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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, informs the House that he has tabled the Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2017/18 financial year, at the sitting on Tuesday (March 13).

Net Revenue Inflows from SFPBs Projected at $57 Billion

Net revenue inflows from Self-Financing Public Bodies (SFPBs) to the Government for fiscal year 2018/19 are projected at approximately $57.3 billion. This is outlined in the 2018/19 Fiscal Policy Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently by...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes the Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) motion for applause, while speaking at the Regional Disability Studies Conference on March 13 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew. The event was organised by the Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS) on the Mona Campus.

Major Upgrading for National Stadium and Trelawny Multipurpose Facility

Senior Lecturer in Anatomic Pathology and Consultant Pathologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Nadia Williams, addresses Colon Cancer Medical Symposium on March 11 at the Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Hotel in St. James.

Persons Encouraged to Get Screened for Colon Cancer

Twenty-three-year-old master’s student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, and former ward of the state, Dwayne Haynes.

Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Revenue Strategy Being Strengthened

8 years ago Prime Minister

PM Holness Thanks Ambassador Clarke for Public Sector Service

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today thanked Ambassador Dr Nigel Clarke for his service to Jamaica as Chairman of the National Housing Trust, Chairman of the Board of the Port Authority of Jamaica and Deputy Chairman of the Economic Growth Council. Having been elected as Member of Parliament for NW St. Andrew last week Ambassador Clarke has given up all positions...

8 years ago Commerce

Investment Policy Forum on Thursday

Development of Jamaica’s National Investment Policy will be the focus of discussions at a policy forum to be hosted by JAMPRO in partnership with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Thursday (March 15). The event will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott, New Kingston, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The proposed National Investment Policy aims to...

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, addresses the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by JAMPRO at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday (March 13).

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustryVision 2030

Jamaicans Must See Agriculture as Primary Source of Income -Cole

Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Courtney Cole, is calling on Jamaicans to change the culture of identifying agriculture as a vocation, to a primary source of income for the growth of the society. Speaking at the Agricultural Information Forum hosted by Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...

Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sophia Forbes Hall (second right), greets Country Director, British Council, Olayinka Jacobs Bonnick (left), during the launch of the social enterprise in secondary schools programme at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 12. Others (from second left) are President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Mutual Group, Courtney Campbell; and British High Commissioner to Jamaica and The Bahamas, His Excellency Asif Ahmad.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

$2.7- Billion Hike in Education Budget

The allocation to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information for financial year 2018/19 has increased by $2.7 billion, moving to $101.6 billion from $98.9 billion in 2017/18. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid in a statement read by Senior Education Officer in the Ministry, Sophia Forbes Hall, at the launch of the social enterprises...

Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.

8 years ago AgricultureTourism

Tourism Interests Urged to Invest in Agriculture

Chairman of the Tourism Linkages Council, Adam Stewart, is calling on hoteliers and other tourism interests, to invest in the local agriculture sector, noting that this is a sure-fire way of enhancing the country’s economic development. He notes that “for too long, we have been ignoring the obvious linkage between two of Jamaica’s most important sectors – agriculture and tourism...

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

8 years ago Education

GSAT to Go Ahead Next Week as Planned – Senator Reid

Minster of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will go ahead as planned on March 22 and 23. Speaking with JIS News on Tuesday (March 13), Senator Reid encouraged parents to do revision with their children at home to support the work being done by teachers in preparation for the...

Economic Growth Council (EGC) Executive Director, Senator Aubyn Hill, speaking at the EGC’s 4th quarterly briefing at Jamaica House earlier this year.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Work in Progress on Special Diaspora Bond

Work is advancing on the development of a special diaspora bond, being spearheaded by the Economic Growth Council (EGC), which could possibly see it being floated on the market this year. The bond will mainly target Jamaicans living in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, and is part of the EGC’s initiatives to assist with the Government’s undertaking to...