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Official Funeral for Headley Cunningham

Late former Member of Parliament for North East Westmoreland and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Headley Cunningham, is to be accorded an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica. The service will be held on Thursday (October 25) at...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, inspecting recruits trained under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC), at the passing out parade held on October 20 at the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Moneague training camp in St. Ann.

More Youth to be Trained Under National Service Corps

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), converses with Custos Rotulorum for St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (centre), and Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Invest MoBay Breakfast Forum, held at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort Friday (October 19)

UDC To Commence State of the Art Mobay Beach Project in January 2019

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Keith Duncan, addressing journalists during EPOC’s quarterly media briefing at Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited’s corporate offices in St. Andrew on Wednesday (October 17).

EPOC Expects Growth Momentum to Continue

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a Justice of the Peace (JP) training session held at the Wembley Centre of Excellence in Hayes, Clarendon, on Thursday (October 18).

Motorists May Soon be Required to Clear Traffic Tickets Before Renewing Driver’s Licence

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking In Persons (NATFATIP), Carol Palmer, CD.

8 years ago Justice

Permanent Secretary Carol Palmer Receives Pinnacle Award

Serving for 13 years in the Ministry of Justice and over a decade dedicated to the fight against human trafficking, Permanent Secretary, Carol Ann Palmer, CD, epitomises the creed, ‘service above self’. Her receipt of the ‘Pinnacle Award’, given by the US Embassy’s Stakeholder Appreciation and Recognition Awards (SARA) Committee on September 28, highlights not only her selflessness but her...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addresses a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday, October 17.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Gov’t Standardising Bamboo Industry to Spur Investment

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, has expressed a commitment to standardising the expanding bamboo industry in a way that encourages investment and safeguards protected bamboo spaces. The Minister, who was addressing a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (October 17), said a number of local and international investors have expressed interest...

Chair, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Thalia Lyn (second right), transfers $13.9 million to the Overseas Examinations Commission’s (OEC) account to cover the cost incurred for the 3,334 students from government-approved public and private schools who sat Principles of Account and Principles of Business in June. Observing (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard; Executive Director, OEC, Hector Stephenson; Director, NCB Foundation, Stuart Reid; Jamaica College student, Travell Thompson; Norman Manley High School student, Keisia Jackson; and Jamaica College student, David McKenzie. They were at the Foundation’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) National Bursary Programme’s handover ceremony, held at Jamaica College on October 17.

8 years ago Education

NCB Foundation to Pay for More CSEC Subjects

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation is to increase the number of subjects it pays for qualifying students sitting the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations for the academic year 2018/19. The Foundation currently pays in full for CSEC Principles of Accounts (POA) and Principles of Business (POB) examination fees, for students at the secondary level. Director, NCB Foundation, Stuart...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at Wednesday’s (October 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

8 years ago EducationTechnology

Contracts Totalling US$30 Million Awarded Under Tablets in Schools Project

Two contracts totalling US$30 million have been approved by Cabinet to continue activities under the Tablets in Schools project. Of the sum, US$16 million was awarded to GeoTech Vision Limited while US$14 million was awarded to Innovative Corporate Solutions Limited for the supply and delivery of tablet carts and services. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addresses a training workshop on alternatives to incarceration for individuals with a substance abuse disorder, held on Wednesday (October 17) at the Ministry in St. Andrew.

8 years ago Justice

Drug Courts Making an Impact

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Drug Treatment Courts across the island are making an impact in transforming the lives of drug-dependent offenders. He cited the 2017 report from the drug court in Manchester, which pointed to “improvement in the participants’ behaviour as the court authorities monitor their treatment”. He said the report further highlighted increased support and...

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Keith Duncan, fields questions from journalists during EPOC’s quarterly media briefing at Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited’s (JMMB) corporate offices in Kingston on Wednesday (October 17).

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Revenue Growth Accounts for More Capital Expenditure and Social Spending

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Keith Duncan, says robust tax revenue growth over the last two years is creating the welcome fiscal space that allows for notable increases in Government capital expenditure and social spending. These increases, he said, are reflected in the first 2018/19 Supplementary Estimates, tabled in the House of Representatives on September 25 by Finance and...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (right), converses with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith (left), at the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of participants to be certified under the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) programme. The ceremony took place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James, on Wednesday, October 17.

8 years ago Tourism

JCTI to Train 8,000 Workers in Five Years

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) is to train some 8,000 tourism workers in the next five years, in an effort to boost the island’s tourism product. In addition, the Minister notes that close to 1,000 persons will be certified by the JCTI by the end of the 2018/2019 financial year. Speaking at...