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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.

Minister Hylton Urges Private Sector Partnership in Creating BPO Space

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has renewed the call for private sector entities to partner with the Government in providing additional work-ready space for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. BPO, which involves subcontracting various business-related...
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles.
Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles.

Private Investors show Confidence in Local Economy
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), prepares to cut the ribbon to open a roadway in the community of Keith in St. Ann, which was repaired under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Others (from left) are: Deputy Mayor of St. Ann
State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), prepares to cut the ribbon to open a roadway in the community of Keith in St. Ann, which was repaired under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Others (from left) are: Deputy Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Delroy Redway; State Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan; Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, Dayton Campbell; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; and children of the community.

JEEP Delivers
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), presents a voucher to Egbert Lawrence, one of over 70 farmers from Westmoreland, who have received support under the Ministry’s Agricultural Production Incentive Programme (APIP), which was launched at the New Works Primary School in the parish on January 21.
State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan (right), presents a voucher to Egbert Lawrence, one of over 70 farmers from Westmoreland, who have received support under the Ministry’s Agricultural Production Incentive Programme (APIP), which was launched at the New Works Primary School in the parish on January 21.

Farmers in Westmoreland Provided with Planting Material
Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.
Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Jamaica Welcomes More Visitors than the Population

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PCOA Urges Police to Adhere to JCF Policy

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is urging police personnel to adhere to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) policy. Addressing members of the St. Elizabeth Divisional Command of the JCF, recently, Manager of Inspection and Monitoring at the PCOA, Andrew Beaumont, told them that “before you can protect others, you have to be mindful of protecting yourselves in terms of...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks at a plaque detailing the sponsors of the state-of-the-art Union Gardens Infant School, at the official opening of the institution on Wednesday, January 13. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mr. Omar Sweeney. The school, located in South West St. Andrew was constructed last year through the collaboration of several public and private partners.
EducationPrime Minister

Early Childhood Education a Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the development of the new Union Gardens Infant School as an example of the Government’s commitment to early childhood education. The state-of-the-art institution, located off Spanish Town Road in the South West St. Andrew constituency, was constructed at a cost of approximately $174 million through public-private partnership. Speaking at the...
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Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council and Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott.
Health & Wellness

St. Catherine Parish Council Embarks on Massive Clean-Up Drive

The St. Catherine Parish Council is undertaking intensive clean-up activities in Spanish Town and surrounding communities, as part of its vector control and awareness programme, in preparation for the Zika Virus (ZikV). Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council and Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, told  JIS News that the Council  is taking the threat very seriously and is...
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Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (right); Her Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (centre), and General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares, at a ceremony where the company donated $2.3 million towards the Health Ministry’s vector control programme.
EnvironmentHealth & Wellness

Mayor says KSAC Pleased to Partner in Zikv Prevention Campaign

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor, Dr.  Angela Brown Burke, says the  Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is pleased to partner with Caribbean Cement Company Limited and the Ministry of Health (MoH) on the  Zika Virus (ZikV) prevention drive. The company has donated $2.3 million towards the vector control programme, particularly in the eastern section of the Corporate Area, where...
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Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), looks on as Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left); and Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, light candles as a symbol of unity and peace, at the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast held on Thursday, January 21, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
Governor General

G-G Commends Country’s Leaders

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has expressed appreciation to the country’s leaders for their dedicated service, and encouraged them not be daunted by skepticism and public opinion. These leaders, he said, include persons from the public and private sectors, the church, judiciary, security forces, the media, medical and educational institutions, the family, among others. “I want...
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Health & Wellness

NFPB to Step Up Campaign to Support Zikv Preparedness Activities

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB)  is to step up its  public education in guiding persons as to how they can delay pregnancy and on contraceptive options. This is crucial, given the Government’s decision to advise women to delay becoming pregnant for the next six to 12 months. Speaking at a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), exchanges greetings with Executive Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle. Occasion was the ground breaking ceremony for a new multi -purpose facility to house the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), at Hanover Street, downtown Kingston on January 20.
EducationLabour

ESP to Get $87 Million Multipurpose Facility

A new $87 million facility is to be built to house the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), which caters to children with disabilities. Ground was broken on Wednesday (January 20), for construction of a multi-purpose facility, at the programme’s location on Hanover Street, downtown Kingston. The project will include demolition of the existing structure and construction of a modern administrative block...
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