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Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation meeting at its Church Street offices in downtown Kingston on February 13.

Councillors Encouraged to Acquaint Themselves with Building Act

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, has called on colleagues in the Municipality to acquaint themselves with the Building Act of 2017. The law was passed in the House of Representatives last year with 24 amendments and in the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), reads to children attending the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) ‘Read Pon Di Cawna’ event held recently at Orange Park, downtown Kingston. Seated next to Mr. Green is Executive Director of the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse-Deslandes.

Over 800 Children Benefit From Early Childhood Commission Reading Fair

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, is presented with a citation from Director, Career Advancement Programme (CAP), Meloney Rhynie at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information/CAP special awards luncheon held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday, February 12.

Audrey Sewell Honoured for Contribution to CAP

Deputy Financial Secretary, Strategic Human Resource Management, Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Wayne Jones, speaking at a Think Tank held at the JIS’s head office in Kingston recently.

Special Early Retirement Offers Many Opportunities for Public-Sector Employees

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses the opening of Partners Interventional Centre of Jamaica on February 8 at Medical Associates Hospital, in St. Andrew. Located on the second floor of the hospital at 18 Tangerine Place, the centre is a privately owned and operated medical unit dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Government Engages Team from PAHO/Who for National Health Insurance Scheme

8 years ago Local Government

Shoreline from Breezy Castle to Harbour View to Be Restored

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be leading the restoration and protection of the shoreline from Breezy Castle (Kingston Harbour) to Harbour View. Senator Williams informed that it is noticeable that the roadway is being eroded and a meeting will be held with JSIF “for them to bring us up to...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens as Executive Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon. (FILE)

8 years ago Local Government

SDC Working to Advance Community Development

Director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dr. Dwayne Vernon, says the agency continues to carry out its mandate to facilitate the economic progress of communities in order to advance national development. He noted that the entity has mapped and identified 775 communities in which it is working to support development. “Development has to be local,” Mr. Vernon said. “People...

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds. (FILE)

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Provides $8 Billion in Funding Support for Businesses

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has provided over $8 billion in funding support for businesses islandwide since the start of the 2017/18 fiscal year in April. Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds, says the funds have been made available through equity funding under the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP) as well as through capacity development and technical assistance initiatives. Mr. Reynolds...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), listens to British High Commissioner to Jamaica and The Bahamas, His Excellency Asif Ahmad, at the launch of the UK/Jamaica Fair and Songs of the UK in Jamaica competition at the British High Commission in New Kingston on February 12.

8 years ago Entertainment

Activities to Mark Reggae Music and Windrush Voyage

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says a series of events will take place to mark the 50th anniversary of reggae music in Jamaica and the 70th anniversary of the Empire Windrush voyage. The Windrush was the first of many ships that carried hundreds of Jamaicans to help with the rebuilding of the United Kingdom (UK) in...

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport discusses the upcoming UK/Jamaica Fair with His Excellency Asif Ahmad, British High Commissioner to Jamaica (second left); Leon Mitchell, Group Chief Marketing Officer, Jamaica National Bank and Gary

8 years ago Culture

Grange Sees New businesses with Britain in Cultural and Creative Industries Emerging Through UK-Jamaica Trade Fair

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has said that Jamaica will be provided with an avenue to pursue new business ventures particularly in the Cultural and Creative Industries with Britain through a UK-Jamaica Trade Fair to be held by the British High Commission in Kingston next month. Minister Grange spoke today as special guest of...

Founder of the ‘I Love MoBay’ Foundation, Douglas Gordon (centre), addresses the launch of the organisation on February 8, at the office of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce, in St. James. At left is Board Director, Janet Silvera; and at right is Executive Director, T’Shura Gibbs.

8 years ago CommerceIndustry

Foundation Launched to Showcase Montego Bay

The ‘I Love MoBay’ Foundation was officially launched on February 8 at the offices of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry in St. James. The brainchild of businessman, Douglas Gordon, the Foundation is a non-profit organisation focused on the sustainable development of Montego Bay into a socially and economically vibrant place to live, visit and invest. It aims...

Modernisation Specialist in the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers.

8 years ago Vision 2030

All Ministries Must Have Customer Service Improvement Plans by April

All ministries must have customer service improvement plans in place by the end of April 2018 as mandated by the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme. The aim is to reduce waste, save money and make the public institutions more efficient and effective for those who need them. The plans are a priority of the Service Excellence Programme (SEP), which...