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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, emphasises a point during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 24).

Banks To Sign On To NIDS Pilot

In another two weeks, the Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with financial institutions to participate in the national pilot of the National Identification System (NIDS). This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 25.

More Than 4,000 Building Permits Issued By Local Authorities

Transitional Facility For The Homeless Opens Friday

Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith plants a tree as Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen looks on. The exercise took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).

PHOTOS: G-G visits Minister of Foreign Affairs for Tree Planting Exercise

Thousands Of Young People Employed In 2021 Summer Programme

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

4 years ago Education

‘Let’s Connect’ On May 26 To Feature Exchange Study Opportunities

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Her Excellency Audrey Marks, will host Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus Professor Dale Webber on her monthly series, Let's Connect with Ambassador Marks, on Thursday (May 26) at 7:00 pm EDT. Ambassador Marks stated that the upcoming virtual town hall will highlight the opportunities being created...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (centre) with the leaders of the surgical team that performed 18 surgeries at the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Labour Day, May 23. They are from left, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Warren Blake, Consultant Anaesthetist Dr. Cleopatra Patterson, Operating Theatre Nurse Manager Sherice Burrell-Anderson and Consultant Anaesthetist Dr. Brian James.

4 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

Team At BHC Lauded For Labour Day Surgeries Initiative

Eighteen patients at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) on Labour Day benefitted from well-needed surgeries which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The surgeries were performed as part of an effort by the hospital to reduce the waiting list for operations. In an interview with JIS News, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn, making his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives.

4 years ago Industry

Bamboo Products To Build A New Industry

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is working towards establishing a Bamboo Industrial Demonstration Facility. Funding for the project is to be provided through bilateral partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Government of Jamaica. State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn said it is expected that full project approval will be granted by...

Nine year old Ngozi Wright (center) engages in conversation with (from right) Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams, Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons Diahann Gordon Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey and UNICEF Representative Mariko Kagoshima. Occasion was the opening ceremony for the National Policy Dialogue on Ending Violence Against Children at the AC Marriot Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (May 25).

4 years ago EducationYouth

Minister Condemns Violence Against Children

With an average of 34 calls on matters of child abuse received each day by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams is reigniting the call to end violence against Jamaican children. The Minister noted that corporal punishment, which is defined as physical punishment such as caning or flogging, is still being...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), and General Manager (Acting), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department Group, Carmen Madriz, shake hands after the symbolic signing of a Non-Reimbursable Agreement for the European Union’s provision of a €7-million (over J$1.2-billion) grant for the Government’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme. The signing was held during a Visibility Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (May 25). With them (from left) are Head of the European Union Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Marianne Van Steen; and Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), which is implementing the BIGEE Programme, Anthony Shaw.

4 years ago Finance & Public ServiceGender Affairs

€7-Million Grant For Women In Business And MSMEs

The Government’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme has been bolstered with a €7-million (over J$1.2-billion) grant from the European Union (EU). This will provide support for female-led businesses by helping them to build their capacity to contribute to the economy; assist recovery of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from the economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19...

4 years ago Local Government

Gov’t Has Paid $2.9-Billion Street Light Bill

The Government has paid in full the $2.9 billion charged by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) for the provision of street lights in the last financial year. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 25. “We pay an average...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr,. and State Minister, Hon. Franklin Witter, look at the interior of the new refrigerated truck acquired for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) St. Elizabeth parish office. Five new vehicles, acquired for the office, were handed over at the Ministry in Kingston, recently.

4 years ago AgricultureTransport

RADA St. Elizabeth Gets Five New Vehicles

Agricultural support to the more than 35,000 registered farmers in St. Elizabeth has been strengthened through the provision of five vehicles to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish office by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The $43.7-million investment includes four pickups, which will serve as pool vehicles, and a refrigerated truck to be stationed at the RADA head...