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Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (standing), makes his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 15.

Cabinet’s Approval to be Sought for Cyber Academy

Cabinet is to be asked for its approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and Israel Aerospace Industries, to facilitate the creation of the region’s first Cyber Academy. The academy is intended to build a professional and skilled...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, makes his Sectoral Presentation in the House of Representatives on May 15.

11 Government Offices in Portland to be Relocated on Lands in Boundbrook

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.

Gov’t Building Drop-In Centres for Homeless Persons

From left to right) Chairman, Rent Assessment Board, Rose Bennett-Cooper; Senior Director, Housing Management, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Authrine Scarlett; and Legal Officer in the Ministry, Patricia Ramsaran, listen to Senior Director, Land Administration Unit in the Ministry, Vincent Haldane. Occasion was the first public consultation on the amendments to the Rent Restriction Act at the Portmore HEART Academy on Tuesday (May 15).

Landlords Encouraged to Register With Rent Board

Acting Director, Non-Communicable Diseases and Injury Prevention, Ministry of Health, Dr. Beverley Wright, speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank.

‘Ready, Set, Sweat’ on World Hypertension Day

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSectoral Debate 2018/2019

NLA Working to Implement Electronic Land Titling

The National Land Agency (NLA) is working with three entities to facilitate the implementation of electronic land titling in Jamaica. They are Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), and the World Bank. Consultants are being employed to assist with designing the system, which will include legislative changes to the Registration of Titles Act, to allow for records...

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSectoral Debate 2018/2019

Government Begins Work on Disaster Risk Financing

Minister without Portfolio in the Finance and the Public Service Ministry, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government has “put in motion and is far along with the analytic work” that will guide the eventual establishment of a policy framework for disaster risk financing ahead of a disaster. “Local and international stakeholders will be consulted. It will be based on the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), examines items included in some of the 150 fully equipped midwifery bags provided under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), at a handover ceremony held at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on Oxford Road in St. Andrew on May 15. Others (from left) are Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Coordinator for PROMAC, Dr. Simone Spence, and Deputy Director General at the PIOJ, Barbara Scott.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Says Stakeholders Need to Redouble Efforts for MDGs

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says stakeholders need to redouble their efforts for Jamaica to attain the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The Minister said the targets are “realistic” and that the country has made progress and continues to achieve success, adding that greater efforts will “ensure that we meet those targets that we have...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third right); and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (third left), point to the top of the Workers’ Monument where an image will be erected to honour those persons who fought during the labour movement 80 years ago. Occasion was the annual Commemoration and Remembrance Ceremony at the monument, downown Kingston on Tuesday (May 15). Looking on (from left) are Chief Financial Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited, Clover Moodie; President, Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan; Vice President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions, Lorraine Brown; and Councillor, Tivoli Gardens Division, Donovan Samuels.

8 years ago Labour

Workers’ Monument to be Upgraded

The Workers’ Monument located at the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Pechon Street in downtown Kingston will be upgraded with an image that fittingly honours those persons who fought during the labour movement 80 years ago. The announcement was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, during her address at the annual Commemoration and...

Medical Entomologist in the Ministry of Health, Sherine Huntley Jones, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Summer Vector Eradication Drive Begins June

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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, making his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 15.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Feasibility Study for CSEZ to be Completed in July

A comprehensive feasibility study for the Caymanas Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) is expected to be completed in July. This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during his Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 15. “The study considers the best uses and development phasing of...

8 years ago EnergySectoral Debate 2018/2019

PCJ and GEF Trust Fund to Invest in Energy-Efficient Projects

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund are jointly investing in energy-efficient and renewable energy interventions in six local institutions at a cost of US$2.1 million. They are the May Pen, Black River, Savanna-la-Mar, National Chest and Bellevue hospitals, and the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre. “They will receive solar water heaters and...