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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) presents the instrument of appointment to Andrea Ceciel Pettigrew Collins, who will act as a Puisne judge in the Supreme Court. Occasion was the swearing in of judges on September 15 at King’s House.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) presents the instrument of appointment to Andrea Ceciel Pettigrew Collins, who will act as a Puisne judge in the Supreme Court. Occasion was the swearing in of judges on September 15 at King’s House.

Three Judges Appointed to Higher Office

Three judges have been appointed to serve at higher offices within Jamaica’s judiciary. They are Ceciel Pettigrew Collins and Calys Ruth Patricia Wiltshire, who will act as Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court, and Andrea Maud Thomas, who will act...
Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.
Deputy Chairman, Zones of Special Operations Social Intervention Committee and Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney.

Zones will be Carefully Assessed to Determine Intervention Needs – Sweeny
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)

Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation Town Halls in Clarendon
Minister without Portfolio in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), listens as Managing Director, Sapphire Agriculture Jamaica Limited, Daniel McHugh (2nd right), highlights the benefits of the company’s NPK-blended fertilisers. Others (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Agro, Olive Downer-Walsh; and H&L Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd Distant. Occasion was a function at H&L’s headquarters on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on September 13 to announce a partnership between (H&L) Agro and Sapphire Agriculture Jamaica Limited for the supply of Sapphire’s fertilisers.
Minister without Portfolio in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), listens as Managing Director, Sapphire Agriculture Jamaica Limited, Daniel McHugh (2nd right), highlights the benefits of the company’s NPK-blended fertilisers. Others (from left) are Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hardware and Lumber (H&L) Agro, Olive Downer-Walsh; and H&L Chief Executive Officer, Lloyd Distant. Occasion was a function at H&L’s headquarters on Spanish Town Road in Kingston on September 13 to announce a partnership between (H&L) Agro and Sapphire Agriculture Jamaica Limited for the supply of Sapphire’s fertilisers.

Farmers Urged to Utilise Organic Fertilisers
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Chairman/Founder, Children of Jamaica Outreach, Inc. (COJO), Gary Williams (right), sharing a moment with the six scholars who have been awarded tertiary-level scholarships totalling US$22,500 by COJO. The presentations were made on Wednesday (September 13) during a luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The scholarship recipients (from second left) are Aaron Rowe, Shantanna Dixon, Nickorta Samuels, Golda-Mae Bullock, Kareem Carr and Chantell Campbell.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left) and Chairman/Founder, Children of Jamaica Outreach, Inc. (COJO), Gary Williams (right), sharing a moment with the six scholars who have been awarded tertiary-level scholarships totalling US$22,500 by COJO. The presentations were made on Wednesday (September 13) during a luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The scholarship recipients (from second left) are Aaron Rowe, Shantanna Dixon, Nickorta Samuels, Golda-Mae Bullock, Kareem Carr and Chantell Campbell.

Former State Wards Awarded Tertiary Scholarships Valued at US$22,500

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Jamaica Taking Greater Ownership of Policy Goals – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says passing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reviews is indicative that the Government is “slowly but surely” taking greater ownership of the policy goals and objectives as articulated in the country’s economic reform programme. Reviews were conducted for the previous Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the successor Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement (PSBA). “Ownership means...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), and Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), listen as Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Team to Jamaica, Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, outlines details of the second review conducted under the IMF
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Achieves all Targets in IMF Review

Jamaica is virtually assured of an additional US$180 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if needed, by meeting all quantitative targets and structural benchmarks in the second review. The review was conducted under its Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement (PSBA) with the multilateral institution for the period up to June 30, 2017. Head of the IMF’s Mission to Jamaica, which conducted...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green (right), spells his name in sign language at the launch of the Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project on Wednesday (September 13) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. Looking on are Chairman of the Executive Board of the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD), Christopher Williams; and Acting Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Rebecca Robinson.
Education

Deaf Students to Benefit from Literacy Project

More than 400 deaf students in primary and secondary schools are to benefit from a US$2.7-million project aimed at increasing their literacy levels. The three-year Partnership for Literacy Enhancement for the Deaf Project is being implemented by the Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Launched on Wednesday (September 13)...
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Information

Compensation Committee Gets Extension

The West Kingston Incursion Victim Compensation Committee has been given a one-month extension to complete its work. Making the disclosure at yesterday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said Cabinet has approved payment of a balance of $23.9 million to the Chairman and Commissioners of the Committee....
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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (centre), listens to a point being made by Principal Director of the Climate Change Division in the Ministry, Una May Gordon (right), during a climate change gender analysis forum at the Alhambra Inn in Kingston on September 12. The forum was organised by the Ministry in tandem with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Foundation for Social Democracy – FES) in Germany, and the South Centre in Switzerland. Others (from left) are Deputy Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Richard Thompson; gender activist and FES Consultant, Judith Wedderburn; and Senior Research Fellow, the South Centre, Mariama Williams.
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Climate Change Impact on Genders to be Identified and Addressed

The Government has commenced work focusing on the extent to which climate change impacts genders and how these issues can be comprehensively addressed. This undertaking is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, through the Climate Change Division (CCD), which is hosting stakeholder consultations in tandem with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Foundation for Social Democracy – FES) based...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on September 13.
Finance & Public Service

Cabinet Approves Revised Budget to Complete FINSAC Report

Cabinet has given approval for a revised budget of $58.3 million for the completion of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) Commission of Enquiry Report. Making the disclosure at yesterday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said approval was also granted for a recommendation to the Governor-General...
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