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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the National Housing Trust’s $4.1-billion Ruthven Towers housing development on Ruthven Road in St. Andrew, on Friday, September 22. Others (from left) are Custos Rotulorum for Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; NHT Managing Director, Martin Miller; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang; NHT Chairman, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, where the project is located, Julian Robinson; and Custos Rotulorum for St Andrew, Hon. Patricia Dunwell.

PM Breaks Ground for Ruthven Towers Apartment Complex

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (September 22) broke ground for the $4.1-billion Ruthven Towers apartment complex being developed by the National Housing Trust (NHT) on Ruthven Road, St. Andrew. The project is being developed on land...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, looks on as five-year-old Devon Primary and Infant School students, Quewayne Davis (centre) and Jayquon McIntosh, demonstrate their writing skills. Occasion was a visit to the institution on Wednesday (September 20), during the Minister’s tour of institutions in St. Mary.

Schools Urged To Submit Needs Early

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the Prime Minister’s quarterly press briefing at his Devon Road offices in Kingston on September 21.

Gov’t Looking At Public-Private Partnership to Expand CCTV Coverage

Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (left), is greeted by President of the American Women’s Group, Claudja Alexander, at the group’s luncheon held at Devon House on Thursday (September 21).

Mrs. Holness Says Schools Should Require Voluntary Service

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), converses with Port Maria Mayor, Councillor Richard Creary, during Wednesday’s (September 20) reopening of the chemistry laboratory at St. Mary Technical High School in St. Mary, which was renovated by State refinery, Petrojam, at a cost of just over $1.8 million.

Science Labs at St. Mary Technical High Renovated

Labour and Social Security Minister, the Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week on Thursday (September 21) at The Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston.

9 years ago Social Security

Celebrating The Country’s Seniors

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) is observing Senior Citizens’ Week with a series of activities that will get under way on Sunday (September 24). Under the theme ‘Seniors Promoting Intergenerational Solidarity’, the Week will highlight and honour the contribution of the country’s older citizens to national development, while providing the opportunity for them to engage and connect with...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses teachers and students of the Chester Castle All-Age and Infant School in Hanover on September 21.

9 years ago Governor General

GG Urges Children to Stay Focused and Respect Each Other

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is imploring children to stay focused and to be respectful to each other, despite the many distractions that are preventing them from doing what is right. “There are so many distractions to keep you from doing your homework… to keep you from studying,” he pointed out. “I know sometimes there are...

9 years ago Education

SLB Approves 99% of Loans

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has informed that 99 per cent of loan applications received by the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB) this year were approved. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate today (September 22), he informed that more persons were approved for loans, as changes were made...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), raps with G.C. Foster College/Sprintec Track Club athletes during a reception held in their honour at the campus of the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine on Thursday (September 21). The athletes (from left) are Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby; Demish Gayle; and Anastasia Le-Roy. They were among 10 athletes who were presented with plaques in recognition of their performance during the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in London this year.

9 years ago Education

Government to Stand Surety for Bonded Students

The Government will stand surety for tertiary-level students having difficulty identifying a guarantor for a loan from the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), under the condition that they are enrolled at a teacher-training institution and are willing to be bonded for five years. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, while speaking at...

9 years ago Transport

Its Final!….JISCO Complete

Transport and Mining Minister, Lester ‘Mike’ Henry, signed three (3) agreements with Jiuquan Iron & Steel Company (JISCO) in Jiayuguan China this morning, which effectively finalizes the acquisition of ALPART by JISCO. These are the Establishment Agreement, the Fiscal Regime Agreement and the Agency and Land Use Agreement. These documents outline the agreements between the Government of Jamaica and JISCO,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), at a town hall meeting in Barbican Square, St. Andrew, on September 21. At left is Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, who is also Member of Parliament for North East St. Andrew.

9 years ago Prime Minister

NHT Requested to Address Housing in Barbican, St. Andrew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has instructed the National Housing Trust (NHT), to give attention to housing in communities around Barbican in St. Andrew. He said with the US$4.4-million road improvement project now under way in the area, the housing needs of the residents must be advanced, stressing that Barbican has potential for “significant economic expansion”, but it...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, greets farmers on arrival at the Schwallenburgh Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Rio Hoe, St. Ann, on September 15.

9 years ago Agriculture

Female Farmers Holding Their Own

Female farmers at the Schwallenburgh Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project in Rio Hoe, St. Ann, say things are changing, while acknowledging that farming has long been a male-dominated profession. Speaking to JIS News, the female farmers note that of the 20 farmers that are involved in the World Bank-sponsored greenhouse project, nearly 50 per cent are women who have...