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Gov’t Taking Responsible Approach in Dealing with Situation at Cornwall Regional – Dr. Tufton

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has assured that the Government will continue to take a responsible approach in dealing with the situation affecting the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James. He noted that 33 out of 38 services...

Principal of Yallahs High School in St. Thomas, Mark Malabver, addresses the recent launch of the Management Institute for National Development's (MIND) Repository of Public Sector Publication and Research at the entity's offices in St. Andrew. Seated (from left) are Librarian at MIND, Christopher Thomas; Registry and Records Management Officer, Evelyn Sutherland; and Manager of Research and Information Management, Kirk Frankson.

MIND Launches Repository of Public Sector Publications and Research

Minister without Portfolio in the the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Science, Technology and Special Projects

Energy Minister Recuperating in Hospital

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), examines the mural he unveiled as part of the official opening of the University of Technology (UTech) 60th Anniversary visual art exhibition, ‘Legacies’, at its Old Hope Road location in Kingston on Thursday (April 5). The mural was created by students of UTech on the wall of the Centre for the Arts, where the exhibition is being showcased. Also admiring the artwork (from left) are Director, Centre for the Arts, Philip Clarke; Associate Vice President, Advancement Division, UTech, Hector Wheeler; and Curator and Visual Arts Educator, UTech, Dr. Winston Campbell.

Programme to Help Creative Industry Practitioners

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

Main Building at Cornwall Regional to Be Evacuated This Weekend

8 years ago Local Government

Trelawny Surpasses Property Tax Target

Mayor of Falmouth, Colin Gager, says the Trelawny Municipal Corporation must be commended for Trelawny being the only parish other than Kingston and St. Andrew to reach and surpass the property tax target for the 2017/2018 financial year. The Mayor, who was speaking at the official opening of the Clark’s Town Transportation Centre in Trelawny on April 6, said the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to Alphansus Davis, retired principal of Spalding High School, at an appreciation function held at Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on April 5.

8 years ago Prime Minister

PM Singles Out Technical and Vocational Training for Special Attention

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the technical and vocational training areas are being singled out for focus, and that this has already begun with the National Youth Service (NYS) and the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) being merged with the HEART Trust/NTA. He says such an important and strategic move, which will create a national training...

8 years ago Social Security

National Standards Curriculum Promotes Inclusive Learning – Morris

Director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Floyd Morris, is hailing the National Standards Curriculum (NSC) being implemented in primary schools, noting that it promotes inclusive education. He said it will ensure greater focus on students with disabilities. “Some of the… negative attitudes towards persons with disabilities is because we isolate, in...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), is greeted by the University of Technology (UTech) President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie (right), at the opening ceremony of the President’s Knights Day on Thursday (April 5) at UTech’s Papine campus. At centre is the Dean, Faculty of Sports, UTech, Kamilah Hylton.

8 years ago CultureEntertainmentGender AffairsSport

State Minister for Sport Commends UTech

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has applauded the University of Technology (UTech) for conceptualising and hosting its inaugural President’s Knights Day. President’s Knights Day will be an annual event that celebrates and recognises the contributions students have made to the institution, especially in the area of sports. Speaking at the...

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Agriculture Minister on Growth Thrust

The new Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has indicated that he will be going full throttle in boosting agricultural production in order to cut down on food imports and grow the economy. He noted that the Administration has already committed to undertake “the largest farm road (rehabilitation) programme in the history of this country” and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), signs contract for the construction of the Port Maria Market in St. Mary, on April 5, at the Ministry in Kingston. Also signing (from left) are Chairman of the St. Mary Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marsha Henry Martin; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, St. Mary Municipal Corporation, Ethlyn Douglas. Observing are Chief Executive Officer, Dutch Construction Limited, Andrew Smith (left), and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Dwight Wilson.

8 years ago Local Government

Contract Signed for New Market in Port Maria

Within the next 12 months, vendors and customers who use the market on Hodgson Street in Port Maria, St. Mary, are expected to have access to a new facility. This follows the signing of a $56-million contract that will see the commencement of work to replace the old structure. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Chairman...

: Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), speaks with General Manager of IGL Limited, Wayne Kirkpatrick, about the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor heads at the launch at Devon House, St. Andrew, on April 4.

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Dr. Wheatley Welcomes Launch of LNG-Fuelled Vehicles by IGL

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, has commended IGL Limited for being the first company in Jamaica to introduce liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel its vehicles. The gas distributor on April 5 launched three LNG-powered tractor heads at Devon House in St. Andrew. The fuel is supplied by New Fortress Energy. The move is expected...