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Secretary-General of CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque.

CARICOM Skills Certificate Widening Access to Employment Opportunities

Skilled Jamaicans and other qualified Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nationals are broadening their access to employment opportunities within the region through the free movement regime. With the acquisition of a Certificate of Recognition of CARICOM Skills Qualification, which is a provision...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks at a public consultation on the proposed amendments to the Rent Restriction Act, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 3). Seated is Senior Director, Housing Policy, Research and Monitoring Branch in the Ministry, Ms. Paula Parkes.

Changes to Rent Restriction Act Will Be Fair to Landlords and Tenants – Samuda

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), pins an anti child labour button on the jacket of Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), at the opening ceremony for a ‘Training of Trainers Workshop’ on Labour Inspection, with a focus on Child Labour, and Occupational Safety and Health held on July 2 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. At centre is Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Jamaica, His Excellency Carlos Alberto M. Den Hartog.

Labour Minister Reinforces Commitment to End Child Labour

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) presents Vice-Principal of Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School, Claudine Evette Bowen (right), with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education at the awards ceremony on the lawns of Jamaica House on June 27. Assisting the Prime Minister is Superintendent Michael Morrison.

Educator Receives PM’s Medal for Nearly 40 Years of Service

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right); Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third right); and Chairman of the Board of GraceKennedy Limited, Professor Gordon Shirley (third left), with GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme interns at the launch of the programme, held at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston, on July 2. Interns (from left) are Joshua Tulloch, Kayla Green, Keenan Nembhard, and Anastacia Davis.

Four Diaspora Students for Internship Programme Offered By Gracekennedy

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

JSIF Partners With RGD to Provide Birth Certificates

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has partnered with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to provide birth certificates to residents of 18 communities across the country. The project was scheduled to end in March, but an addendum was signed by both entities on April 11 to extend it until June 30, 2018. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the...

Director, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies, Dr. David Smith (left), speaks with Acting Director, Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Dr. Livingston White, at a function to announce a new course to be developed by CARIMAC, called ‘Communication Planning and Media Relations for Disaster Risk Reduction’. The ceremony was at CARIMAC, University of the West Indies, Mona, on Monday (July 2).

8 years ago EducationTechnology

CARIMAC Contracted to Develop New Online Course on Preparing for Natural Disasters

The Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) has been contracted to develop a new online course aimed at training persons in the Caribbean region on how to prepare for natural disasters and to manage communication in the aftermath. Offered by the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre of the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies (UWI),...

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2018/2019Transport

Airports Authority Coordinating Development of Vernamfield Aerodrome

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is coordinating activities for the development of the Vernamfield aerodrome in Clarendon. The entity is ready to begin fencing and other activities of the first designated 170 acres of the property after obtaining clearance to take possession. The budget estimate for the initial activities under the project is $300 million. Minister without Portfolio in...

Secretary-General, CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque (left), addresses a press conference on the upcoming 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston, on Monday (July 2). Also pictured is Ambassador LaRocque’s Advisor, Leonard Robertson.

8 years ago CARICOM

Decisions Taken at Heads of Government Conference to be Made Public

Decisions taken by delegates attending the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Montego Bay, St. James, will be communicated to the public following the event. This was disclosed by Secretary-General, CARICOM, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, during a press conference at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston on Monday (July 2). “We intend to publish...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addressing members of the craft sector during a recent meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James.

8 years ago Tourism

Tourism A Pivotal Driver of Economic Growth – Minister Bartlett

With tourism having contributed approximately $62.2 billion in revenue to the Government coffers in 2017, stakeholders say the industry is now indisputably Jamaica’s best bet in the quest to attain economic prosperity. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who heads the many persons articulating this view, points to revenue of $33.2 billion in visitor expenditure and $29 billion in direct taxes...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes a point during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on June 27. In the background is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

8 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2018/2019

JSIF to Continue Programme of Community Intervention

For the financial year 2018/2019, the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will continue its programme of community intervention, supported by overseas loans and grant funding. Making his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 27, Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, said that, currently, the organisation has...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), and Board Chairman, Special Olympics Jamaica, Aldrick “Allie” McNab (left), congratulate 2018 National Summer Games gold medallist, Shereen Gordon, after she won her event at the Independence Park multipurpose court in Kingston on June 29. Messrs. Terrelonge and McNab attended the opening ceremony for the two-day event, which concluded on June 30.

8 years ago Social SecuritySport

Jamaica to Participate in Special Olympics International’s 50th Anniversary Games

Jamaica will join a host of other countries from around the world in celebrating Special Olympics International’s 50th anniversary this year. Special Olympics Jamaica, which marks its 40th anniversary this year, will participate in several events organised by the international body, which get under way on July 17 with a four-day unified football tournament in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jamaica is...