tourism is a worthwhile industry,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, March 1, 2019 10:24:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We are certainly proud of the growth in our industry. By 2021, we are looking to have 125,000 persons working in the industry but right now, we have a 116, 000 currently employed and many of them do not have any certification. So what this does is provide more opportunities for certification,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, February 15, 2019 10:49:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We have been dealing with the group for a number of years,”

bordermail Friday, January 25, 2019 11:30:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “You are able to tangibilize that experience for the guests because you give them something in their hands, in addition to the experience they have. They have something in their hands that become a discussion point so it keeps Jamaica [on the] top of their minds. When they come into your spaces they must have such an experience that they will spread the word,”

jamaicaobserver Monday, December 24, 2018 10:03:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “Initially, we wanted 20, but we ended up with 10 tour guides. We give them a salary as well, but the idea is that it stops them from haggling as much as they used to. We can't claim that we have eliminated or eradicated [the problem], but we have certainly reduced the harassment,” “We took these tour guides and we decided firstly that something had to be done for them to be more presentable. We gave them dental work, medicals; we trained them, and after, we certified them. They had a graduation ceremony where they invited their families, and when we were done with that, we gave them a uniform and a sign that says 'Ask Me',”

jamaicaobserver Sunday, December 16, 2018 9:07:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “The reviews we are getting about what has happened in Falmouth as a result of this are that it has transformed that gate space,”

jamaicaobserver Sunday, December 16, 2018 9:07:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “We recognised that a lot of these things (techniques) need to be passed on from generation to generation. We are losing a lot of it, and those which we didn't have, [we have gone] as far as to bring in help. We had some Nigerians here helping to teach batik and screen printing at a particular level… We [offer training in] stone painting, embroidery, basketry, crochet,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, December 14, 2018 8:54:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “They are now able; they are the ones with the testimonials now saying, 'Look, what you have taught me put bread on my table'. So once we have started getting to that stage, I think we are well on our way,”

jamaicaobserver Friday, December 14, 2018 8:54:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : “What has been happening is that the management is acutely aware of the need to get to that point, and that is a combination of cost-cutting but also a higher quality execution of events,”

jamaicaobserver Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:33:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer concluded : “Internationally, conference centres are not profitable; most of them are pull factors for the surrounding areas. So if you have a convention centre that is almost breaking even, you are doing very well. And what we are seeing is that hotels are full as a result of the kind of conferences that people are able to host in that space. So we are getting there, and one day we might be able to make a declaration that it is one of the few profitable convention centres,”

jamaicaobserver Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:33:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer noted : “The level of harassment that one would speak about a few decades ago from craft vendors is certainly on the decline, and so we now have to be targeting other areas, such as the contract carriers, to minimize the level of passion, which may be interpreted as antagonism,”

caribbean360 Saturday, September 2, 2017 2:41:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer noted : “The level of harassment that one would speak about a few decades ago from craft vendors is certainly on the decline, and so we now have to be targeting other areas, such as the contract carriers, to minimise the level of passion, which may be interpreted as antagonism,”

jis Wednesday, August 30, 2017 7:42:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Batteries will play a key role in the smart energy system of the future, keeping costs down for customers whilst allowing the power network to support greater concentrations of solar power,"

reuters Friday, January 20, 2017 8:05:00 PM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "Yes that's a good question, and the closer we get to the end and the 100 per cent target the harder it gets,"

abc-au Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:02:00 AM EAT

Andrew Spencer said : "It's our once a year opportunity that's a little beyond the normal boundaries of what the pork industry is interested in for the rest of the year," "We help a few people who don't have luxuries that many of us do have on Christmas Day [and] we see it as important as bringing us down to ground occasionally"

abc-au Wednesday, December 21, 2016 7:02:00 AM EAT