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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with students from schools in Kingston, during a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) on May 13, at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with students from schools in Kingston, during a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) on May 13, at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.

Students Given Special Treat on Children’s Day

Scores of students across the island were given a special treat on Friday (May 13) as they made their way to school. At a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), the students were presented with...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, at the start of a thanksgiving service at the Olson Memorial Church of God in St. Andrew on Sunday, May 15, to kick start the observation of National Workers’ Week, which will last until Labour Day, May 23. National Workers’ Week/Labour Day is being recognised under the theme: ‘For Health’s Sake…Keep It Clean’
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, at the start of a thanksgiving service at the Olson Memorial Church of God in St. Andrew on Sunday, May 15, to kick start the observation of National Workers’ Week, which will last until Labour Day, May 23. National Workers’ Week/Labour Day is being recognised under the theme: ‘For Health’s Sake…Keep It Clean’

Labour Day Activities Will Engender Renewed Commitment – GG
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), look through reports on the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site, during a meeting at the Global Villa in Hanover on Saturday (May 14).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (2nd right); and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right), look through reports on the collapse of a section of a building at the Royalton Negril Hotel construction site, during a meeting at the Global Villa in Hanover on Saturday (May 14).

Minister McKenzie Expects Full Report on Royalton Project This Week
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (3rd right), gets a heart check from “doctor” Rajhel Williams (2nd right), following the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service yesterday (May 15), at the Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Looking on are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and children in their Career Day outfits (from left) Talisa Samuels, as a police officer; Alanzo Harris, as a pilot; and Asandra Blackwood, as a soldier.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (3rd right), gets a heart check from “doctor” Rajhel Williams (2nd right), following the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service yesterday (May 15), at the Olson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Looking on are Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles; State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams; and children in their Career Day outfits (from left) Talisa Samuels, as a police officer; Alanzo Harris, as a pilot; and Asandra Blackwood, as a soldier.

Jamaicans Urged to Support Labour Day Projects

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Finance & Public Service

CDB Meeting Underway

The 46th annual meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Governors is underway at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Heads of States, Ministers of Finance and High Level Representatives of 28 countries are meeting from May 16 to 19. The CDB will release its annual report which will provide an overview of the...
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Finance & Public ServiceLabour

New Public Sector Pension Scheme by April 2017

The administration is seeking to implement the revised pension scheme for government workers no later than April 1, 2017. The new pension benefit system is one of the structural benchmarks set out under the Government’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, said that the proposed Pensions (Public Service) Bill, which was...
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Finance & Public Service

IMF Ready to Assist Gov’t on Public Sector Reform

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mission Team to Jamaica has offered to assist the Government in implementing the public sector transformation programme. Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, at a meeting with IMF representatives last week said, they expressed an interest in working with the administration to “look at the benchmarks and what can be accelerated and over...
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National Security

Police urged to follow Rules

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is calling on police personnel to observe the established rules and regulations, noting that indiscipline has no place in the force. Addressing the recent Jamaica Police Federation Conference in St. James, Mr. Montague said indiscipline on the part of the police is counterproductive and undermines the principles on which the Jamaica Constabulary Force...
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National Security

Gov’t to Improve Community Infrastructure as Part of Crime Fight

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government will be undertaking improvement works in several communities across the island as part of measures to reduce crime. He said that discussions are already underway with the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, National Water Commission (NWC) and the National Works Agency (NWA) to address water, sewage, roads and...
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Health & Wellness

Gov’t Making it Mandatory for Fathers’ Names to Appear on Birth Certificates

The Government is preparing legislation, which will make it mandatory for fathers’ names to be placed on their children’s birth certificates. Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, who made the disclosure, said the move is aimed at promoting responsible parenting. “There are too many (birth certificates) that have “unidentified” where the father’s name is supposed to be and that...
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Labour

OSH Legislation Will Ensure Strict Adherence to Workplace Safety – Robinson

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the proposed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill will serve to ensure strict adherence to workplace safety standards. The Bill is being reviewed by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel and is expected to be tabled in Parliament later this year. “The enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health legislation is on...
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Tourism

Invest in Tourism Workers – Bartlett

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging employers in the tourism industry to invest in their workers. In a recent interview with JIS News, Mr. Bartlett argued that pumping money into the development of human resource will benefit the entire industry. “The better we treat them well, the more we train them, the better will be the returns. It...
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