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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated, right), inks her approval for the design and construction of the Union Gardens Infant School, at a ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on March 4. Sharing in the moment (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Director of the Union Gardens Foundation (UGF), Gary Hendrickson; Marketing and Client Services Manager, Kingston Wharves Limited, Simone Murdock; Project Manager, Sandals, Sydney Henry; Group Chief Financial Officer, Kingston Wharves Limited, Clover Moodie; Chairman of the Culture, Health, Arts, Science and Education CHASE Fund, Dr. Carlton Davis; Marketing Executive, Kingston Wharves Limited, Catherine Carter; Chairman of CARI-MED and the UGF, Glen Christian (right); and Managing Director, Arrow Construction Limited, Law Mitchell (centre, seated). The proposed facility, which will be built in the South West St. Andrew community of Union Gardens, will benefit some 150 students.

$120 Million Basic School to be Built in Union Gardens

Some 150 students in the South West St. Andrew community of Union Gardens will benefit from the construction of a state-of-the-art early childhood institution, valued at approximately $120 million. The Union Gardens Infant School, which will cater to students aged...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), assists former Prime Minster, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (left), to unveil a sign renaming the library and resource centre at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Mr. Seaga’s honour. Occasion was a ceremony at the institution’s campus on Arthur Wint drive in Kingston yesterday (March 5), where several spaces were renamed for persons, who have contributed to the development of the institution and arts and culture in Jamaica. Sharing the moment is Principal at the institution, Dr. Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson.

Edna Manley College, the Cradle of Cultural Studies – Thwaites

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), is presented with a copy of the architectural design for the proposed Union Gardens Infant School, by Director of the Union Gardens Foundation (UGF), Gary Hendrickson (left), while Chairman of CARI-MED and UGF, Glen Christian (right), shares the moment. Occasion was the launch of the project on March 4, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The project will benefit some 150 students in the South West St. Andrew community.

New $120M State-Of-The-Art Infant School for Union Gardens Community

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba (right), presents plaque to Dame Karlene Davis at a special reception for International Women’s Day, helod on March 4 at the High Commission in London.

High Commission in UK Honours Outstanding Women

Director of Corporate Communications at FLOW, Gail Sommerville (second right), presents her company's contribution of $1 million to Principal of the Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (left); Director of the University of the West Indies’ Western Campus, Dr. Luz Longsworth (second left); and Coordinator at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Western Campus, Dr. Joseph Grannum (right). Sharing the moment at centre is Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris. Occasion was the official launch of the Mo'Bay City Run held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort yesterday (March 3). The event, scheduled to take place on May 3, is expected to raise in excess of $5 million for needy tertiary students in Montego Bay.

Mobay Business Community Urged to Invest in City’s Development

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Urges Jamaicans in The Bahamas to Regularise Their Immigration Status

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller urged members of the Jamaican diaspora in the Bahamas to ensure that they are legitimately working and living in that country. The call comes within the context of the introduction of new immigration regulations by the Bahamian Government, which took effect in November, 2014. Speaking at a Reception hosted by the Jamaican...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second right), is in discussion with (from left): Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization Representative, Dr. Noreen Jack; Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control, Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Adriana Blanco; and Director, Health Promotion and Protection Branch, Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland. Occasion was a stakeholders meeting to discuss the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) needs assessment report on Jamaica. The meeting was held today (March 4) at the Terra Nova Hotel, and was aimed at gaining stakeholders’ commitment to addressing the gaps identified with respect to the implementation of the FCTC.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Ministry Assessing Economic Impact of Tobacco Control

The Ministry of Health will be undertaking an economic impact study to assess the economics of tobacco control in Jamaica. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, said the study will inform the process to adopt strong tax measures as a tobacco control strategy. He informed that the Ministry recently engaged internationally renowned tobacco tax specialist, Dr. Corne Van Walbeek, to...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Chairperson for the NATFATIP, Carol Palmer, provides an update on the Government’s efforts against human trafficking. Looking on is Head of the Organised Crime Investigation Division, Senior Superintendent of Police, Clifford Chambers, who recently received surveillance equipment from the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), aimed at increasing prosecution of persons involved in human trafficking and reduce dependence on victims for evidence.

11 years ago Justice

NATFATIP Submits Report

The National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP) has submitted Jamaica’s report to the United States (US) Department of State for the February 15 deadline and is awaiting the results to be released in June. Jamaica’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons report addresses recommendations from the previous report. “I think the only thing we have not achieved from the recommendations made...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), listens to a point being made by National Consultant for a regional climate change resilience project, Una May Gordon (right), during the opening ceremony for a national workshop on the project, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, today (March 3). Also pictured is Consultant, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Jacinto Buenfil. The US$6 million project, dubbed ‘Building climate resilience of urban systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)’, seeks to increase the climate change resilience of vulnerable urban communities in three medium-sized LAC cities in Jamaica, Mexico and El Salvador.

11 years ago Environment

Jamaica to Benefit from Climate Change Resilience Project

Jamaica is one of three countries selected from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to benefit from a US$6 million regional climate change resilience project. It is proposed that the project, dubbed ‘Building climate resilience of urban systems through Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in LAC’, will be piloted in the Kingston Metropolitan Area. Expected to last 24 months, the project is...

11 years ago Budget 2015/2016Environment

$43.7 Million to Improve Management of Yallahs/Hope River Watershed

Activities towards bolstering the integrated management of the Yallahs/Hope River watershed area have been shored up with an injection of $43.7 million. The undertaking, being implemented by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), aims to reduce the pressure on natural resources in the Yallahs River and Hope River Watershed of the Blue Mountains, by increasing the practice of Sustainable...

Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Creig Smith (left), cuts the ribbon to display the computers, printers and uninterruptible power supplies that were given to the Jamaica Library Service for the purpose of assisting in the search and rescue of children who go missing. The handing over ceremony was held at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, in Kingston, on March 3. Looking on (from right) are: Director General of the Jamaica Library Service, Mrs. Karen Barton; Child Protection Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund, Jamaica, Janet Cupidon Quallo and Political Officer, Embassy of the United States of America, Rebecca Molinoff.

11 years ago EducationYouth

OCR Hands Over Computers to JLS

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) on Tuesday, March 3, handed over six computers to the Jamaica Library Service (JLS), to assist in the search and rescue of children who go missing. The handing over ceremony was held at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, 2 Tom Redcam Drive, in Kingston. The computers along with the printers and...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left), having a light exchange with (from left), Director, Energy Economics and Planning in the Energy Division of the Ministry; Yvonne Barrett-Edwards; Principal Director, Energy Division, Fitzroy Vidal and Energy Technical Consultant ,Eaton Haughton, at a recent energy workshop, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston.

11 years ago Technology

Minister Calls for Change in Use of Energy

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is urging Jamaicans to change the way they consume energy, particularly electricity. Delivering the keynote address at a recently held sensitization workshop for the introduction of a tool kit for media practitioners, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston, the Minister informed that the country currently spends some US$2 billion...