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Chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of National Religious Services, Dr. Patricia Holness.

Children to Participate in National Workers’ Week Service

Fifty children will parade as professionals to depict various careers in Jamaica at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, May 17, at the Greater Grace Temple, 65A Deanery Road, in Kingston. Workers’ Week 2015 will...

Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce (centre), interacts with students of the Balaclava High School, in St. Elizabeth, during a ground breaking ceremony for eight new classrooms, on Thursday, May 14.

MP Welcomes Project to Construct New Classrooms at Balaclava High

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), with (from left), Ms. Claudia Uribe, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Education Specialist in Jamaica; Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce; Principal of Balaclava High School, Mrs. Paula Miller Foster, and Chairman of the School Board, Mr. Ian Maxwell, at a ground breaking ceremony at the school in St. Elizabeth, on May 14. Eight new classrooms will be built at a cost of $40 million, to be provided through a loan from the IDB.

The Best Gift Is A Good Education – Rev. Thwaites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (fourth right) and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (fifth right), break ground for the construction of eight new classrooms at the Balaclava High School in St. Elizabeth, on May 14. Others (from left) are: Mayor of Black River, Councillor Everton Fisher; Chairman of the Balaclava High School Board, Mr. Ian Maxwell; Member of Parliament for North East St. Elizabeth, Mr. Raymond Pryce; the IDB’s Education Specialist in Jamaica, Ms. Claudia Uribe; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen; Mrs. Sonia Clarke, widow of the late Minister of Agriculture and former member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Roger Clarke and Principal of the Balaclava High School, Mrs. Paula Miller Foster.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground for New Classrooms at Balaclava High

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), shares pleasantries with United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis Moreno, during Wednesday’s (May 13) closing ceremony at the US Embassy in Kingston, for the eight-day Continuing Promise 2015 mission to Jamaica by the United States Naval Ship, Comfort, from May 6 to 13.

Prime Minister Expresses Gratitude to Crew of USNS Comfort

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Thanks Comfort Crew for Kindness to Jamaicans

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed deep gratitude to the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Comfort for generously providing well-needed medical services to many Jamaicans. During the period May 6 to 13, the Comfort team provided medical services to approximately 10,000 Jamaicans, conducted professional medical exchanges with their Jamaican counterparts and engaged in community outreach projects at schools across...

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Bringing Tougher Legislation to Combat Child Abuse

Government is taking legislative action to stem child abuse and neglect. Speaking at a Jamaica House Media Briefing on Wednesday, May 13, Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said that the amendments to the Child Care and Protection Act will be instrumental in minimizing violence and abuse of children. Under the proposed amendments persons convicted of...

11 years ago Technology

Industry Minister Highlights Importance of Trade Facilitation

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says an important element to improving the country’s business environment is through trade facilitation. “Effective trade facilitation pivots on the principles of ease, transparency and predictability,” Mr. Hylton said. The Minister was speaking at the opening of a Trade Facilitation Task Force Validation workshop, being held from May 14 to 15...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. (FILE)

11 years ago Technology

UWI to Conduct Telephony Penetration Survey for Technology Ministry

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is to conduct an islandwide survey on behalf of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, to determine why the country has been losing its ranking on the world telephony penetration index. “After 15 years of liberalisation and Jamaica leading the region, we have slipped somewhat in our ranking. We believe there...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), having a light conversation with the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Curacao, Hon. Irene Dick (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, on May 13. Sharing the moment is University of the West Indies Lecturer and Programme Chairman, Dr. Carole Powell. The three-day conference which closes on May 15, is being attended by more than 300 Educators and legislators from CARICOM member nations, Canada and the United States as well as representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC).

11 years ago Education

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of TVET

Caribbean Educators and legislators have been commended for the progress made to standardise vocational education, and the impact this is having on human capital development and economic competitiveness in the region. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, in his address at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, at the Hilton Rose...

Director General, Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady (3rd left), holds the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Education and Training Award, which was presented at the 27th Seatrade Awards held on May 6 at London’s Guild Hall. Others sharing the moment (from left) are: General Manager, Seatrade, Andrew Williams; Sponsor of the award, Zhang Hui, who is Managing Director, Europe Centre, China Classification Society; Chairman of Maritime United Kingdom (UK) and Maritime London, and a Director at Clarksons, Alderman the Lord Mountevans; Secretary-General, IMO, Koji Sekimizu; and Chairman, Seatrade, Chris Hayman.

11 years ago Transport

Rear Admiral Brady Receives Prestigious IMO Award

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, has been recognised by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for his extensive work in the field of maritime training. The Jamaican is the recipient of the prestigious IMO themed award for World Maritime Day (WMD) 2015 focused on ‘Maritime Education and Training.’ The presentation was made at...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Withholding Tax on Specified Services to be implemented June 1

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising that after careful consideration, withholding tax on specified services will now be implemented on June 1, 2015. The new legislation will be introduced on a phased basis. At this time only Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, as well as financial institutions regulated by the FSC and BOJ, tourism operators, utility and cable companies, grossing...