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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

Salute to Westmoreland

Scores of Westmorelanders journeyed to Kingston on Thursday (November 23) to participate in the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) ‘Salute to the Parish of Westmoreland’ cultural event. The IOJ, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is greeted by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack (centre), on his arrival at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Thursday (November 23) to participate in the 8th staging of the annual National Health Research Conference. Also pictured is Acting Head, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Drug Testing Laboratory, Sonia Thomas-Gordon.

Gov’t Providing Grants for Health Research

A team from the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (from left) Public Relations Manager, Michka McCreath; Director, Planning, Research and Monitoring Unit, Andrea Patterson-Morris; and Director, Research and Analysis, Simone Mckenzie-Mair, in a recent interview at the Ministry’s North Street office.

Ministry to Engage Stakeholders at Labour Market Forum in December

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third from left), speaks with Attorney General and Member of Parliament for West Central St. James, Marlene Malahoo Forte (second left), during a tour of flood-affected areas in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 23). Others on the tour are General Manager of RIU Montego Bay, Frank Sondern (left); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (fourth left, partially hidden); Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for East Central St. James, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (5th left); and Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), who is also Member of Parliament for North West St. James.

People Must Be Aware of the Threat of Climate Change – PM

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (left), explains the functions of the Mobile Justice Unit to resident of Washington Gardens, Beverley Williams, at the Washington Gardens Seventh-day Adventist Church, today (November 23).

Mobile Justice Unit Offers Services to Residents of Washington Gardens

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), walks through mudded streets in the aftermath of heavy flooding that affected Montego Bay on November 22. The Prime Minister visited the Second City on Thursday (November 23) to assess the damage.

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Gov’t to Assist Mobay Flood Victims

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government will be assisting persons who have been affected by the massive flooding that ravaged sections of Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (November 22). Addressing the media following a tour of the affected areas on Thursday (November 23), Mr. Holness said that in addition to a $20-million emergency allocation from...

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant, gives an overview of the Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) project at the project’s launch held at the Police Commissioner’s offices on Old Hope Road today (November 23).

8 years ago InformationNational Security

Violence Interruption and Prevention Initiative Launched

A violence interruption and prevention initiative geared at promoting kindness to combat destructive thoughts, words and actions has been developed by Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant. The project, which is dubbed Acts of Random Kindness (ARK), builds on the Youth Empowerment and Mentorship (YEM) Programme, which has among its core values, kindness. The YEM Programme, which encouraged positive...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left); and Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shigeru Maeda, exchanging copies of the co-financing loan contract for the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP), which they signed on Thursday, (November 23) in the Executive Conference Room at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Kingston.

8 years ago EnergyFinance & Public ServiceVision 2030

Gov’t Signs US$15-Million Loan for Energy Efficiency Programme

The Government of Jamaica has signed a US$15-million loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the Energy Management and Efficiency Programme (EMEP). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, explained that the sum is the second portion of a joint loan of US$30 million for the roll-out of the EMEP. He...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), greets Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) awardee, Sanjay Carter (second right), at an awards ceremony for youngsters in State care organised by the agency, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on November 22. Others (from left) are State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green; and Attorney-at-law, John Clarke.

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Youngsters in State Care Awarded for Their Achievements

Fifty-seven youngsters in State care were awarded for their academic achievements in external examinations at a ceremony organised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The youngsters qualified for the awards after obtaining four or more subjects in the recent sittings of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). They were presented with...

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PM Holness Announces Island wide Pothole Patching and Mitigation

The Government is to undertake an island-wide road patching programme. The announcement was made on Tuesday (November 21) by Prime Minister Andrew Holness in Parliament. The Prime Minister said each constituency will be allotted ten million dollars. The funds which are being allocated from the Road Maintenance Fund, the Tourism Enhancement Fund and the Consolidated Fund will also be used...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. (FILE)

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Record Number of Persons Employed

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that a record 1,216,200 persons were employed as at July 2017. Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, said the figure, contained in STATIN’s Labour Force Survey, represents an increase of 29,200 persons relative to July 2016, and is the highest ever recorded for a single month....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander (left), speaks with Capacity Building Specialist, Lourdes Pillajo, at the start of a two-day Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Development Programme in Energy Efficiency (EDPEE) Onsite Workshop at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston on Wednesday, November 22.

8 years ago EnergyScienceTechnologyVision 2030

Country on Mission to Have 30% of Electricity Generated from Renewables

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Hillary Alexander, says the country is on a mission to have 30 per cent of its electricity generated from renewables by the year 2030. Mrs. Alexander was speaking at the start of the two-day Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) Executive Development Programme in Energy Efficiency (EDPEE) Onsite Workshop at the...