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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

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Audrey Sewell, has been recognised for her contribution to the implementation and development of the Career Advancement Programme (CAP). CAP is the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s flagship youth education...

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

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)

SDC Working to Advance Community Development

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

DBJ Provides $8 Billion in Funding Support for Businesses

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...

8 years ago Transport

US 6 Billion Dollar Chinese Investment Project….A Game Changer For Jamaica.

Executive Vice- Governor, of Gansu Province in China, Huang Qiang, says his government is ready to invest up to US 6 Billion Dollars to develop an Industrial Park and Special Economic Zone alongside the JISCO/ALPART operations in Nain, St Elizabeth. This announcement came at the signing of a Framework Agreement on Thursday and follows closely on the heal of a...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, addressing Friday’s (February 9) launch of the PIOJ’s 2015 State of the Jamaican Climate Report at the University of the West Indies Mona Campus in St. Andrew.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PIOJ Launches Jamaican Climate Report

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), on Friday (February 9), launched its 2015 State of the Jamaican Climate Report, which provides a concise overview of data and information on Jamaica’s climate. The report, which is an update of the 2012 edition, builds on the core data in the previous report, and is a first reference point with respect to parameters...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), interacts with students from the St. Mary-based Port Maria High School, Jhazanna Johnson (centre), and Tajaughn Dowie, at the launch of the Ministry’s ‘School Days Count’ initiative in the parish on Thursday (February 8).

8 years ago EducationOffice of the Prime Minister

$5.9-Million Programme Launched to Boost School Attendance by PATH Beneficiaries

The Government has launched a $5.9-million incentive programme aimed at increasing secondary-school attendance by students benefiting under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). Dubbed ‘School Days Count’, the two-year initiative will roll out between February and April in 34 institutions that have below-70 per cent attendance levels. It will offer a range of cash and non-cash incentives...