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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison

OCA Hosts Workshop for Media Practitioners

Several media practitioners participated in a sensitisation workshop hosted by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Monday, April 30 at the The Courtleigh in Kingston. Facilitator, Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, told participants that the objective of the...

Mayor of Montego Bay, His Worship Homer Davis.

Stakeholders in St. James Welcome Extension of SOE

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), and Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), share a light moment with Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris, during Tuesday's (May 1) launch of activities for Workers' Week and Labour Day 2018. The launch took place at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Labour Day National Projects in St. Ann and St. Catherine

The Mico University College student and beneficiary of the Desmond Gascoigne Memorial Scholarship, Britonny Haye (left), exchanges warm greetings with Director of the scholarshp fund, Gloria Gascoigne (second right). Occasion was a reception for scholarship donors held on Monday (April 30), at Mico's campus on Marescaux Road in Kingston. Sharing the moment are Director of the James Lee and Clarice May Gore Memorial Scholarship, Christine Gore (second left); and Director of Alumni and Development at Mico, Sharon Wolfe.

Private Sector Urged to Increase Support for Financially Challenged Students

Noted educator Professor Errol Miller (second left) greets Country Director for the British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (second right) before the start of an empowerment session for educators at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (April 30). Looking on are Executive Director of the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), Dr. Winsome Gordon (left), and United Kingdom Consultant on Boys in Education, Dr. Tony Sewell. The session kicked off actvities for the British Council's Boys in Education Week from April 30 to May 3.

British Council Kicks Off Boys in Education Week

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Agriculture Minister to Place More Focus on Fisheries

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be placing more focus on fisheries during this fiscal year, with the hope of increasing the nation’s earnings from the sector. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House on May 1, Mr. Shaw said in addition to focusing on the development of this sector,...

8 years ago EducationPrime MinisterYouth

Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping Children out of School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income, to desist from doing so. “You’re not doing the child a favour (and) you’re certainly not supporting their full potential development by depriving them of one or...

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentPrime Minister

Full Employment within Reach – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is confident that Jamaica can attain full employment based on the growth in job-creating projects, which has boosted employment, leading to record declines in the unemployment rate. Unemployment has been trading downwards, reaching a low of 9.6 per cent as at January 2018, and there have been significant investment and development interests, particularly...

8 years ago Transport

Jamaica among 10 Pilot Countries for Reducing Ship Emissions Project

Jamaica is among 10 countries that have been selected to participate in the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) Project, which aims to support the implementation of energy-efficiency measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The others are Argentina, China, Georgia, India, Malaysia, Morocco, Panama, Philippines and South Africa. They will serve as lead pilot countries for implementing legal,...

8 years ago Youth

Jingle and Mascot Contests for Child Month

Jingle and mascot competitions are among activities being organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for Child Month in May. The Child Protection Jingle competition, which gets under way on May 3, invites young people to submit creative songs in keeping with the themes of childcare and protection. Chief Executive Officer of the CPFSA, Rosalee Gage-Grey, launched...

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Five Million Fruit Trees to be Planted over Five Years

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says an aggressive fruit tree planting programme will be implemented over the next five years. As part of this initiative, dubbed the Greening of Jamaica, the Jamaica 4-H Clubs will make available the first one million seedlings over the next year. “We want to plant one million fruit trees per year...

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Agriculture Minister to Craft Plan to Grow Sector

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be working towards developing a new plan during this fiscal year for long-term growth and sustainability in Jamaica’s agricultural sector. “If we are going to chart a new course for the agricultural sector, we must begin with a plan with a sufficiently long-term horizon,” Mr. Shaw said...