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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses attendees at the inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum, held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in May Pen on November 22. Looking on is the ‘Youth Mayor’ of May Pen, Daniel Burke.

All Infirmaries to Have CCTV Cameras by 2020

All infirmaries across the island will be outfitted with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Speaking at the inaugural Youth Mayors’ Forum, held at the Clarendon Municipal Corporation in May Pen...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

PM Appeals for More Responsible Road Use

Development Officer, Sisters of Mercy, Charles Arumaiselvam (left), explains how the Laser Engraver works. The equipment was officially handed over to the Alpha Institute during a ceremony held on the compound of the Alpha Boys’ School, 26 South Camp Road in Kingston on November 22. Listening (from second left) are Client Relations Officer, Grants, PetroCaribe Development Fund (PCDF), Fabian Lyew; Chief Executive Officer of the PCDF, Dr. Wesley Hughes; and Administrator, Alpha Institute, Margaret Little Wilson. The engraver was donated by the PCDF.

Alpha Institute Gets Laser Engraver from Petrocaribe Fund

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addressing journalists during the quarterly media briefing at the PIOJ’s New Kingston head office on Wednesday (November 21). Others (from left) are Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Logistics Division, James Stewart; and Programme Director for the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel.

PIOJ Head Welcomes Decision to Enable Pension Funds to Invest in Venture Capital

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (left), presents an award to Mr. Ian Wayne Roache for over 25 years of service to the Auditor General’s Department, during the Jamaica Civil Service long-service awards ceremony on the lawns of King’s House on November 21.

Civil Servants Honoured for Long and Dedicated Service

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks with Executive Director of Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Levermore (left), at a public forum on gender-based violence held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 21). At left is Head of Delegation, European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska. The forum, entitled

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Nearly 15 Per Cent of Jamaican Women Experience Violence from A Male Partner

Nearly 15 per cent of all women in Jamaica, aged 15 to 49, who have ever married or partnered have experienced physical or sexual violence from a male partner in the previous 12 months. This was revealed by Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as he addressed a public forum on gender-based violence on Wednesday (November 21), at the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), presents former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, with a 3D image of himself at the 2018 National Medal for Science and Technology and Innovation awards ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 21).

7 years ago Prime Minister

Mr. Seaga Honoured for Contribution to Science and Technology

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, has been honoured by the Government for outstanding contribution to the development of science and technology in Jamaica. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, presented Mr. Seaga with a 3D portrait of himself at the 2018 National Medal for Science and Technology and Innovation awards ceremony held at The Jamaica Pegasus...

7 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister to Present Youth Awards for Excellence Nov. 24

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, will present his Youth Awards for Excellence to several outstanding young Jamaicans, in recognition of their contribution to national development, on Saturday, November 24. The ceremony will be held on the lawns of Jamaica House, beginning at 5:00 p.m. A total of 142 young persons were nominated for the coveted awards, with 54...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left); and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (2nd left), observe as children from the Elim Early Childhood Development Centre, engage with baby Tehila Gordon, who is being held by her mother Salome Bourne-Gordon (second right). Occasion was a ceremony for the presentation of stimulation items for the Brain Builders programme at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in Kingston on Wednesday (November 21). At right is Tehila

7 years ago Education

Gov’t Working Towards Having 300 Certified Basic Schools by 2019

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is working towards having 300 fully certified early-childhood institutions by 2019. He said that the Ministry is working closely with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) “to make this a reality”. “We have 12 operating standards… . We are taking on infant schools, we are adding infant...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), presents Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Michael Taylor, with a plaque in appreciation of his work on the Special Report prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Professor Taylor is the Lead author of the report, which highlights the impact of an increase of the average earth’s surface temperature of 1.5 degrees Celsius above industrial levels. The presentation was made during a national consultation held in preparation for the 24th session of the Conference of Parties (Pre-COP 24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), at the UWI Regional Headquarters on Wednesday (November 21).

7 years ago Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentEnvironment

Government Remains Resolute to Make Country Climate Resilient – Vaz

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government remains resolute in its drive to make Jamaica climate resilient, so that the gains made in achieving growth are not eroded. “We cannot, and must not allow the effects of climate change to derail all that we are working for – sustainable...

National Water Commission Corporate Public Relations Manager, Charles Buchanan.

7 years ago Local GovernmentWater

NWC Plans to Subsidise First 2,000 Gallons of Water

The National Water Commission (NWC), under their new Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) rate review request, intends to heavily subsidise the first 2,000 gallons of water used by customers. “According to international standards, 2,000 gallons of water is more than enough to supply the needs of the average family for a month,” Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Charles...

Students of Port Maria Primary School in St. Mary perform the traditional Maypole dance, during the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Mello-Go-Roun’ festival family show, held in August 2018 at the National Arena in Kingston.

7 years ago Culture

Nov. 30 Is Deadline for Entries to JCDC Dance Competition

The deadline for the submission of entries to the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 2018/2019 Dance Competition is November 30, 2018. Entry forms, rules and guidelines are available on the JCDC’s website: www.jcdc.gov.jm, at the head office at 3-5 Phoenix Avenue, Kingston 10; and all JCDC parish offices islandwide. Dance Development Specialist at the JCDC, Patrick Earle, told JIS News...