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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), is shown a sample in viral transport media by Chief Medical Lab Technician, National Virology Reference Laboratory, Evan Edwards (seated right). This is a chemical composition in liquid form that sustains a virus for testing. The Minister was on a tour of the newly upgraded lab housed at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) on (March 11). Others (from left) are: Medical Chief of Staff, UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack; and Head of the Microbiology Department, UHWI, Dr. Allison Nicholson.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), is shown a sample in viral transport media by Chief Medical Lab Technician, National Virology Reference Laboratory, Evan Edwards (seated right). This is a chemical composition in liquid form that sustains a virus for testing. The Minister was on a tour of the newly upgraded lab housed at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) on (March 11). Others (from left) are: Medical Chief of Staff, UHWI, Dr. Carl Bruce; Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/ World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack; and Head of the Microbiology Department, UHWI, Dr. Allison Nicholson.

Frontline Health Workers Encouraged to get Influenza ‘A’ Vaccination

Frontline health workers are being encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. This call comes from Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, who has assured that Jamaica has an adequate supply of the...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham (left), and Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, peruse a document prior to last Saturday’s (March 12) closing ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston officers for participants in the just concluded six-month Argentine Spanish Language Training course. The course was organised by the Ministry under a South-South Cooperation programme between Jamaica and Argentina.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Paul Robotham (left), and Argentina’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Ariel Fernandez, peruse a document prior to last Saturday’s (March 12) closing ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston officers for participants in the just concluded six-month Argentine Spanish Language Training course. The course was organised by the Ministry under a South-South Cooperation programme between Jamaica and Argentina.

Government Officers Complete Six-Month Argentine Spanish Training Programme
An array of baked items using cashew as a main ingredient made by the Spanish Town Primary School 4-H Club and sold under that group’s ‘Just Right’ brand. The occasion was the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Achievement Day for St. Catherine, held Thursday, March 10, at the Friendship Primary School in the parish, under the theme – ‘Youth Entrepreneurship, Stimulating Economic Growth and Development’.
An array of baked items using cashew as a main ingredient made by the Spanish Town Primary School 4-H Club and sold under that group’s ‘Just Right’ brand. The occasion was the Jamaica 4-H Club’s Achievement Day for St. Catherine, held Thursday, March 10, at the Friendship Primary School in the parish, under the theme – ‘Youth Entrepreneurship, Stimulating Economic Growth and Development’.

Youth Impact on Agriculture Highlighted
Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Chairman, Danny Brownie, during the entity’s music business seminar, held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on Friday, March 11. Ms. Grange was the guest speaker.
Minister of Entertainment, Sport, Culture and Gender, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Chairman, Danny Brownie, during the entity’s music business seminar, held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, on Friday, March 11. Ms. Grange was the guest speaker.

Music Practitioners Encouraged to use the New Media Regime
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), addresses sector representatives during a stakeholders meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday, March 11. Also participating were, from left: Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Dennis Hickey; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), addresses sector representatives during a stakeholders meeting at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Friday, March 11. Also participating were, from left: Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Dennis Hickey; and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Jennifer Griffith.

Tourism Minister Encouraged by the Outcome of Stakeholder Meetings in Montego Bay

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Education

Increase in Number of Students Sitting GSAT

More than thirty-nine thousand (39,129) students, an increase of 659 over last year, will sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) this week in 1090 centres across the island. The examinations for Mathematics and Social Studies will be held on Thursday, while Language Arts, Communication Task and Science will be held on Friday. The number of male students confirmed to...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd right), listens as Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), addresses staff at a meeting at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices on Friday, March 11. Also listening, from second left, are: State Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer; and Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe.
Finance & Public Service

State Minister Commits to Ensuring Jamaica Meets IMF Targets

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is committed to ensuring that Jamaica fulfills the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) targets for the January to March quarter and, by extension, the 2015/16 fiscal year. This, by using her knowledge and experience in business, gained locally and internationally, to guide her engagements...
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Culture

Cultural and Creative Industries vital to Economic Growth – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment and Sports (CGES), Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has stressed the need for all Jamaicans to recognize the contribution of the Cultural and Creative Industries to the Jamaican economy. She earlier today addressed an audience of Record Producers, Music Publishers, Artists, Songwriters and Composers among other industry players, at the Jamaica Music Society (JAMMS) Music...
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Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (right), is in discussion with Senior Sales Agent at Flow, Cherifa McBean, during Thursday’s (March 10) media launch for the Expo Jamaica 2016 trade show at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
AgricultureCommerce

Minister Samuda Pledges Open Door Policy

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, is assuring members of the business sector that he will be readily available to respond to their needs and concerns. “I will be operating an open door Ministry. Anyone wishing to talk to me about a problem just has to come into my Ministry. I will make myself available to deal...
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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, speaks with President for the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA), Michelle Chung, during the launch of Expo Jamaica 2016 held on the lawns of Pegasus Hotel on March 10.
AgricultureCommerce

Merger of Industry and Agriculture a Strategic Move – Samuda

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the merger of the Industry portfolio with Agriculture is a strategic move aimed at accelerating business development and job creation. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Mr. Samuda said the merger will better enable the country to realize the unlimited potential of both sectors. “Agriculture and Fisheries will...
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Prime Minister

We are Servants of the People – PM Holness

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Members of Parliament (MPs) to be accountable and accessible to their constituents. "In campaigning, we crossed bridges, negotiated puddles of water, traversed steep inclines and navigated hilly and rocky terrain to meet them and solicit their support. We are here to serve them, and not the other way around.  We are...
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