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Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), conversing with Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, during today's (November 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Cabinet Approves Contracts Valued $1.7B For Security Services At Health Facilities

Cabinet has approved contracts totalling $1.7 billion for the provision of security and related services at health facilities under the jurisdiction of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), for a period of three years. This was announced by Minister...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 5).

House Approves Proceeds Of Crime Act, 2019 Regulations

Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr, addresses a JIS 'Think Tank'

Parents Must Influence Children – NPSC

Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dionne Jennings (left), with Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Dr. Christine Hendricks, at the media launch of the Family Expo and Special Needs Resource Fair at Nain in St. Elizabeth on November 1.

State Minister Says Persons With Disabilities Can Achieve

Local Government stakeholders participating in the official launch of Local Government and Community Development Month 2019 (November), at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday, November 4.

Focus On Service During Local Government Month

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (centre), converses with participants at the recent launch of Jamaica’s Investment Guide (iGuide), at JAMPRO’s head office in New Kingston. From left are iGuide Project Consultant, Michelle Frederick Johnson; Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Eric Deans; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Economist, Ian Richards; and Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association (JMEA) Executive Director, Imega Breese McNab.

6 years ago Finance & Public ServiceTechnologyVision 2030

Jamaica Launches Online Investment Guide

Jamaica has joined 28 other nations, including several Caribbean states, that have developed online investment guides (iGuides). These facilities are repositories of information for local and foreign investors interested in doing business in the respective countries. Work to develop the guides was led by local stakeholders, principally countries’ investment promotion agencies in several instances, in collaboration with the United Nations...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), receives framed Vision and Mission Statements from Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne O. Robertson (left), at a handover ceremony, at the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in Kingston, on Thursday (October 31). At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

6 years ago Commerce

MOU Between Cabinet Office And PSOJ To Promote Best Practices

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Cabinet Office and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), to facilitate a worker exchange programme. Under the MOU, signed in 2018, public- and private-sector employees will gain experience and implement best practices within their respective work environments. This was noted by Principal Director, Modernisation Programme Implementation, Office of the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), applauds members of the Akwaaba Drummers (from second left): Calvin Trima Mitchell and Phillip Supersad, as they perform during Thursday’s (October 31) staging of a national cultural consultation, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Honorary Consul General for the Kingdom of Sweden in Jamaica, Peter Goldson; and Director and Representative, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) office in Kingston, Katherine Grigsby. The consultation looked at reshaping cultural policies for the promotion of fundamental freedoms and the diversity of cultural expressions.

6 years ago Culture

PHOTO: Minister Grange At National Consultation

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), applauds members of the Akwaaba Drummers (from second left): Calvin Trima Mitchell and Phillip Supersad, as they perform during Thursday’s (October 31) staging of a national cultural consultation, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured (from left) are Honorary Consul General for the Kingdom...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira (second right); engages with (from left), University of Technology (UTech) Vice President, Professor Colin Gyles; Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) Network Manager, JBDC, Dionne Palmer; and Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts Vice Principal, Kerry-Ann Henry, at the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of SBDCs to serve the creative industries at the JBDC in Kingtson, recently.

6 years ago Industry

More Business Support For Creative Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs in the creative industry are to benefit from increased technical and managerial support through the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC). The entity recently signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with three tertiary institutions for the establishment of small business development centres (SBDCs) to serve micro, small and medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) operators in the sector. Speaking in an interview with JIS...

Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) Deputy Commissioner in charge of Operations, Kevin Haughton (left), and Councillor, Donald Simpson, unveil a commemorative scroll mounted at the front of the Black River Fire Station during Open House on Wednesday (October 30), to commemorate 85 years of service by the St. Elizabeth Fire Division.

6 years ago Local Government

St. Elizabeth Fire Division Commemorates 85 Years Of Service

The St. Elizabeth Fire Division on Wednesday (October 30) commemorated 85 years of service to the parish with an open house at the Black River Fire Station. The event coincided with the Jamaica Fire Brigade’s (JFB) National Fire Safety Awareness Week, being observed from October 27 to November 2 under the theme ‘Mek Wi Fix It – Community First’. Firefighters...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague addresses the opening of the ninth annual

6 years ago Transport

“Take Time On The Roads” – Minister Montague

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, is again appealing for motorists to exercise greater care in the use of the roads in order to prevent further casualties from road crashes. He noted that there have been over 300 fatalities and thousands more persons injured in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year. “Take time on the...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), is presented with a token by Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) Council Member, Stacey Hines, during the entity’s BizTech Conference on Wednesday (October 30) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

6 years ago TechnologyVision 2030

Gov’t Working To Reposition Jamaica As A Technology-Enabled Society

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is working assiduously to ensure that the country becomes a technology-enabled society. This, she noted, is in keeping with Outcome 11 of the long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica. “As a Ministry, we are working to transform Jamaica into a digital and knowledge-based society where all...