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Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender Affairs, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), in discussion with Minister of Social Development and Sports, Nevis Island Administration, Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, at the Norman Manley International Airport, on March 16. She is in the island to experience the 2016 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletic Championships, currently taking place at the National Stadium.
Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender Affairs, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), in discussion with Minister of Social Development and Sports, Nevis Island Administration, Hon. Hazel Brandy-Williams, at the Norman Manley International Airport, on March 16. She is in the island to experience the 2016 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletic Championships, currently taking place at the National Stadium.

Nevis Seeks Partnerships in Sports

A three-member delegation from the Nevis Island Administration is in Jamaica to observe the 2016 Inter-Secondary Schools Boys and Girls Athletic Championships, and to seek partnerships in sports. The group is headed by the Minister of Social Development, Youth, Sport,...
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness welcomes Madison Chin (second right), a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student who, along with other candidates, visited him at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on March 16. Others (from left) are: Justin Campbell, Madison Dunstan and Emily Main. The Prime Minister extended best wishes to all GSAT students who are sitting the examinations today and tomorrow (March 18).
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness welcomes Madison Chin (second right), a Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) student who, along with other candidates, visited him at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on March 16. Others (from left) are: Justin Campbell, Madison Dunstan and Emily Main. The Prime Minister extended best wishes to all GSAT students who are sitting the examinations today and tomorrow (March 18).

Prime Minister Extends Best Wishes to GSAT Students
Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles.
Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles.

Private Sector Shows Interest to Invest
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith arrives for the start of the first official meeting of the Cabinet held on March 15 at the Office of the Prime Minister. (File)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith arrives for the start of the first official meeting of the Cabinet held on March 15 at the Office of the Prime Minister. (File)

Foreign Ministry to Assist Growth Thrust
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, at a briefing session he held with the OCR management and staff, on March 16, at the Alpha Boys Home, on South Camp Road, in Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, at a briefing session he held with the OCR management and staff, on March 16, at the Alpha Boys Home, on South Camp Road, in Kingston.

Youth State Minister Discusses Way Forward for OCR

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Labour

CAC Secures $25 Million for Aggrieved Consumers

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured in excess of $25 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the period April 2015 to January 2016, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organisation, Dolsie Allen, has disclosed. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Allen informed that the sum was for the settlement of 989 of 1,374 complaints received, representing a 72...
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Tourism

Tourism Ministry to Boost Marketing Strategies

The Ministry of Tourism will be improving marketing strategies in order to attract more visitors to the country. The move involves exploiting new technology, keeping abreast of market trends, as well as shaping the country’s competitive messages to appeal to a range of travel niches, said Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook. He was delivering the keynote address at Sagicor’s Pension...
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Finance & Public Service

Byles Welcomes Govt’s Growth Focus

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chair, Richard Byles, has welcomed the Government’s stated focus on achieving more substantial growth for Jamaica. “We certainly hope that it bears the fruit that I think every Jamaican wants to see, because we certainly need it to spur us past the one percent margin...and into the two (and) three percent (range), which is where...
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Local Government

Minister Highlights Role of SDC in Growth Agenda

The role which the Social Development Commission (SDC) must play in the Government’s growth agenda was highlighted yesterday (March 16) by Local Government Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Mr. McKenzie said the SDC would be integral in employment creation, which would be linked to the growth agenda. “The SDC is going to be a critical part of the urban and rural changes....
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EducationVision 2030

Education Ministry Focused on Implementing NEI Recommendations

The Ministry of Education is focus on implementing the recommendations in the 2015 National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, in a message read by Director of Corporate Communication in the Ministry, Byron Buckley, during the opening ceremony for the Mico University College’s Research Day at...
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Finance & Public Service

NIR Ahead of IMF Target

Jamaica’s Net International Reserve (NIR), which currently totals US$2.2 billion, is comfortably ahead of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) March target of US$1.6 billion, the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, has informed. Speaking at EPOC’s monthly briefing at Sagicor Life, New Kingston, on March 15, Mr. Byles said consequent on the NIR being “pretty strong,” Jamaica has...
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Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook (right), enjoys a light moment with Chairman of Sagicor Group Jamaica Ltd., Dr. the Hon. R. Danny Williams (centre) and President of Sagicor Group, Richard Byles. Occasion was Sagicor’s Pension Investment Fund (PIF) Seminar at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Monday (March 14).
Finance & Public ServiceTourism

Jamaica’s Tourism a Sound Investment – Pennicook

Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook, says tourism continues to be a key economic driver and represents a solid choice for investment. “When we consider the contribution that the sector has made to the economy and that the destination continues to attract investors, even from our competitive neighbours, it demonstrates that Jamaica’s tourism is a sound investment,” he said. He was...
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