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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), speaks with (from left): Nandi Hilton; President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Carlos Argüello (CA) Foundation and Studio C, Carlos Argüello. Occasion was the launch of the Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme (CIEEP), on April 19 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in New Kingston. The CIEEP aims to train persons in 3D animation for feature films.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (right), speaks with (from left): Nandi Hilton; President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Carlos Argüello (CA) Foundation and Studio C, Carlos Argüello. Occasion was the launch of the Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme (CIEEP), on April 19 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in New Kingston. The CIEEP aims to train persons in 3D animation for feature films.

Programme Launched to Train Persons in 3D Animation

A project which seeks to train 150 young people annually for the global US$230-billion animation industry was launched on April 19. With an estimated investment of US$779,000, the Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme (CIEEP) aims to equip participants with...
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), peruses a document with (from left) Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison and Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Cliff Riley. Occasion was the launch of the Joint Call for Applications under the Jamaica/South Africa Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 19.
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), peruses a document with (from left) Director General, National Commission on Science and Technology, Professor Errol Morrison and Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Cliff Riley. Occasion was the launch of the Joint Call for Applications under the Jamaica/South Africa Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on April 19.

Gov’t Allocates $30 Million for Research Funding
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens to IBIS Management Associates Manager of Banking Compliance and Risk, Arthur Dania, at a seminar on ‘The Evolution and Future of Capital Adequacy Standards’, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on April 19.
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), listens to IBIS Management Associates Manager of Banking Compliance and Risk, Arthur Dania, at a seminar on ‘The Evolution and Future of Capital Adequacy Standards’, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on April 19.

Microcredit Bill Being Finalised – Shaw
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with attendees at a career expo staged by the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), at its Old Hope Road location in St. Andrew on April 20. Pictured in the front row (from left), are Chief Executive Officer of Patwa Apparel, Heneka Watkis-Porter; President of the IUC, Rev. Maitland Evans; and President, Good Deeds Foundation Jamaica, Kiddist McCoy.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with attendees at a career expo staged by the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), at its Old Hope Road location in St. Andrew on April 20. Pictured in the front row (from left), are Chief Executive Officer of Patwa Apparel, Heneka Watkis-Porter; President of the IUC, Rev. Maitland Evans; and President, Good Deeds Foundation Jamaica, Kiddist McCoy.

Students Urged to Explore Computer-Based Careers
Prime Minister Andrew Holness met with members of the National Partnership Council yesterday (April 20).
Prime Minister Andrew Holness met with members of the National Partnership Council yesterday (April 20).

Partnership Council Sub-committee Working Group Members Named

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Youth

Jamaicans Urged to Support Work of NCMC

Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is appealing to Jamaicans to support the work of the Committee. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on April 20, Dr. Mullings said that the 54 year-old committee is mandated to ensure that May is observed in Jamaica as Child Month through planned activities. She pointed out that the NCMC...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (right), has a light moment with Managing Director, St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited, O’Brien Johnson, at a ceremony for the rebranding of St. Jago Farm and Hardware Supplies Limited at the Caymanas Golf and Country Club, St. Catherine, on April 19.
Agriculture

Supply Stores Urged to Partner with Gov’t in Assisting Farmers

Farm supply stores are being urged to partner with the Government to provide technical assistance to farmers in a bid to boost the country’s agricultural outputs. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, who made the call, said the “Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) alone cannot do the job”. “With 220,000 farmers (and) 120...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with air traffic controllers operating out of the recently commissioned state-of-the-art air traffic control tower at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston. They are (from left): Sherizah Gallow; Natrecia Goldbourne; Anna-Kay Belcher; and Vanessa Jackson. The Prime Minister was on an official tour of the facility on April 19. The tower and another at Sangster International Airport were constructed at a total cost of $2.57 billion
Prime MinisterTransport

Prime Minister Implores Workers to Give Quality Service

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring workers to strive to provide the best quality service in the fulfilment of their duties. “Every single Jamaican in the public sector, or otherwise, who serves the public has a duty to ensure that the highest standards are maintained,” he said. The Prime Minister noted that this is a major problem,...
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Culture

Saturday Opening for Marcus Garvey Museum

Visitors can now view exhibitions at the Marcus Mosiah Garvey Multimedia Museum (MMGMM) at Liberty Hall, downtown Kingston, on the last Saturday of each month. The additional opening day is from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and is free of cost to the public. Parking is available on the grounds of Liberty Hall. Acting Director of Liberty Hall, Dr. Shani...
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President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (2nd right), addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ yesterday (April 19). Others (from left) are: Director of Alumni Affairs, Sharon Bouges-Wolfe; Dean of Science and Technology, Albert Benjamin; and Senior Research Fellow and Chair of the Research Day Committee, Sandra Grey-Alvaranga.
Education

Mico University College to Focus on Crime and Violence on Research Day

Crime and Violence and its impact on society will be the focus of The Mico University College’s Research Day 2017, which will take place on Wednesday, April 26. The event will be held on the campus of the university under the theme: ‘Education Re-imagined: Toward a Solution for Crime and Violence’. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’, yesterday (April 19), President...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie.
Local Government

Training for Local Government Personnel

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry is working with the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) to develop a two-year programme of study on local government. He said the programme, which is being fine-tuned, will be offered to all local government personnel, including elected and administrative persons, who will be trained and certified....
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