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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, addresses the official opening of the St. Ann Parish Justice Centre in St. Ann's Bay on July 6.

More Courts to Receive Video-Link Equipment

More courts across the island are to receive video-link and digital evidence recoding equipment to enable vulnerable witnesses to give evidence remotely. Permanent Secretary in the Justice Ministry, Carol Palmer, said the second part of a shipment valued at approximately...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), is in light conversation with Chairman of the Labour Market Reform Commission (LMRC), Dr. Marshall Hall (left), while LMRC Commissioner, Dr. Michael Witter, looks on. Occasion was the LMRC’s End-of-Project Forum on Friday (July 7), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

Labour Market Reform Key to Economic Growth – Minister Robinson

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), emphasises a point as he addresses the post CARICOM Press Conference on Thursday (July 6) in St. George's, Grenada. Others (from left) are: Prime Minister of Grenada, and incoming CARICOM chairman, Dr. The Hon. Keith Mitchell; and President of Guyana, and outgoing CARICOM chair, His Excellency David Granger.

PM Urges CARICOM Leaders to Partner in Addressing Crime

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), presents the keys to one of four preowned cars to Superintendent Wayne Cameron of the Mandeville Police Station at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on July 6. The Minister also addressed the Manchester Chamber of Commerce meeting at the same venue.

More JCF Recruits to be Accommodated

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right) listens to Senior Registered Nurse, Venese Henry-Williams (left), who specializes in neonatal care, during a tour of the Princess Margaret Hospital in Morant Bay, St. Thomas on June 16. Listening in at (centre) is Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, Dr. Fenton Ferguson.

Public-Private Partnership for the Construction of Housing for Health Workers

9 years ago Sport

Work on Statutes for Olympians Advanced

The Government-commissioned statues of multiple medal winning Olympians, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, are on course for delivery this year, in keeping with the administration’s timeline announced in late 2016. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says work by renowned sculptor, Basil Watson, who is designing the pieces in consultation with the Ministry and athletes, is advanced,...

9 years ago Sport

Work on Statues for Olympians Advanced

The Government-commissioned statues of multiple medal winning Olympians, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, are on course for delivery this year, in keeping with the Administration’s timeline announced in late 2016. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says work by renowned sculptor, Basil Watson, who is designing the pieces in consultation with the Ministry and athletes, is advanced,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) listens to a point being made by President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards, during the institution’s fundraising banquet, in commemoration of the inauguration of the new president, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15 .

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NCU Urged to Undertake More Agricultural Based Studies

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is challenging researchers at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) to undertake more agricultural based studies and innovations which would redound to the benefit of the country. “If we manage to infuse technology and good management into our agricultural practises, we could increase our agricultural output tenfold and where you are in the centre...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (second right) hands over books to Executive Director of the Jamaica Intensive Reading Clinic (JIRC), Santana Morris (second left) and JIRC Secretary, Marion Mills (third left), to be used in the JIRC summer reading camps targeting children age six to 17 years in need of literacy intervention. Also pictured are JIS Librarian, Nicolette Josephs; and Public Relations Officer, Denise Dennis.

9 years ago Education

JIS Donates Books to JIRC Reading Camp

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has donated a series of its culturally-relevant publications to the Jamaica Intensive Reading Clinic (JIRC), which will, this summer, be hosting reading camps island wide. The books are expected to be used in the camps, targeting children age six to 17, who are struggling with mastery of literacy. The publications donated to the JIRC are:...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith speaking at a Jamaica Diaspora Day Breakfast event held on Friday (June 16) at the Jamaica National Financial Centre on Belmont Road, Kingston. The occasion was the launch of a study on the economic value of the Jamaican diaspora, to be undertaken by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) and the Jamaica Diaspora Institute.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Diaspora Contributed US$186,000 to Education Sector

The diaspora has contributed US$186,000 to the education sector for the period April 2016 to March 2017. This was reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, while speaking at a Jamaica Diaspora Day Breakfast event held on Friday (June 16) at the Jamaica National Financial Centre on Belmont Road, Kingston. The...

The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.

9 years ago Education

Grade Four Students to Sit Literacy and Numeracy Exams on June 21 And 22

Thousands of students attending primary schools across the island are scheduled to sit the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy examinations on June 21 and June 22.The Tests are administered to children to determine their literacy and numeracy, at grade four, in keeping with international requirements and standards.For the numeracy segment, students will be tested on number operation and representation; measurement...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right) greets President, Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Lincoln Edwards (left), on his arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 15 for the institution’s fundraising banquet in commemoration of the inauguration of the new president. Looking on is Chairman, NCU Board of Governors, Pastor Everett Brown.

9 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Gov’t to Review Tertiary Education Funding

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be undertaking a review of tertiary education funding. He said the objective is to ensure that more students will have access to higher learning. “A part of the transformation in the way in which we fund tertiary education is to fund the students rather than the institutions. I think...