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State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

Government Reiterates Need to Maintain Wage-to-GDP Ratio

The Government is reiterating that in order to maintain the targeted wage to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio and remain fiscally responsible, it is unable to accede to the requests of the nation’s teachers. “Our teachers have asked for an...

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister, greeted one of the many factory workers after the Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited Official Factory Opening & Launch of Gold Seal Flour.

Government Policy Creating Flourishing Business Environment – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Seprod Group’s new $3-billion state-of-the-art grains mill, Jamaica Grain and Cereals Limited, during a ceremony at the facility’s location on Felix Fox Boulevard in Kingston on Thursday (March 15). Also participating (from left) are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Opposition Spokesman for Development and Physical Planning, Anthony Hylton; mother of Seprod’s Chairman, Paul B. Scott (pictured fifth left), Susan Scott; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, Dr. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda; and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Commodity Trading and Milling and President, Seaboard Overseas Trading Group, Seaboard Corporation, Dave Dannov. Also pictured in the background is Seprod’s CEO, Richard Pandohie.

PM Welcomes $3-Billion Investment by Seprod

Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Youth Service (NYS), Julia Smiley Green, highlights the various programmes being undertaken by the agency, at a JIS Think Tank on March 13.

NYS to Reach More Young People With Disabilities

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), listens as Executive Chairman of the LASCO Group of Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), provides details about the company’s low-sugar food drinks, which were launched during a press conference at the company’s Central Village plant in St. Catherine on Wednesday (March 14). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), samples the drink.

Health Minister Welcomes Lasco’s Low-Sugar Food Drinks

8 years ago Social Security

Programme Director Says NIDS Will Serve to Eliminate Corruption

Programme Director of the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, says the system will serve to eliminate the prevalence of corruption across several government agencies. “You have persons being paid to deliver quality services, but because of inefficiencies… you don’t get these services on time, so, as a result, you have to pay somebody to get it done for you...

8 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaica Midlife Health Society to Host Sleep Symposium

Sleep deprivation can result in a number of harmful effects on individuals over prolonged periods of time. These can range from depression and attention deficit disorders to increased blood pressure and weight gain. To highlight the key factors that contribute to sleep apnea as well as the likely effects on the body and possible remedies, the Jamaica Midlife Health Society...

Members of the Jamaican water polo team take part in a practice session at the recently upgraded National Aquatic Centre at the National Stadium in Kingston, on March 14, when the upgraded facility was handed over by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

8 years ago Sport

Sport Minister Hands Over Refurbished Aquatic Centre

The Aquatic Centre located at the National Stadium has been refurbished for the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Swimming Championships to be held from March 16 to April 4. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, handed over the facility to Independence Park Limited on March 14. The work, which was undertaken by the Sports Development Foundation...

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Daniel Pryce, closes his eyes in prayer during the Supernatural Encounter Jamaica (SEJ) Prayer Breakfast at the Wexford Hotel in Montego Bay on Monday, March 12. Praying with him are Reverend Al Miller (left) of the Fellowship Tabernacle and Reverend Mary Wildish of the Trumpet Call Ministries, the organisers of the SEJ.

8 years ago National Security

Clergy Urged to Provide Spiritual Intervention in Fight against Crime

Colonel General Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Daniel Pryce, has called on members of the clergy to join the security forces in the fight against crime by injecting spiritual intervention. He noted that “different lines of effort” are needed to deal with the challenges facing Montego Bay and Jamaica in general, and the church has a major role...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

8 years ago Youth

CPFSA Formalising Mentorship Programme

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, says the agency is currently formalising a mentorship programme, through which young children can be guided by positive role models. Speaking at the launch of Sarah’s Children, an advocacy group formed to protect children and the elderly from abuse, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

8 years ago Education

Education Minister Commends UWI for Launching CCEP

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has thanked the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, for launching the Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning (CCEP), which will assist schools to create their annual school improvement plans. The local arm of the CCEP was launched on Wednesday (March 14), at the UWI Regional Headquarters in Mona,...

Director General of the National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison (right), engages in conversation with Acting High Commissioner of South Africa to Jamaica, His Excellency Phillip Riley. Occasion was the official launch of the South Africa/Jamaica Joint Research Projects and Indigenous Knowledge Technology and Innovation three-day workshop, at Eden Gardens Wellness Resort and Spa in Kingston on March 14.

8 years ago Technology

Six Researchers Selected for Jamaica/South Africa Project

Six researchers have been selected as recipients under the Jamaica/Republic of South Africa (RSA) Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, which seeks to promote and support collaboration between the countries in the fields of science and technology. They are Dr. Rupika Delgoda and Dr. Peter Nelson from the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies; and Executive Director...