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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (foreground), addresses the PIOJ’s Quarterly Press Briefing at its Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (May 12). Also pictured is Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (foreground), addresses the PIOJ’s Quarterly Press Briefing at its Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (May 12). Also pictured is Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.

PIOJ Reports 0.3 Per Cent Growth for January to March

Jamaica’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent for the first quarter of the year, relative to the corresponding period in 2014, the country’s chief planning agency, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is reporting. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin...

PICA Extends Service Beyond Quota
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.

Education Minister Urges School Community to Stay Focused
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.

School Administrators Have Pivotal Role to Play in TVET’s Transition
Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.
Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.

School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines Revised

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Parliament

House Begins Debate on Administrator-General’s (Amendment) Bill

Debate on the Administrator-General’s (Amendment) Bill, which aims to speed up the estate administration process in Jamaica, started in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 19. The Bill seeks to amend the Administrator-General’s Act to establish a framework for the Administrator-General (AG) to efficiently administer multi-generational estates and intestate estates (where the owner dies without leaving a valid will)...
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Culture

High Commission to Host Literary Afternoon in Camden

The Jamaican High Commission will host its second literary afternoon at the Waterlow Park in Camden, London, on Saturday, May 30. The four featured writers are all UK-based and of Jamaican heritage. This will be Deanne Heron’s second appearance at the event, reading entertaining excerpts from ‘Pardner Money Stories’. Born in Jamaica, Ms. Heron came to live in England in...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Jennifer McDonald.
National Security

PICA Reaches Quota – Customers Invited to Come Back May 21

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is advising members of the public that it has reached its daily quota for the processing of passport applications at its head office in Kingston, and is inviting members of the public, whose applications are over the limit, to come back tomorrow (May 21). Chief Executive Officer at PICA, Jennifer McDonald, says the...
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Director of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Robert Chung, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 19.
Labour

Labour Ministry Hosts ‘Snapshot’ at Portmore Shopping Centre May 20

Sensitisation sessions on occupational safety and health are being planned by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), as part of activities for Workers’ Week 2015. Workers’ Week, which began on Sunday, May 17, gives recognition to the workers of Jamaica for their contribution to nation-building. Beginning on Wednesday, May 20, a session, dubbed ‘Snapshot’ will be held at...
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