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Legal Secretary, National Housing Trust, Kwis Wisdom, paints a section of a wall at the parent overnight suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children located in Kingston during the Trust’s Labour Day (May 23) activities.
Legal Secretary, National Housing Trust, Kwis Wisdom, paints a section of a wall at the parent overnight suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children located in Kingston during the Trust’s Labour Day (May 23) activities.

NHT Spruces Up Parent Overnight Suite at Bustamante Hospital

Parents who utilise the overnight suite located at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston will now have a more comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment. The National Housing Trust (NHT) carried out improvements, including cleaning and painting of the interior...
Operations Manager, National Commercial Bank, Melissa Bradford-Britton, paints the gate of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).
Operations Manager, National Commercial Bank, Melissa Bradford-Britton, paints the gate of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf in Kingston on Labour Day (May 23).

Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf Gets New Look
Volunteers pave the play area at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann, which was one of the national projects for Labour Day on May 23.
Volunteers pave the play area at the St. Ann’s Bay Infant School in St. Ann, which was one of the national projects for Labour Day on May 23.

Gov’t Committed to Making Schools Disabled-Friendly
Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham (foreground), paints a section of wall at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23. In the background is recruit under the Government’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Sandy Douglas, who is attached to the UDC.
Urban Development Corporation (UDC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Damion Graham (foreground), paints a section of wall at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23. In the background is recruit under the Government’s Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme, Sandy Douglas, who is attached to the UDC.

UDC Carries Out Improvements at Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High

State Minister Assesses Needs at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre

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Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Beasc Technologies, Lancelot Riley (right), displays the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) champion’s trophy and winner’s cheque for US$30,000, which were presented to him by Founder and Chief Executive Officer for American firm, Alta Ventures, Paul Ahlstrom, during the 2018 IBMC, which took place in Utah, USA, from May 10 to 11. Beasc Technologies, which is affiliated with Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is the first Jamaican student-run business entity to win the IBMC, which is staged annually for tertiary institutions.
EducationYouth

Student Entrepreneur Team Wins Global Competition

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has created history by fielding the first Jamaican student entrepreneur team, Beasc Technologies, to win the prestigious International Business Model Competition (IBMC) for tertiary institutions globally. Beasc Technologies, which was one of five Jamaican teams participating in the IBMC’s 2018 renewal in Utah, USA, from May 10 to 11, topped participants from 38 other colleges and...
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CultureEntertainmentGender AffairsLabour

Minister Grange Commends Sponsors of Labour Day Projects

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is praising the various individuals and organisations that have come forward to lend their support to this year’s Workers’ Week and Labour Day activities. Labour Day is being observed on Wednesday, May 23 under the theme ‘Ramp it up…Fix it up’. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Ms. Grange...
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Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, speaks at the Business Continuity Workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (May 21). Listening (from right) are Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity Training, Michael Bittle; and Initiative Manager, Enhancing Knowledge and Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management Initiative, Dr. Elvis Nurse.
AgricultureCommerceIndustry

MSME Operators Encouraged to Engage More in Business Continuity Management

Principal Director in the Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, has called on operators in the sector to engage more in business continuity management and disaster risk reduction. Speaking at a Business Continuity Workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel on May 21, Mr. Shaw said MSMEs account for 70 to...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynte. (File)
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor Reports Low Inflation in April

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says the 3.2 per cent rate of inflation recorded for April 2018, fell below the BOJ’s target range of four to six per cent. Additionally, he said it was lower than the 3.9 per cent out-turn for March 2018, and the 5.2 per cent recorded for December 2017, as reported by the Statistical...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, emphasises a point while addressing journalists at Monday’s (May 21) quarterly media briefing, at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Says Macroeconomic Indicators Continue to Improve

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says Jamaica’s overall macro-economic indicators continue to improve. Speaking at the bank’s quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston, on Monday (May 21), the Governor pointed out that inflation is low, the net international reserves (NIR) is increasing and the balance of payments, while projected to “widen somewhat” will remain at...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated third right), observes as student at the Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Centre, Aidane Lawrence (third left), completes a puzzle. Also looking on (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Executive Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter Gayle; Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley; and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Occasion was the official opening of the $70-million centre in Rockfort, Kingston, on May 18.
EducationYouth

More Children with Special Needs to be Reached

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is working with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to reach more children with special needs. Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who spoke with JIS News at the official opening of the $70-million Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Centre in Rockfort, Kingston, on Friday (May 18), said the collaboration will ensure that...
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