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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addresses students of St. Mary Technical High School in Richmond, St. Mary, after touring the institution’s chemistry laboratory, which was renovated at a cost of approximately $1.8 million by State oil refinery, Petrojam. The school was one of several in St. Mary comprising the Ministry’s Region Two that were visited by Senator Reid as part of a tour of institutions to mark the start of the 2017/18 academic year.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), addresses students of St. Mary Technical High School in Richmond, St. Mary, after touring the institution’s chemistry laboratory, which was renovated at a cost of approximately $1.8 million by State oil refinery, Petrojam. The school was one of several in St. Mary comprising the Ministry’s Region Two that were visited by Senator Reid as part of a tour of institutions to mark the start of the 2017/18 academic year.

Students to Pay for Damaged, Lost Textbooks

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says that students who damage, lose or fail to return the texts provided under the Government’s secondary-school book rental scheme will be required to pay for them. He said further...
Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, speaks about the institution’s impact on communities within its vicinity during a recent JIS Think Tank.
Executive Director of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Dr. Fritz Pinnock, speaks about the institution’s impact on communities within its vicinity during a recent JIS Think Tank.

CMI Making a Positive Impact on Nearby Communities
Programme Development Officer, Family Health Unit, Ministry of Health, Dr. Julia Rowe-Porter.
Programme Development Officer, Family Health Unit, Ministry of Health, Dr. Julia Rowe-Porter.

Gov’t Protecting Girls Against Deadly Cervical Cancer
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell (3rd left), interact with students from Wolmer’s Boys, William Knibb High and the Immaculate Conception High schools. Occasion was the launch of the Access to Information (ATI) National High School Essay Competition at the OPM in Kingston on September 25. At left is Acting Director of the ATI Unit, Tomica Daley.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), and Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Audrey Sewell (3rd left), interact with students from Wolmer’s Boys, William Knibb High and the Immaculate Conception High schools. Occasion was the launch of the Access to Information (ATI) National High School Essay Competition at the OPM in Kingston on September 25. At left is Acting Director of the ATI Unit, Tomica Daley.

Gov’t Committed to Free Flow of Information – Minister Reid
General Manager, Project Management, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm (left); Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on January 23 in Kingston. Under the MOU, 4,200 residents from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities are to receive birth certificates. Standing is Programme Officer for JSIF, Dawn Allison.
General Manager, Project Management, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm (left); Managing Director of JSIF, Omar Sweeney (centre), and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD), Deirdre English Gosse sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on January 23 in Kingston. Under the MOU, 4,200 residents from 18 Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP) communities are to receive birth certificates. Standing is Programme Officer for JSIF, Dawn Allison.

Hundreds of Inner-City Residents Receive Birth Certificates Through JSIF Initiative

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Finance & Public Service

Downtown Kingston Redevelopment on Track

General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Dr. Damian Graham, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to undertake the downtown Kingston Redevelopment Project. He highlights construction of new offices in downtown Kingston that will house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. “It is an 11-storey building worth almost $4 billion. The UDC was asked to step in with...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), presents Ackee Village vendor, Chantel Lindsay, with a HEART Trust/NTA certificate for successfully completing a customer service training programme. The presentation was made prior to the launch of the market located along the Dyke Road in Portmore in July.
Local Government

Ackee Village Jamaica’s Next Popular Food Spot?

Much like the Melrose Hill yam park in Manchester, Boston Jerk in Portland, and Little Ochi located on the border of Manchester and St. Elizabeth, the newly constructed Ackee Village in Portmore could become the next major food/rest stop in Jamaica, attracting locals and visitors to the island. The market, developed at lands along the Dyke Road, which links Portmore...
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Minister of Education, Youth & Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), listens to Principal, Wolmer’s Girls’ School, Colleen Montague, while on his visit to the school on September 25. At left is Region One Director, Ministry of Education, Capt. Kasan Troupe.
Education

All Primary Students Must Matriculate to Secondary School – Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says he is determined to have 100 per cent of primary-level students matriculating into secondary schools for a full five-year course of study. Speaking to students from Wolmer’s Boys’ and Girls’ schools in Kingston during their devotion on September 25, the Minister said Jamaica is only one per cent...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime MinisterTourism

Tourism Continues to be Main Growth Engine – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says tourism continues to be the main engine of economic growth, providing indirect employment for one in every four persons in the linked sectors. These include agriculture, the creative and cultural industries, entertainment, manufacturing, transportation, finance and insurance, electricity and water, and construction. “In 2016, the hotels and restaurants sector employed 94,850 persons,...
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TourismTransport

Sangster Upgrading to Position Airport as Major Player

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sangster International Airport, Dr. Rafael Echevarne, says the upgrading of the facility will help to position the airport as a key player in the economy. “We see ourselves playing a major role in Jamaica. We want to position ourselves as something that really stands out from being just a mere piece of infrastructure,” he said...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, speaks with Parent Mentor, Trevor Edmondson.
Youth

NPSC to Use Research to Improve its Work

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is to use qualitative research to greatly improve the execution of its mandate to provide support and advocacy for the nation’s parents. Speaking with JIS News, new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kaysia Kerr, said that greater levels of research, along with anecdotal data, will help to come up with creative solutions in their tasks....
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