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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., makes Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 23).

Level of Support Outlined for Persons Whose Houses Were Damaged by Hurricane

Based on the analysis of the damage assessments completed, so far, following Hurricane Beryl, it has been projected that 8,700 houses islandwide will require some level of support from the Government to aid in their recovery and rebuilding. “Of this...

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 23).

Minister Vaz Urges JPS to Meet Deadlines for Electricity Restoration

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), and General Manager of Jamaica National Money Services, Horace Hines (second left), display signed copies of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will strengthen the support provided to seasonal workers in Canada. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Collette Roberts Risden; and Marketing and Sales Manager at Jamaica National Money Services, Cedrica Reid. The MOU was signed on Tuesday (July 23) at the Ministry’s North Street offices in Kingston.

Labour Ministry and JN Partner to Provide Services for Seasonal Workers in Canada

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the contract-signing ceremony for the new St. Catherine North Divisional Headquarters for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on July 23.

Gov’t to Spend $39.3 Billion on JCF Capital Projects

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (fifth left) and Minister of Webster Memorial United Church, Rev. Astor Caryle (sixth left), with flag bearers at last year’s Service of Thanksgiving for the Emancipation/Independence observance, at the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church, Takoma Park, Maryland.

Special Service of Thanksgiving on July 28

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan, addresses the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month National Church Service, held on July 21, at the Sts. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Andrew.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

Annual Scholarship Fund of $75 Million for Healthcare Workers

The Government is pushing for the upskilling of healthcare workers with an annual scholarship fund of $75 million, according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dunstan Bryan. The Permanent Secretary, who represented portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, at the Healthcare Workers Appreciation Month National Church Service on July 21, at the Sts. Peter and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third left), exchanges banter with Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), at the recent World Bank country partnership framework event at the AC Marriott in Kingston. Others (from left) are Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill; World Bank Country Director, Lilia Burunciuc; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green; and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

2 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Working with World Bank to Upskill Human Capital

Jamaica and the World Bank will be collaborating over the next three to four years to implement programmes and initiatives across ministries to develop and upskill the country’s human capital. The initiatives, which aim to accelerate Jamaica’s pace of development, will be carried out under the Jamaica-Country Partnership Framework (CPF) 2024 to 2027. Speaking at a recent World Bank country...

Senior Medical Officer at the St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital, Dr. Tanya Hamilton-Johnson, addresses the hospital’s 10th Annual Scientific Conference at the Bettino’s al Mare Restaurant in Drax Hall, St. Ann, on Sunday, July 21.

2 years ago Health & Wellness

SABRH Hosts Annual Scientific Conference

The St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital (SABRH) hosted a successful 10th annual Scientific Conference, on Sunday, July 21, under the theme ‘Revitalising & Refocusing – Mining Our Own Data in Healthcare’. The conference serves as a forum for the research findings from studies undertaken by staff members of the hospital in various specialty areas to be shared with their peers...

Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Nadia Burgess, speaks at the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Thursday (July 18).

2 years ago Health & WellnessLocal Government

Vector Control Activities to Be Ramped Up in St. James

The St. James Public Health Department has ramped up vector-control activities in the parish, following a spike in the Aedes aegypti Index since June. Speaking at the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation, on Thursday (July 18), Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Nadia Burgess, said increased rainfall has heightened...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), is joined by (from left) Project Lead for the Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) at the Ministry, Nicole Brown; Acting Chief Educational Transformation Officer, Sophia Forbes-Hall; and Director of Communications and Public Relations, Ruth Ann Carr, at a recent TREND stakeholders meeting for business leaders at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

2 years ago EducationYouth

Education Ministry Holds TREND Consultation with Business Leaders

The Ministry of Education and Youth recently met with business stakeholders as the entity continues to strengthen partnerships to benefit the education sector. The Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) Stakeholders Meeting for Business Leaders was held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew. In attendance were representatives from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS)...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, in Donegal district, St. Elizabeth, on Friday, July 19, during the handover of a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP).

2 years ago Uncategorized

Major Crimes Down 32% in St. Elizabeth

There has been a 32 per cent decrease in major crimes across St. Elizabeth, says Head of the parish’s Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto. Providing a breakdown of the crime statistics on Friday, July 19 at the handover of a housing unit under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), at Donegal, Mr. Minto noted that shootings have decreased by 12...

Custos of St. Catherine, Hon. Icylin M. Golding (centre, seated); Chairman of the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF), Devon Samuels (left), and Executive Director of the Foundation, Pauline Gregory-Lewis (right), with the 30 students in St. Catherine who were awarded scholarships worth $375,000 by the PAEF, at the Parish Office of the Social Development Commission, in Spanish Town, recently. Teachers and officials of the Foundation are also pictured.

2 years ago EducationYouth

Students in St. Catherine Receive Scholarships from PAEF

Thirty students from five primary schools in St. Catherine, who will be going to high schools in September, have been awarded scholarships worth $375,000 by the Poverty Alleviation and Empowerment Foundation (PAEF). The scholarships were recently presented to the students at a ceremony, held at the Parish Office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in Spanish Town. Executive Director of...