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Hon. Daryl Vaz, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.

Bernard Lodge Master Plan Enterprise Team Named

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, has announced the Enterprise Team that will lead the Bernard Lodge Master Plan. Minister Vaz named the team during the Post Cabinet Press Briefing on Wednesday,...

Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, addresses the launch of the Judicial Conduct and Ethics ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop, recently at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters.

Commonwealth Judges Assist with Training

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards Banquet, which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday (December 8).

Digitising Public Sector Will Result in Efficient Systems – Dr. Chang

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts (right), is introduced to United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Deputy Representative in Jamaica, Vicente Teran (left), by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune. Occasion was a commemorative event dubbed 'Art for Human Rights' in recognition of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, held at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts on Monday (December 10).

Gov’t Committed to Protecting Human Rights

Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant.

Retired DCP Cites Link Between Domestic Violence and Crime

7 years ago Prime Minister

PM Holness Directs Petrojam Board to Seek Legal Advice & Prepare to Recover Funds

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has directed the Petrojam Board to seek legal advice and prepare to recover funds that were possibly misused at the oil company. The directive came as the Prime Minister yesterday (December 10) outlined decisive action arising from the Auditor General (AG) report into Petrojam which was tabled in Parliament last Tuesday, December 4. Speaking at the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), shares a good laugh with Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn (centre); and Board Chairman of the Pesticides Control Authority (PCA), Warren Newby, during the Authority’s annual awards ceremony, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in New Kingston recently.

7 years ago Commerce

Suppliers of Pesticides Must Comply with Labelling Regulations – BSJ

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn, is calling on suppliers of pesticides to comply with the regulations governing proper labelling, to prevent poisoning from improper use and handling of these chemicals. Mr. Wedderburn, who was speaking at the recent Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) annual awards dinner at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston, said...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point at Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed the Auditor General’s report on developments at State oil refinery, Petrojam.

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

PM Orders Audit of Oil Losses at Petrojam

The Board of State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, is to conduct an audit to identify and explain the loss of 600,000 barrels of oil over a five-year period. The directive, from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s report into the entity’s operations, which highlighted the losses. Speaking at a press conference at...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point while addressing Monday’s (December 10) press conference at Jamaica House, where he addressed issues regarding the Auditor General’s report on developments at State refinery Petrojam.

7 years ago Prime Minister

PM Directs Petrojam Board to Recover Funds

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has directed the Board of State refinery, Petrojam, to take the necessary actions to recover funds determined to have been misappropriated from the entity’s resources. This instruction comes in the wake of the Auditor General’s (AG) report into the refinery’s operations, which identified certain administrative and oversight shortfalls. “Where the Board sees that,...

7 years ago Prime Minister

PM Holness Issues Critical Mandates Stemming from AG’s Report on Petrojam

Prime Minister Holness has taken several decisive steps to address the Auditor General’s Report into the operations of the country’s oil refinery Petrojam. The Prime Minister has given key directives to Government Ministers to make changes to accountability practices arising from the Report. The mandates will take immediate effect and will be codified by the Cabinet Secretary. The announcement was...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, addresses the closing ceremony of the Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5). At right is Executive Councillor of ISPCAN, Dr. Myriam Caranzano-Maitre.

7 years ago Youth

Jamaica Stands to Benefit from Just-Concluded Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says Jamaica stands to benefit significantly from the just-concluded Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN). The five-day event, which opened on December 1 with a Youth Forum, was held at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, St. James, under the theme...

7 years ago Youth

Children’s Advocate Says Ispcan Conference Was A Success

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says the just-concluded Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) was a tremendous success and that it was “the right forum at the right time”. Speaking to reporters at the end of the conference on December 5 in Montego Bay, Mrs. Gordon Harrison said the Office...