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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), unveil a plaque to officially hand over a new classroom block at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School on November 2. At left is Head Boy of the school, Kevanny Gayle.
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (left), unveil a plaque to officially hand over a new classroom block at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School on November 2. At left is Head Boy of the school, Kevanny Gayle.

Canteen at Mandeville Primary School to be Expanded

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says $10 million will be allocated for expansion of the canteen at the Mandeville Primary and Junior High School, in Manchester. Speaking at the official opening and handover ceremony for...
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), addresses welcome reception for participants in the North American and Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on November 2. With the Minister (from second left) are Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), addresses welcome reception for participants in the North American and Caribbean Regional Conference of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James on November 2. With the Minister (from second left) are Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla.

Justice Minister Says IAP Conference was a Success
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. (FILE)

Agriculture Minister Commends JAST
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Ambassador Derrick Heaven during the 79th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists held at the RIU Hotel in Ocho Rios on Thursday (November 3).
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left) shares in conversation with Ambassador Derrick Heaven during the 79th Annual Conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists held at the RIU Hotel in Ocho Rios on Thursday (November 3).

Minister Samuda Expresses Optimism for Sugar Industry
Sales Manager at the Grand Palladium Jamaica and Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa in Hanover, Natalie Atkinson (right) presents a prize letter for a weekend for two at the resort, to the 2016 Public Health Inspector of the Year, Wayne Watkis. The presentation took place during the recently held 70th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors conference at the Lucea-based hotel.
Sales Manager at the Grand Palladium Jamaica and Lady Hamilton Resort and Spa in Hanover, Natalie Atkinson (right) presents a prize letter for a weekend for two at the resort, to the 2016 Public Health Inspector of the Year, Wayne Watkis. The presentation took place during the recently held 70th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors conference at the Lucea-based hotel.

Wayne Watkis is Public Health Inspector of the Year

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague
National Security

Security Stipulations for Development Coming

The Government will be amending the law to ensure that developers implement specific security infrastructure in new developments. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague during a town hall meeting with residents and business owners of New Kingston at the Courtleigh Hotel recently. “This administration is taking to Parliament very soon, an amendment to the law,...
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The Ministry of Education’s main office, 2 National Heroes Circle.
Education

Ministry of Education Appoints New Permanent Secretary

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information (MOEYI) has announced the appointment of Mr. Deanroy Bernard as Permanent Secretary effective Monday, November 7, 2016. Education Minister, Senator Ruel Reid made the announcement on Friday, November 4. Mr. Bernard is an attorney-at-law and a career public servant, who has served in senior positions in the Ministry of National Security, Ministry of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) hands over a share certificate to Head of H&P Caribbean Maritime Services Limited, Peter Harren (right), one of the three owners of new ship repair company German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited. The company was launched at a reception aboard the expedition yacht Hanse Explorer, at the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard Marina in Port Royal on November 3. At left is Director of GSRJ Limited, Charles Johnston. The German-Jamaican company, which started operations last week, is also owned by Jamaica Dry Dock Limited and Kloska Technik GmbH.
Commerce

PM Welcomes Ship Repair Company to Local Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, joined with German and local investors in ushering a new industry into the local economy with the launch of German Ship Repair Jamaica (GSRJ) Limited on Thursday (November 3). Mr. Holness said the Jamaican-German company, which started operations last week, aligns with the Government’s vision of making Jamaica a logistics-centred economy, and expressed...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), in discussion with Executive Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley, while at a symposium and awards ceremony organized by the agency, for Community Training Interventions trainers and coordinators, held on Friday (November 4), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, in Downtown, Kingston.
Education

Gov’t Mandates HEART Trust to Expand Its Community Intervention Programme

The Government has mandated the HEART Trust /NTA to expand its Community Training Interventions (CTI) programme to more areas across the island so that unattached youth can obtain skills. Addressing the organisation’s Community Training Interventions and Special Programmes symposium and awards Ceremony, State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green said young people, who are...
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Manager of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Social Protection Unit, Collette Robinson (left), converses with, from 2nd left, Social Research Consultant, Carol Watson Williams; Programme Manager for the PIOJ’s Poverty Reduction Coordinating Unit, Shelly Ann Edwards; and Director for the Institute’s Social Policy, Planning and Research Division, Easton Williams, during Thursday’s (November 3) presentation of the School-to-Work Transition of the Deaf in Jamaica Study. The presentation took place at the PIOJ’s head office in New Kingston.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentSocial SecurityVision 2030

Private Sector Willing to Recruit Persons with Hearing Impairments

A Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)-commissioned study shows that an overwhelming majority of private sector organizations canvassed would recruit persons with hearing impairments. The School-to-Work Transition for the Deaf study notes that 94 per cent of the interviewees believe, among other things, that members of this group should be given similar opportunities, inclusive of employment, as are afforded to persons...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is presented with ginger by Wilton Field, a farmer at the Plantain Garden River Agro-park in St. Thomas. The Minister toured the area on November 3 and addressed the farmers.
Agriculture

100 Acres to be Planted with Irish Potatoe In St. Thomas

Preparation is to begin immediately for the planting of Irish potato on 100 acres of land in the Plantain Garden River Agro-park in St. Thomas. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, said all the inputs will be provided for the more than 20 active farmers in the park, with the delivery...
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