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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen (right), is in conversation with Chairman of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) Committee, Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels, during the 37th staging of the NLPB at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, January 19.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen (right), is in conversation with Chairman of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) Committee, Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels, during the 37th staging of the NLPB at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Thursday, January 19.

G-G Says Leaders Must Heal and Transform the Nation

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is reminding the country’s leaders of the significant role they must play in the healing and transformation of the nation. Addressing the 37th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB)...
Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt (2nd right), presents a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Kent Gammon (2nd left), while Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen (left), and General Counsel for the OUR, Cheryl Lewis, look on. The MOU, which was signed on January 19 at the CAC’s corporate offices in St. Andrew, aims to streamline the operations of the CAC and the OUR to achieve speedy redress for consumer complaints.
Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt (2nd right), presents a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Kent Gammon (2nd left), while Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Dolsie Allen (left), and General Counsel for the OUR, Cheryl Lewis, look on. The MOU, which was signed on January 19 at the CAC’s corporate offices in St. Andrew, aims to streamline the operations of the CAC and the OUR to achieve speedy redress for consumer complaints.

Lodge Complaints with Utility Providers First – OUR
The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit that will be visiting locations to provide free consultations, advice and complete Court assignments for clients with criminal matters.
The Legal Aid Council Mobile Justice Unit that will be visiting locations to provide free consultations, advice and complete Court assignments for clients with criminal matters.

Legal Aid Council Takes Mobile Unit to Flanker and Waterhouse
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks with a resident of the Manchester Golden Age Home during a tour of the facility on Friday (Jan. 20). A new female ward is to be built at the facility at a cost of $55 million.
Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, speaks with a resident of the Manchester Golden Age Home during a tour of the facility on Friday (Jan. 20). A new female ward is to be built at the facility at a cost of $55 million.

Manchester Golden Age Home to Get New Female Ward
Deputy President of the Senate, Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House, yesterday (January 20).
Deputy President of the Senate, Aubyn Hill, highlights a point while opening the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House, yesterday (January 20).

Tax Relief Results in Greater Revenue Collection

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Foreign Affairs

Cuba Providing Technical Support for Regional School of Arts

The Cuban Government is providing technical support in the development of the Caribbean Regional School of Arts at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, said four lecturers in the area of culture have been working on the project, which falls under...
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National Commercial Bank Foundation Director, Miguel Williams (second left) visits with students of the Majesty Gardens Infant School during a tour of the institution. The Foundation officially handed over renovated bathroom facilities valued at $450,000 to the school on January 18. Others (from left) are Chairman of the school, Greta Bogues; St. Andrew Parish Church Rector, Rev. Major Cannon Sirrano Kitson and NCB Hagley Park Road Branch representative, Lisa Wright.
Education

Majesty Gardens Infant School Gets Renovated Bathroom Facilities

Students and staff at the Majesty Gardens Infant School in Kingston have been provided with renovated bathroom facilities, thanks to the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation. The Foundation granted $450,000 on the submission and approval of a proposal from the school requesting help. The money was used to retile the bathrooms, install new toilets and urinals for the students and...
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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addressing Thursday’s (Oct. 13) joint press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) where details of a new three-year US$1.7 billion precautionary standby successor agreement for the existing International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which concludes in March 2017, were outlined. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Transformation is About Efficiency

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the public-sector transformation programme is about efficiency and economic wealth for Jamaica, and not people losing jobs. Addressing the Mayberry Investor Forum, held on January 18 at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston, Mr. Shaw said for the process of wealth creation to move forward, there must be...
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Visitors walking the streets in Ocho Rios.
Tourism

Cruise-Shipping Season Begins on High

Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC), Michael Belnavis, is describing the start of the cruise-shipping season as phenomenal, noting that the island’s main ports have been seeing a huge increase in arrivals. According to Mr. Belnavis, the ports of Montego Bay, Falmouth and Ocho Rios have been simultaneously receiving almost two ships per day, a noticeable jump from what...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), looks at a document at the launch of the three-year upskilling and retooling project at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 18, 2016. He is flanked by Executive Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley (left); and the entity’s Chairman, Maxine Wilson,.
Education

Second in Series Upskilling Jamaica Training Courses Gets Under Way Monday

The second in the series of capacity-building courses under the Upskilling and Retooling Jamaica Initiative, gets under way on Monday (January 23) at HEART Trust/NTA locations and other tertiary institutions across the island. The programme, which focuses on technical skills and leadership training, involves collaboration between the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) and the HEART Trust/NTA. Among the areas...
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Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)
Finance & Public Service

Gov’t Allocates Funds to Complete FINSAC Report

Cabinet has approved the reappointment of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) Commissioners, paving the way for the completion of the report from the Commission of Enquiry, which looked at the collapse of several financial institutions in the 1990s. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, said an allocation of $35.7 million has been made in the...
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