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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (second left), observe as a workman mixes cement during a tour of the Court of Appeal building on King Street, downtown Kingston, which is being expanded to house more courtrooms. The tour was conducted on August 9.

Expansion of Court Of Appeal Building to be Completed by September

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says expansion of the Court of Appeal building on King Street in downtown Kingston is progressing smoothly and is on track for completion before the start of the new court term, which begins in...

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (centre), presents Sangeeta Sharma (left) with her Registration of Jamaican Citizenship at a ceremony conferring Jamaican citizenship on 32 persons at the Police Officers’ Club in Kingston on August 9. At right is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Andrew Wynter.

Jamaica Welcomes 32 New Citizens

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left, seated); and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General for Technical Cooperation, Dazhu Yang (right, seated), sign Jamaica’s new five-year Country Programme Framework (CPF), during a brief ceremony at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston on Thursday (August 9). The new CPF will run from 2018 to 2023. Looking on (from left) are Senior Lecturer, Caribbean Institute for Health Research (formerly Tropical Medicine Research Unit) University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor Asha Badaloo; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; Donovan Stanberry; UWI Mona Campus Principal, Professor Dale Webber; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennet Templar; Director, Caribbean Institute for Health Research, Professor Marvin Reid; Director General, International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), Charles Grant; and Section Head, Latin America and the Caribbean, IAEA, Saul Perez Pijuan.

Jamaica and Atomic Energy Agency Sign New Country Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right), greets Founder of the Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson, before the launch of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Programme, at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus on August 9. Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles (right); and sprint legend Usain Bolt also attended the launch.

Caribbean Aims to Become World’s First Climate-Smart Zone

Young Innovators/Inventors Science Club Coordinator, Seaview Gardens Primary School, Racquel Rose Taylor (third left), outlines features of the ‘Emergency Respirator (ER)’ project, which won the school first place in the primary school category of the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) National Science and Technology Fair and Competition in 2016/17. Club members Jadon Willis (left), Rihanna Hinds (third right), and Akail Black (second right), demonstrate how the respirator works. Looking on are School Principal, Sangieanna Reid Prince (second left); and club member, Sue Ann Jones (right).

Seaview Gardens Primary Nurturing Young Scientists

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

No Trade Off Between Speed and Process – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has stressed that there must be a speedier process of bureaucracy in Jamaica in keeping with Government policies and procedures. Speaking at the official opening of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Head office in Jamaica yesterday (August 9), Prime Minister Holness said while the country grapples with the notion that the process of service must take...

7 years ago EnergyPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Continues Review of Boards

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today continued his review of boards from the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as the Ministry of Energy. Prime Minister Holness had previously stated that he maintains oversight of the Science and Technology Ministry for at least two weeks while he reviews the boards, systems and procedures. The Prime Minister noted that the Ministry...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (at podium), addresses attendees at a ceremony for the official opening of the Inter-American Development Bank’s new country office at 6 Montrose Road in Kingston on Thursday (August 9).

7 years ago Prime Minister

New Policy for Electrical Approvals by Year End – PM

The Government is seeking to fully implement the new policy framework governing the electrical inspection approvals process for new buildings by year end. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Thursday (August 9) while speaking at the official opening of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Kingston office at 6 Montrose Road. Under the policy, the...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, speaks at a Kiwanis Club of Downtown Kingston luncheon recently.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Ministry Working with BIAJ in Preparation for PEP

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says the Ministry has commenced work with the Book Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ) as part of preparations for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations in 2019. Books have already been submitted to the Ministry for review, and this should be completed for the 2019 school...

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Researchers to Present Findings at National Conference in November

Research in critical areas of health, which have the potential to inform Government policy, will be showcased at the 2018 National Health Research Conference from November 22 to 23. The two-day event will take place at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Director of the Epidemiological Research and Data Analysis Unit (ERDAU) at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Andriene Grant,...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre), is greeted by Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Paul Abrahams (left), before his bus ride to observe ongoing road improvements from Three Miles to Half-Way Tree in St. Andrew, on August 8. At right is Superintendent Aaron Fletcher of the Hunts Bay Police Station.

7 years ago Transport

Roads Disturbed by NWC to be Fixed Soon

Motorists are being assured that road surfaces that were disturbed by the National Water Commission (NWC), due to essential work to its Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction Programme in Kingston and St. Andrew, will be reinstated in short order. Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, who gave the assurance, said that the State-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, which produces asphalt used...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses an information session hosted by the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) at its Worthington Avenue premises in St. Andrew on August 7.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Ministry Ramping Up Career Guidance Programme

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is ramping up its career guidance programme, which is expected to produce school-leavers who are better prepared for the 21st century job market. Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, says the programme will provide secondary-school students with critical information on the skills required by the job market, which will help...