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Programme Director for the National Identification System (NIDS), Warren Vernon, responds to a question at a NIDS town hall meeting held recently at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. Project Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Denzil Plummer; and Chief Technical Director, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, also addressed the session.

NIDS to Make Doing Business Easier

The National Identification System (NIDS) will make doing business easier with the use of one identification card. Chief Technical Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, says NIDS will provide easier access to services with the use...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), listens to banana and plantain farmer from Caenwood in Portland, Winsome Crossdale, during a tour of her farm on February 1, which was ravaged by recent heavy rains.

Gov’t Provides $55 Million for Portland Farmers; Moves to Protect Lands

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Portland resident, Andrea Rhoden, with an emergency relief cheque, at the Ministry’s parish office, in Port Antonio, on February 2. Approximately 112 persons in Portland, who suffered losses during heavy rains in January, are selected to receive grants.

Relief Grants Presented to Flood Victims

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

Debate Begins on Child Diversion Bill

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (FILE).

House Approves Bill to Set Up MOCA as Independent Body

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) is about to place an empty plastic bottle in a recycling bin, during the launch of the Environmental Wardens Programme in schools on February 1 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. From right are State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (right); Environmental Warden, Ricardo Gouldbourne; Chairman of Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL), Lucille Brodber; and Environmental Warden, Samantha Wilson.

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50 Environmental Wardens to Be Placed in Primary Schools

Fifty environmental wardens are to be placed in primary schools in Clarendon and Manchester under a pilot programme involving the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, and Recycling Partners of Jamaica Limited (RPJL). The wardens, who have already been trained, will have responsibility for managing the collection of plastic bottles in the institution they have been assigned. Education Minister, Senator...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second left), in discussion with Chairman of Carnival Corporation, Micky Arison (left), in Miami on January 26. Mr. Bartlett handed over the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and Ministry of Tourism (Jamaica) ‘Global Legend of the Caribbean Award’ to Mr. Arison at Carnival’s headquarters. Others (from third left) are Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald; Advisor/Strategist in the Ministry of Tourism, Delano Seiveright; and Senior Vice President of Global Port and Destination Development, Giora Israel.

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Tourism Minister Says Cruise Shipping Poised for Further Growth

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica’s cruise shipping is poised for even further growth, following commitments and “glowing reviews” from the major cruise lines. Mr. Bartlett, who is currently attending the Caribbean Travel Marketplace in Puerto Rico, said a recent trip to Carnival Corporation’s headquarters in Miami resulted in one of “the biggest cruise endorsements” Jamaica has received...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) cuts the ribbon to launch the National Careers Week and Skills Competition on Thursday ( February 1) at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. State Minister for Education, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), looks on. Others observing (from left) are HEART Trust/NTA National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 3 construction student, Paul Staple; Interim Managing Director, HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer; and Chairman of HEART Trust, Edward Gabbidon.

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Students to Showcase Technical Skills at National Careers Week Event

More than 6,000 students will put their technical abilities on display at the 2018 National Careers Week (NCW) and Skills Competition to be held from February 17 to 23 at the National Arena. Under the theme ‘Building the Future by Guiding the Present, the initiative, organised by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information in collaboration with public- and private-sector...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), hands over the accreditation certificate for the Veterinary Services Diagnostic Laboratory (VSDL) to Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Osbil Watson (third left) during a ceremony at VSDL’s offices on Old Hope Road in St. Andrew on January 31.Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), Sharonmae Shirley; Chairman, JANAAC, Simon Roberts; and Quality Manager, VSDL, Tricia Fraser.

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Veterinary Services Diagnostic Lab Accredited for Testing of Fish

The Veterinary Services Diagnostic Laboratory (VSDL) in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has been accredited to carry out tests on fish for the export market. The certification, from the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC), is for conducting two tests for heavy metals in the biological tissues of fish and amnesic shellfish toxins in fishery products. Portfolio...

Chairman, Board of Directors, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (right), addresses the ceremony for the signing of a memorandum of understanding between HEART Trust/NTA and the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), to provide skills training for persons interested in becoming employed in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, at HEART’s head office in Kingston, on Friday (February 2). At left is President, BPIAJ, Gloria Henry.

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HEART Signs with BPIAJ for Training

The HEART Trust/NTA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) to provide skills training for Jamaicans who desire to work in the growing business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. The signing took place in the boardroom of HEART Trust’s head office on Oxford Road in Kingston on Friday (February 2). Chairman, Board...

Finance and the Public Service Minister and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw (second left), points out something of interest to Chairman of Caribbean Cement Company, Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee (left); and Chairman of the Southern Regional Health Authority, Wayne Chen (third left), as they walk along the freshly repaved water-harvesting facility at Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester. The catchment facility, renovated by Carib Cement, was officially handed over on January 31. At right is General Manager of Carib Cement, Peter Donkersloot.

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Percy Junor Hospital Rainwater Harvesting Facility Restored

The newly restored water-harvesting facility that serves the Type C Percy Junor Hospital in Spaldings, Manchester, was officially handed over on Wednesday (January 31) by Carib Cement Company Limited, which undertook the work at a cost of $5 million. Finance and the Public Service Minister and Member of Parliament for North East Manchester, Hon. Audley Shaw, welcomed the restoration project,...

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (second left), congratulates winner of an inverter refrigerator in the Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) ‘Energy Matters Competition’, Albert Chin (second right), during the awards ceremony on February 2, at ATL’s showroom in Kingston. Observing (from left) are Managing Director of ATL, Danville Walker; and ATL’s Marketing Manager, Tanya Russell. The competition forms part of the Government’s World Bank-funded public education thrust to increase awareness of the Energy Security and Efficiency Enhancement Project (ESEEP) and other energy-related developments in Jamaica.

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Government Saves $150 Million through ESEEP

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government realised savings of $150 million last year through the Energy Security and Efficiency Enhancement Project (ESEEP). “That frees up money for other social programmes and to offset other expenses of the Government,” the Minister said. He was speaking at the Award of Prizes for the ‘Energy Matters...