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Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and Head of the Scientific Review Committee for the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J) biennial Conference, Dr. Carmel Roofe.
Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and Head of the Scientific Review Committee for the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica (IEAL-J) biennial Conference, Dr. Carmel Roofe.

Jamaica Hosts Int’l Conference on Educational Leadership March 7 to 8

School leaders from Jamaica and eight other countries across the globe will converge in Kingston from March 7 to 8 for the third International Conference on Educational Leadership and Management. The two-day event, under the theme ‘Educational Leadership for Social...
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provides an update of developments with State refinery, Petrojam, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 12).
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, provides an update of developments with State refinery, Petrojam, during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (February 12).

Gov’t Reports Good Progress in Repurchase of Venezuelan Stake in Petrojam
Science Officer at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Chris May (centre), leads the clean-up effort along on World Wetlands Day on February 2.
Science Officer at the Montego Bay Marine Park, Chris May (centre), leads the clean-up effort along on World Wetlands Day on February 2.

Mobay Residents Encouraged to Keep Wetlands Free of Garbage
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a town hall meeting on efforts to reduce the transmission of dengue fever, held recently at the HEART Trust/NTA
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a town hall meeting on efforts to reduce the transmission of dengue fever, held recently at the HEART Trust/NTA's College of Construction Services in Portmore, St. Catherine. In the background are Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Greyson Hutchinson (left); and Dr. Phillip Coombs, who is attached to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).

Persons Could be Fined for Refusing to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), engages with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) and Permanent Secretary, Collette Roberts Risden during the recent quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.
Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), engages with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) and Permanent Secretary, Collette Roberts Risden during the recent quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Looking to Increase Participants Under US Hospitality Programme

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Finance & Public Service

IMF Official Outlines Positives of Debt Reduction

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, says that as Jamaica’s debt is reduced, more money will become available to invest for the development of the country. Speaking at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal at Eden Garden Wellness and Spa, Lady Musgrave Road, on February 11, Dr. Ngouana pointed...
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President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), Anthony Pierre, speaking at the media launch of the 37th Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants held on Friday (February 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

Regional Gov’ts Urged to Adopt International Public-Sector Accounting Standards

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC) is calling for regional heads of government to adopt the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). These are a set of accounting principles issued by the IPSAS Board for use by public-sector entities around the world in the preparation of financial statements. “The accounting profession is very much bent on the...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and others dripping candle wax, as part of a tradition, on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 108th anniversary of his birth, on Sunday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica
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PHOTOS: Remembrance of Sculptor and Cultural Force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

  State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, placing a plant on the tomb of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter, sculptor and cultural force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds, in commemoration of the 108th anniversary of his birth, on Sunday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.
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Tourism Minister says SMTE Conference was a Success

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the recently held global conference on small and medium tourism enterprises (SMTEs) was a success. The conference, which was held on January 29 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James was a collaboration between the Government and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). It sought to develop the capacity of SMTEs...
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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, provides an update on the Government’s Public Sector Transformation Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.
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ICT Network Across Government Being Revamped

The information and communications technology (ICT) network underpinning connectivity across Government is being revamped to further improve public service delivery. The Public Sector Efficiency and ICT pillar is one of five targeted under the Public Sector Transformation Programme, now under way. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who provided a programme update recently, said ICT...
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Senators, Kerensia Morrison (left) and Aubyn Hill, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 8) in Gordon House.
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Jamaicans Encouraged to Create Safe Spaces for Children

Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, has called on all Jamaicans to create safe spaces for children, in light of the recent incidents that have resulted in the loss of children’s lives. Closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (February 8), Senator Morrison made specific reference to the loss of twin girls, Nahelia and Nahalia Pinnock, who...
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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses journalists at a recent quarterly press briefing, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
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Labour Ministry Takes Road Show to Morant Bay Feb. 27 to 28

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will continue the ‘Labour Department and You’ islandwide road shows from February 27 to 28, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. These shows are aimed at increasing the visibility and awareness of the programmes and services of the Labour Division. The series commenced in Mandeville, Manchester, on September 19 and 20, 2018, then moved...
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