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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), presents the keys to one of two Toyota Hiace buses donated by the National Health Fund (NHF), to Regional Community Mental Health Supervisor for the Western Region, Jenieth Foster (second right), at the Pharmaceutical Division of the NHF on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on April 3. Also pictured (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NHF, Everton Anderson.

Some Recommendations of Mental Health Task Force to Be Implemented This Year

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says some of the recommendations made in a report by the Mental Health and Homelessness Task Force will be implemented this fiscal year. The report, received by the Minister in 2016, examines the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), views food items on display at the St. Mary Agricultural Show at the Gray’s Inn Sports Complex in Annotto Bay on Monday (April 2). At right is Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Mr. Peter Thompson, and at third right is Member of Parliament, South Eastern St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.

Shaw Says He is Ready to Make a Difference

Newly appointed judges with their Instruments of Appointment, following a swearing-in ceremony at King’s House on Tuesday (April 3). They are (from left) Justice Andrea Thomas and Justice Grace Henry McKenzie, who will serve as puisne judges in the Supreme Court, effective April 4; and Justice Leighton Pusey, who will act as a judge in the Court of Appeal, effective April 9.

Three Judges Promoted

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), tastes shredded coconut at the St. Mary Agricultural Show at Gray’s Inn Sports complex, on Monday (April 2). Others (from left) are Highgate Senior Citizens Club member, Louis Chambers; and President of the club, Robert Osbourne. The club designed and manufactured the electronic coconut shredder, which was on display at the event.

Agriculture Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Invest More in Idle Lands

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, interacts with patients in the antenatal clinic, Victoria Jubilee Hospital, following the recent launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the facility.

Volunteers for Compassionate Care Programme

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Ground Broken for Expansion of Ian Fleming Airport

New Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, on Thursday (March 29), broke ground for the expansion of the Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), in Boscobel, St. Mary. The Minister informed that the expansion will be done in phases and that the first is slated to cost $65 million. “Phase 1 of the project will include widening of the runway...

Manager at the Queen’s Warehouse in St. Andrew, Sharole Duffus-Straw (left), points to goods being stored at the facility, which was reopened on March 28. It was closed in 2015. Looking on are: Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker (centre), and Special Adviser at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Viralee Lattibeaudiere.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Reopens Queen’s Warehouse

The Government has reopened the Queen’s Warehouse at 230 Spanish Town Road, in St. Andrew, with more space added to facilitate importers. The complex was closed in 2015 due to concerns by the St. Andrew Public Health Department. It has since been upgraded and cleaned for the benefit of staff and persons who use the facility. “With the reopening of...

Modernisation of the State Specialist, IDB, Camila Mejia Giraldo (left), in conversation with former State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during a recent media event to highlight a reintegration programme being implemented by the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III.

8 years ago Finance & Public ServiceNational Security

IDB Commends CSJP and Ministry for Reintegration Programme

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III and its parent Ministry, National Security, have received commendations from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for its implementation of a reintegration programme that targets youth who have been in conflict with the law. Modernisation of the State Specialist with the IDB, Camila Mejia Giraldo, addressing a recent media event to highlight the...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnology

Government Proceeding with Revocation of Symbiote’s Licence

The Government has commenced the process to revoke the licence issued to telecommunications firm, Symbiote, which operates as Caricel Jamaica. This was disclosed by Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, who indicated that this follows the entity’s failure to comply with all of the stipulated conditions attached to its Domestic Mobile Spectrum Licence. “I have written...

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Senate Approves Motions to Extend State of Public Emergency in North St. Catherine

The Senate, on Thursday (March 29), unanimously approved two motions to extend the State of Public Emergency in the St. Catherine North Police Division until July 3, 2018, during its sitting at Gordon House. They are the Emergency Powers (No. 2) (Continuance) Resolution, 2018, and the Emergency Powers (No. 2) Regulations (Continuance) Resolution, 2018. All 16 members of the Senate...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), poses with students of Bethlehem Moravian College in St. Elizabeth, after addressing a guidance services symposium at the institution on March 27.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Education Ministry Exploring Revival and Establishment of Community Youth Clubs

Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry is exploring the possible revival of dormant youth clubs and establishing these in communities where they do not exist, particularly rural areas. He says this forms part of a move to create a medium through which young people, particularly tertiary students, can be engaged to participate in or...

Expo Jamaica 2018 Co-Chairman, Richard Coe (left), outlining details of this year’s 46th staging of the biennial trade show slated for April 19 to 22 at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, during a JIS Think Tank at the Agency’s head office. Looking on is Manager for Manufacturing, Energy and Mining at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Ricardo Durrant. The event is being jointly staged by the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) in collaboration with JAMPRO.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerce

JMA/JEA Focusing on ‘Advancing Breakthroughs’ at Expo Jamaica 2018

Over 350 exhibitors spanning 20 local industries are expected to showcase more than 2,000 products during this year’s 46th Expo Jamaica trade show at the National Arena and National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston from April 19 to 22. The biennial event is being jointly staged by the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) and Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) in collaboration with...