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

$16.5 Billion to Develop and Improve Infrastructure

A sum of $16.55 billion has been earmarked in the 2017/18 Budget for works-related projects aimed at developing and improving the country’s physical infrastructure. The allocation represents 82 per cent of the $22.8 billion allocated to the Ministry of Economic...
Principal, Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy (left), receives educational toolkits from World Bank Country Representative in Jamaica, Galina Sotirova, during a session focusing on Gender-Based Violence and women
Principal, Ardenne High School, Nadine Molloy (left), receives educational toolkits from World Bank Country Representative in Jamaica, Galina Sotirova, during a session focusing on Gender-Based Violence and women's economic empowerment at the school in Kingston, on March 9.

Jamaicans Urged to Reject Negative Stereotypes
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), looks on as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (right), and Principal of Middleton Primary School in St. Thomas, Jennifer Crawford, sign an agreement for a $10-million (US$82,214) grant to the institution to construct a canteen. The signing took place at the Ambassador’s Paddington Terrace residence in St. Andrew on March 9. The sum has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Programme.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), looks on as Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (right), and Principal of Middleton Primary School in St. Thomas, Jennifer Crawford, sign an agreement for a $10-million (US$82,214) grant to the institution to construct a canteen. The signing took place at the Ambassador’s Paddington Terrace residence in St. Andrew on March 9. The sum has been provided under the Japanese Government’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Programme.

Schools in St. Mary to be Expanded
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), gives remarks at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the crafting of technical plans for the development of a centre of Government at National Heroes Park, at Jamaica House on Thursday, March 9. Also pictured (from left) are China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao; President of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Xuexuan Zheng; President of China Construction America (CCA), South America, Tiger Wu; and Senior Vice President of CCA, Daniel Liu. Signatories to the MOU are CCA, a subsidiary of CSCEC, the Government of Jamaica and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second left), gives remarks at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the crafting of technical plans for the development of a centre of Government at National Heroes Park, at Jamaica House on Thursday, March 9. Also pictured (from left) are China’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao; President of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), Xuexuan Zheng; President of China Construction America (CCA), South America, Tiger Wu; and Senior Vice President of CCA, Daniel Liu. Signatories to the MOU are CCA, a subsidiary of CSCEC, the Government of Jamaica and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC).

Plans Advanced for Gov’t Campus at National Heroes Park
Business Development Manager at VIP Attractions, Ka-el Clarke (left), hands over a cheque valued at $34, 913.92 to Operator of Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre, Doreen Hayden-Brown, to assist with repairs to the lighting at the facility. Sharing the moment (from right) are Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Senior Inspector for St. Catherine, Yvette Edwards-Wilson; ECC Development Officer, Simone Ellis-Dixon, and ECC Inspector, Tanya Rose-Reid. Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre is the first early-childhood institution in St. Catherine to be certified by the ECC.
Business Development Manager at VIP Attractions, Ka-el Clarke (left), hands over a cheque valued at $34, 913.92 to Operator of Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre, Doreen Hayden-Brown, to assist with repairs to the lighting at the facility. Sharing the moment (from right) are Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Senior Inspector for St. Catherine, Yvette Edwards-Wilson; ECC Development Officer, Simone Ellis-Dixon, and ECC Inspector, Tanya Rose-Reid. Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre is the first early-childhood institution in St. Catherine to be certified by the ECC.

Portmore-Based Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre Certified By ECC

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Gender Affairs

Online Platform to Raise Awareness on Gender-Based Violence

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has developed a regional online platform – ‘Break the Silence’ – aimed at raising awareness on gender-based violence. A soft launch was held during the International Day Women’s Concert on March 8 at Emancipation Park, Kingston, under the theme ‘Unite to End Gender-based Violence’. The online platform, developed in collaboration with the Ministry of...
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Director in the Department of Community Services and Development at the University of Technology (UTech), Paulton Gordon.
Local Government

Wellness Fest in Kintyre

The recently held community intervention activity in Kintyre, St. Andrew, dubbed ‘Wellness Fest’ and staged by the University of Technology (UTech), in collaboration with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and other partners, is being hailed as successful. Director in the Department of Community Services and Development at UTech, Paulton Gordon, told JIS News that the reaction by residents of Kintyre...
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In this file photo a convoy of Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles (PMVs) departs Up Park Camp.
National Security

JDF Gets US$11.6 Million to Improve Offshore Patrol and Aerial Surveillance

A sum of US$11.6 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard and Air Wing in the 2017/18 financial year to improve its offshore patrol and aerial surveillance capabilities. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the disclosure in his Budget Debate presentation, titled ‘Journey to Prosperity’, in the House of Representatives...
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The House of Representative.
Budget 2017/2018

New Public Debt Definition will Help to Achieve Target

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says following the adoption of the new public debt definition, Jamaica will be closer to achieving its sustainable legislative debt target within the next eight years, or sooner. The new debt definition identifies public debt as the consolidated debt of the specified public sector, except the Bank of Jamaica. The specified...
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, highlighting the activities for World Consumer Rights Day on Wednesday, March 15, at JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 9.
Commerce

Empowering Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will be observing World Consumer Rights Day on Wednesday, March 15, under the theme ‘Empowering Consumers in the Digital Age’. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ yesterday (March 9), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen, said the agency will be hosting a week of activities from March 12 to 17 to highlight...
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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (third left), participates in the planting of the Turnera Campaniflora in the Chinese Gardens at the Hope Botanical Gardens, St. Andrew, during the recently held Science in the Gardens event. Others (from left) are Director General at the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), Professor the Hon. Errol Morrison; Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley; Superintendent of the Public Gardens Division Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Demoy Nash; Saints Peter and Paul Preparatory School student, Sahai Lewis-Mayne; and Hope Valley Experimental student, Jabilo Needham.
Science

SRC to Test Plant for Medicinal Properties

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) will be undertaking research on the Turnera Campaniflora plant, which is believed to have medicinal properties. Executive Director of the SRC, Dr. Cliff Riley, told JIS News that the plant, which is endemic to Jamaica, is related to ‘ramgoat dash along’ which is used to treat hypertension and is expected to have similar features. He...
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