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Director of Production, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, acknowledges a student wanting to answer her question at Mona High School’s recently held Career Day.
Director of Production, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell, acknowledges a student wanting to answer her question at Mona High School’s recently held Career Day.

Schools Report Successful Staging of Career Week Activities

A number of schools around Jamaica are reporting a successful staging of National Career Week activities at their institutions under the theme: ‘Expanding Horizons for Vision 2030’. Students at all levels in the six regions of the Ministry of Education,...
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during last Tuesday’s (February 21) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston.
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addresses journalists during last Tuesday’s (February 21) quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston.

BOJ Implements Structural Reforms to Support Growth Target
Director of Licensing and Registration at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Maurice Thompson. The Commission is reminding owners and operators of gaming machines and prescribed premises that their licenses are due for renewal by April 1, 2017.
Director of Licensing and Registration at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission Maurice Thompson. The Commission is reminding owners and operators of gaming machines and prescribed premises that their licenses are due for renewal by April 1, 2017.

Gaming Licenses to be Renewed by April 1
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), assists in displaying a cheque valued at $310 million, donated to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Thursday (February 23). The Institution was presented with the cheque during a function held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices on Trafalgar Road, new Kingston. The funds will go towards advancing the Institution’s training in logistics and other areas. Others pictured from second left are: Executive Director for the CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Suzette Buchanan
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (left), assists in displaying a cheque valued at $310 million, donated to the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), by the Universal Service Fund (USF), on Thursday (February 23). The Institution was presented with the cheque during a function held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) offices on Trafalgar Road, new Kingston. The funds will go towards advancing the Institution’s training in logistics and other areas. Others pictured from second left are: Executive Director for the CMI, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, Chairman of the USF, Robert Lawrence, and Chief Executive Officer of the USF, Suzette Buchanan

USF Provides $310 Million in Funding to the CMI
Kingston’s Mayor, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, during Friday’s (February 24) 133rd birthday anniversary commemorative ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston.
Kingston’s Mayor, Senator, Councillor Delroy Williams, lays flowers at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, during Friday’s (February 24) 133rd birthday anniversary commemorative ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston.

PHOTOS: Flowers for Bustamante

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AgricultureBudget 2017/2018

$180 Million to Improve Competitiveness in Agriculture

The Agricultural Competitiveness Programme has received an allocation of $180 million to improve the sector’s performance on the national and international markets. Details are outlined in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project aims to increase capacity of small and medium farmers to access national and international markets, improve the performance of the country’s...
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Youth Empowerment Officer at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Ruth Lawrence (right), addresses students from the Waterford High School attending the Jamaica Cancer Society’s 7th annual Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum, which was held under the theme ‘Mek Wi Talk Round 2’. The forum was held on February 23 at the Courtleigh Auditorium, in Kingston.
Health & Wellness

Students Take Part in Anti-Tobacco Forum

Scores of high-school students participated in the Jamaica Cancer Society’s seventh annual Anti-Tobacco Youth Forum, held on February 23 under the theme: ‘Mek Wi Talk Round 2’. The forum, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston, formed part of the Society’s ongoing public-awareness campaign in the fight against tobacco usage by young persons. At the event, presentations were made by...
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National Mathematics Coordinator at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 23.
Education

Focus on Mathematics March 5-10

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has designated March 5-10 as National Mathematics Week. Thousands of students from grade four at the primary level through to grade 13 at the secondary level are expected to participate in the fifth staging of the Week, which will be held under the theme ‘Math Counts’, which is the theme for the general...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), converses with Director General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder (centre); and Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Government of the Virgin Islands, Dr. the Hon. Kedrick Pickering. Occasion was the opening of the 10th ILO meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on February 23.
LabourSocial SecurityVision 2030

Caribbean Labour Ministers Discuss Growth and Employment

Creating growth-driven economies that will provide better employment prospects for Caribbean nationals is the key agenda item at the 10th International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting, which is being held at The Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston. The two-day meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour is being held under the theme: ‘Realising Decent Work under the 2030 Agenda’. Among the objectives...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, addressing Justices of the Peace from Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny, during a training session at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St. James on Wednesday (February 22).
Justice

Justices of the Peace Being Trained to Better Serve Citizens

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, says the training of Justices of the Peace (JP) being undertaken by the Ministry will better enable them to serve the citizenry. “What we are trying to do is to equip our JPs to assist our citizens in as many spheres as possible (and) also to be able to point them...
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