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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

Factsheet on Proposed Closure of Small Schools

INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Education in keeping with the procedures below has been monitoring small schools over the last five years. This procedure was circulated to all schools and letters were sent to schools that are under enrolment of 100...

Mayor of Kingston, Her Worship, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (third right) and Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second left), unveil plaque at the opening of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Teen Training Centre, in Parade Gardens, Downtown Kingston, on June 23. Others (from left) are: Country Director for the IYF in Jamaica, Pastor Jin Hee Kim; State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson and President of the School of Mahanaim in New York, Pastor Terry Henderson.

IYF Opens Teen Training Centre in Parade Gardens

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a Corporate Governance seminar held today (June 24), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston., Seated at right is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

State Agencies Must Provide Quality Service – PM

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), greets Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left), just before the start of the closing ceremony for the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project, held at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, June 24. Looking on are: Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke.

Four Communities Strengthened Against Natural Disasters

Transport, Works, and Housing State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), is presented with a cheque in the sum of $1.4 million for the Peckham community bamboo project in North West Clarendon, by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (2nd right). The handing over ceremony was held on Tuesday (June 23) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Mr. Azan is also the Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon. Sharing the occasion (from left), are: Peckham Bamboo Committee member, Andrew Carty; Socio-Economic Technical Specialist, Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm; and Senior Technical Services Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), and Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Committee Chairman, Gladstone Rose.

OAS Provides $15 Million for Peckham Bamboo Project

11 years ago Culture

JCDC Unveils Culture Passports

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) on Tuesday, June 23, unveiled its Culture Passport, which will allow holders to access key cultural and heritage sites across Jamaica. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the inaugural National Culture Clubs Conference, held at the Rex Nettleford Multi-Purpose Centre, at the University of the West Indies, Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Country Attracts US$551 Million in FDIs

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the country performed creditably in attracting $64 billion (US$551 million) in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) during 2014, despite this figure being a seven per cent decline over 2013 inflows. The fall in the figure, contained in the United Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 2015 World Investment Report (WIR15), is largely...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, emphasises a point while making a statement in Parliament on Tuesday (June 23).

11 years ago LabourParliament

Recruitment for Canada Farm Work Programme August 10 to 28

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be undertaking an islandwide recruitment exercise for the Canadian Farm Work Programme from August 10 to 28. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in a statement to Parliament on Tuesday, June 23. “The Ministry will be going islandwide to preselect persons, who will be suitable...

Former Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom (UK), Bentley Cunningham (left), and Deputy Director of Public Works in Orlando, Florida, Charles Ramdatt, enjoy a light moment, at a Local Government Forum during the Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 13 to 18.

11 years ago Local Government

Parish Councils Ready to Facilitate Diaspora Investment

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is assuring members of the Diaspora, looking to do business in Jamaica, that the local authorities are ready and able to facilitate their investment projects. He cited the Application Management and Data Automation (AMANDA) system, which has been operationalised at all Parish Councils, to speed up the processing of development...

11 years ago Technology

Technology Minister Pleased with Implementation of Number Portability

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says he is delighted with the progress of the implementation of number portability in Jamaica. Close to 200 Jamaicans successfully switched service providers after the first two days of the system’s implementation. Number portability became effective on June 22. “In fact we have done better than we thought we would, in...

Section of Ocho Rios Pier where major transformation work is being undertaken as part of the Ocho Rios Upgrading Project, financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

11 years ago Tourism

TEF Continues to Strengthen Tourism Product

As the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) celebrates its 10th anniversary, it can boast of its invaluable contribution to the strengthening of the tourism sector, to the preservation of the country’s culture and heritage sites and overall support to national development. The TEF has expended billions of dollars on tourism projects since it began operations on May 1, 2005, in fulfilling...

Minister of Labour & Social Security and Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Derrick Kellier. (FILE)

11 years ago Labour

Additional Funds for Poverty Intervention Project

Another $75 million will be allocated under the Short Term Poverty Intervention Project this year, as the Government continues its work to protect the nation’s most vulnerable. Cabinet has approved the increased funding due to the positive impact the initiative has had on recipients. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier, in a statement to the House on...