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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Mike Henry (second right), observes as Jamaican student, Tagera Ottey (left), receives a symbolic cheque valued at $5 million from Managing Director of China National Pharmaceutical Corporation (Sinopharm), Zheng Huanming (right) to pursue medical studies in China. Occasion was a send-off for the student at the OPM in St. Andrew on Thursday (September 20). Others pictured (from left) are Special Assistant to the Minister, Dei-Rasi Freckleton; Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of China in Jamaica, Fan Jianghong; and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi.

Jamaican Student Gets Scholarship to Study in China

Jamaican student, Tagera Ottey has received a $5-million scholarship to study medicine in the People’s Republic of China, courtesy of China National Pharmaceutical Corporation (Sinopharm). Speaking at a send-off for the student at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)...

Conrad Douglas, signs a hymn during the funeral for his late brother, Easton Douglas, which was held at the St. Andrew Parish Church on Thursday (September 20).

Hundreds Bid Farewell to Easton Douglas

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), shares a joke with President and Chief Executive Officer, Massy Group, E. Gervase Warner (second left), during the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) annual economic forum at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (September 20). Both were keynote speakers at the event. Looking on (from left) are PSOJ Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer McDonald, and President, Howard Mitchell.

Finance Ministry Drafting Policy to Respond to Natural Disasters

JamaicaEye Project Coordinator, Emil Holgate, addresses a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce & industry at the group's offices at Union Street on Wednesday (September 19).

More CCTVs for Montego Bay Under JamaicaEye

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), presents a copy of the National Standard Curriculum and materials of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) to Naggo Head Primary School student, Rashard Gordon, at a meeting of the Portmore Rotary Club at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation headquarters on Ruthven Road in Kingston on September 19. At right is the club’s President, Vicki Hanson.

PEP Students Will Have Enough Materials – Education Minister

7 years ago Energy

Registration for PCJ Energy Competition Closes Sept. 30

September 30 is the deadline for registration for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) 2018 Energy Champion Competition. Project Manager for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme at the PCJ, Jody Grizzle, told JIS News that this second staging of the competition has seen over 100 per cent increase in enrolment, with more than 40 public-sector entities registered, so far....

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, addresses the opening ceremony for the ‘Chance, Choice, Change’ (Triple C) Day Camp on Wednesday (September 19), at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine. The event forms part of activities for Anti-Gang Week 2018, being observed from September 16 to 21 under the theme ‘Gang Life Equals No Life’.

7 years ago Education

More Metal Detectors in Schools

As part of its violence-prevention and early intervention efforts, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, through its Safety and Security in Schools Unit, has secured 500 metal detectors for the 2018/19 school year, up from the 130 detectors procured in 2017. Director of Safety and Security in the Unit, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, who made the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his address in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 18).

7 years ago National SecurityPrime Minister

Denham Town Residents Provided with IDs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that up to 80 per cent of adults living in Denham Town, Kingston, now have at least one form of identification (ID) through intervention under the Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO). “The interventions continue in all aspects of the community, including health, parenting and, importantly, civil registration,” he said in the House...

7 years ago Prime Minister

PM Holness Pays Tribute to the Hon William McConnell O.J, on His Death

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has hailed William McConnell O.J., C.D., J.P., F.C.A., as a trailblazer, nation builder and inspiration to a generation of industry professionals and innovators. The Prime Minister expressed sincere condolences to the family, friends and associates of Mr McConnell and confirmed that Jamaica has lost one of its important sons who championed its development and modernization. In...

7 years ago National SecurityPrime Minister

We Must Not Relent- We Cannot Stop Now, says PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there must be a strategic approach in dealing with crime. During his presentation in Parliament yesterday (September 18) to extend the Denham Town Zone of Special Operations (ZOSO), Prime Minister Holness urged Parliamentarians to support the extension as it has been an effective tool in reducing crime. “We have to take all the communities and...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness stands by the Wall of Fame at the FESTO FACT Centre at Caribbean Maritime University along with other persons who were instrumental in the establishment of the centre. (Left to right) Dr Wesley Hughes, Shakierah Cowan, Dr Alwyn Hayles, Phillip Paulwell, Dr Grace McLean, Dr Omar Davies, Senator Ruel Reid, Mrs Audrey Sewell, Rev. Wellesley Blair & Professor Fritz Pinnock.

7 years ago EducationScienceTechnology

Alignment of Political Perspective Brings Projects to Fruition – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has highlighted that the alignment of political perspectives can bring about greater and faster success for the economy. The Prime Minister’s comments came today (Wednesday, September19) as he launched the FESTO FACT Training Centre at Caribbean Maritime University (CMU). Prime Minister Holness said the new facility is an example of what can be achieved through collaboration...

7 years ago Local GovernmentPrime Minister

Boards Must Focus on the Mission – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says Boards of Public Bodies and Agencies must perform and carry out policy mandates. Speaking recently at the Board Retreat of the HEART Trust NTA, Prime Minister Holness said, Boards and Executive Management teams must hold persons accountable through performance standards. “The problem we are having is that sometimes we have too many politicians operating in...