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Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd right), examine the new drum cover developed by the Ministry of Health, to prevent mosquito breeding. The drum covers were introduced during a meeting with local government officials recently, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: the Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Levan A. Freeman (left) and Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health, Everton Baker.

Jamaicans Urged Not To Relax Against the Mosquito

The Ministry of Health is urging members of the public to take precautionary measures to prevent vector borne diseases by adopting several simple practices to reduce the mosquito population. Due to the drought conditions being experienced across the island, the...

) Minister with responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (left), is presented with a signed copy of the agreement formalizing the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) provision of approximately $11.7 million (US$100,000) in grant funding support for the Ministry’s Change Management Programme, by UNDP Country Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Arun Kashyap. The signing and presentation took place at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston, on Friday, July 31.

Gov’t Receives $11.7m Grant from United Nations Development Programme

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is engaged in conversation with Chief Financial Officer of the state oil refinery, Petrojam Limited, Delroy Brown, during the entity’s 2015 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) awards luncheon, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Friday, July 31. Rev. Thwaites was the keynote speaker.

Education Ministry Moving To Strengthen Student Homework Programme

Jamaicans Proud and Free for Independence

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (2nd left), participates in the breaking of ground for the construction of the new municipal building for the Westmoreland Parish Council at the project site in Savanna-La-Mar on Wednesday (July 29). Others (from left) are: Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Bertel Moore; Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Dwayne Vaz; and Member of Parliament for Eastern Westmoreland, Hon. Luther Buchanan.

Work To Get Underway On New Westmoreland Parish Council Building

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean (right) is in discussion with Dean of Psychology at the International University of the Caribbean, Dr. Margaret Barnett, and Motivational Speaker, Alvin Day, ahead of the fourth public lecture of the Institute for Educational Administration and Leadership-Jamaica, held at the International University of the Caribbean on Old Hope Road, St Andrew on July 28.

11 years ago Education

$150 Million Invested in TVET Education

Since last year, the Government invested more than $150 million in outfitting school laboratories and workshops, and upgrading of teachers in the areas of technical, vocational education and training (TVET). This is keeping with the emphasis on equipping students with the requisite training and skills demanded by the global labour market. “The Government of Jamaica sees TVET as an important...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre), speaks with Yanique Watt (left) about her coding design, during a tour of the McGregor Gardens Community Access Point in Kingston on July 29, where girls are being engaged in a coding summer camp. Looking on is camp participant Ashley Wilson.

11 years ago Technology

Girls Learning To Code

Come tomorrow (July 31), some 37 girls from communities in the Corporate Area, will complete two weeks of fun but intensive training in coding. The girls, who are under the age of 18, are participating in coding summer camps at centres on Deanery Road and McGregor Gardens in Kingston. The staging of the two-week camps is in keeping with efforts...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), hands over a drum cover developed by the Ministry to Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott. The drum covers were introduced to local government officials during a meeting on Tuesday (July 28) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. In background is Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Partners With Local Government to Distribute Drum Covers

The Ministry of Health is partnering with the Local Government and Community Development Ministry to reproduce and distribute the special drum covers that have been developed to guard against the breeding of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The covers are for use on 45–55 gallon drums, which the Health Ministry has found, are the main breeding habitat for the Aedes aegypti,...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), is provided with details about mangrove research and development at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Marine Laboratory and Biodiversity Centre at Port Royal, by Outreach Officer, Chauntelle Green (2nd left), during a tour of the facility on July 28. The UWI has partnered with the National Works Agency (NWA) to undertake a mangrove re-planting project along the Palisadoes Road shoreline, in Kingston. Also listening (from left) are: NWA Major Projects Director, O’Reilly Henry; NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter; and Director, Mona Geo-Informatics Institute (MGI), University of the West Indies (UWI), Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee.

11 years ago Works / Construction

NWA Partners with UWI to Replant Mangroves along Palisadoes Road

The National Works Agency (NWA) has partnered with the University of the West Indies (UWI) to undertake a mangrove replanting project along the Palisadoes Road shoreline, in Kingston, at a cost of over $8 million. This five-year engagement entails the planting of approximately 6,000 mangrove saplings within a 3,000 square metre area, on the Kingston Harbour side of the roadway....

Chief Executive Officer of the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), Judith Ramlogan.

11 years ago Commerce

COJ Amnesty Ends July 31

It is the final week for business entities to cash in on tremendous savings in the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) Amnesty, which ends Friday, July 31. The COJ is urging persons who have not yet utilised the amnesty period to do so now, as it will not be extended after July. Documents due for pick-up on July 30 and...

Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce.

11 years ago Education

Sydney Pagon STEM Academy Making an Impact

The Sydney Pagon Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Academy in St. Elizabeth has been making a positive impact on the education landscape in the parish. Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Raymond Pryce, said since the upgrading of the then Elim Agricultural School to the STEM Academy a year ago, the institution has already established itself as...

Chairman of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme (PSTM), Pat Francis, makes a point at a recent Jamaica House media briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Votes In For Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Public votes totaling 16,523 have been received from customers for the entity and person of their choice in the 2014/2015 Public Sector Customer Service Competition. Public votes will determine winners for the ‘Best Customer Service Agency’ and ‘Best Customer Service Officer’ categories, which are to be announced in the awards ceremony in October this year. The competition is a biennial...