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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (left), explains an interactive chart depicting various aspects of retirement planning which was mounted as part of Sagicor
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), observes as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, Richard Byles (left), explains an interactive chart depicting various aspects of retirement planning which was mounted as part of Sagicor's Pension Investment Seminar, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, yesterday (February 21). At right is Sagicor Chairman, R. Danny Williams.

Prime Minister Says Government will Work to Amicably Resolve Pension Issues

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is assuring public-sector stakeholders that the Government will work to amicably resolve any issues they may have with proposed pension-scheme reforms. “The posture of the Government will be to work towards resolution and...
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.

No Need to Touch IMF US$600 Million – BOJ Governor
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company, Joy Roberts (right), during the presentation of the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) semi-finalists at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (February 21). At left is Junior Advisor to the Minister, Giselle Jones.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), in discussion with Acting Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company, Joy Roberts (right), during the presentation of the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) semi-finalists at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, yesterday (February 21). At left is Junior Advisor to the Minister, Giselle Jones.

Work Advanced to Establish Jamaica Centre for Tourism and Innovation
Motorists travel on the Mandela Highway in St. Catherine, which is being widened from four to six lanes. The US$64-million project is funded through the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).
Motorists travel on the Mandela Highway in St. Catherine, which is being widened from four to six lanes. The US$64-million project is funded through the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP).

Expanded Mandela Highway to Ease Travelling Time
Senior Education Officer and Chair for the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, addresses the launch of Jamaica Day at Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St. James, recently. (FILE)
Senior Education Officer and Chair for the Jamaica Day Planning Committee, Marlon Williams, addresses the launch of Jamaica Day at Herbert Morrison Technical High School in Montego Bay, St. James, recently. (FILE)

Legacy the Focus on Jamaica Day

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Budget 2017/2018

New Fire Station for Mobay

Construction of a fire station on Barnett Street in Montego Bay, St. James, is to commence next fiscal year. A total of $286 million has been provided in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure for this and other initiatives under the Jamaica Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project. The money will also be used to provide two pumper trucks for the Jamaica Fire...
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Budget 2017/2018Education

Pit Latrines to be Replaced in Schools

More schools across the island are to benefit from the construction of 26 sanitation blocks this fiscal year. A sum of $200 million has been set aside in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out this activity under the School Sanitation Project. The project aims to replace pit latrines with flush toilets in order to reduce the contamination of...
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Justice

Training for All JPs in the West February 22

All Justices of the Peace (JPs) in western Jamaica are invited to the launch of training for that part of the island at the Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Mount Salem, St. James, on February 22. The ceremony, which will begin at 8:30 a.m., is targeted at JPs from Trelawny, Hanover, St. James and Westmoreland. Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschett,...
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Tourism

Jamaica Achieves Milestone in UNWTO

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica is the only country in the world that has the distinction of chairing both executive bodies of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Mr. Bartlett told JIS News that he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Affiliates in the UNWTO and that former Tourism Minister, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, chaired...
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Agriculture

RADA to Get Equipment

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is to receive additional equipment this fiscal year to enhance operations at seven agro-processing incubators. This will be facilitated under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), which has been allotted $126.5 million in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House. The sum will also be used to continue business-development support to seven...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Office of the Prime Minister

Prime Minister Announces Imminent Changes to Pension Fund

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says imminent policy changes will be made to existing pension schemes. Speaking at the annual Sagicor Pension Investment Seminar today (February 21), the prime minister said the changes will ensure greater efficiency of pension funds. “In the very near future there will be policy changes to ensure, facilitate, and promote better efficiency in terms of investments...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), speaks with Principal of the Newell High School, in St. Elizabeth, Paul Grant (second right), during a visit to the institution recently. Others (from left) are Councillor for the Pedro Plains Division of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, Jeremy Palmer; Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chairman of the Newell High School Board, Jason Henzell.
Education

Education Minister Pleased with Utilisation of Resources in Schools

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has expressed satisfaction at how financial and other resources are being used to assist the teaching-learning process in schools across St. Elizabeth. In an interview with JIS News following a recent tour of a number of primary and high schools in the parish, the Minister said the early disbursement...
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