Latest

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier

Consultations for Code Of Practice for Disabilities Community Begin Monday

With the passing of the National Disabilities Bill, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will begin its islandwide consultations to gather information for the drafting of Codes of Practice and Regulations for members of the community. The sessions, which...

A section of the refurbished Portsea Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth, which was repaired by the Rural Water Supply Limited at a cost of $5.3 million. The facility was commissioned into service on November 13, by Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

Water Minister Commissions Catchment Tank in South St. Elizabeth

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (left), presents the winning team from the Jamaica Observer, in the agency’s 2014 Weight Loss Competition, with their trophies, certificates, and other prizes. Some$400,000 has been disbursed to persons who participated in the six month event. Team members are from left: Beverley Clarke-Johnson, Sharifa Henry-Chambers, Kamilah Morrison, Kadisha Pusey (Team Captain), Kingsley Gordon ( Trainer). Absent from Team: Lisa-Marie Brown. The award ceremony was held on Thursday, November 14, at the New Kingston Conference Centre.

NHF Weight Loss Contestants Win Big

Chief Strategic Planner at Carrington Direct, Carrington Morgan (left) and Technical Specialist with the Community Renewal Programme (CRP) at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm (right) explain the benefits of the partnership of GasPro with the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ’s Community Renewal Programme (PIOJ) in staging the Street-style cook up competition in inner-city communities. The second competition will be held in the community of Waterhouse in St. Andrew on November 29.

GASPRO ‘Street Style Cook-Up’ Helping to Empower Communities

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2ND L), Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for East St. Thomas, Dr. the Hon. Fenton Ferguson (L) and Mayor of Morant Bay Ludlow Matterson test some of the computers at the $3.8M bath Community Computer Centre in St. Thomas on November 13.

USF Equips Computer Centre in Eastern St. Thomas

11 years ago Community

Professor Mervyn Morris to Host Poetry Readings Islandwide

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris will be hosting a series of poetry readings across the island in the month of November as part of his thrust to promote Jamaican poetry. The first of three readings will be held on Sunday, November 16 at the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland featuring well known Jamaican author and poet,...

Students at the Kitson Town All Age School, in St. Catherine, perform a cultural item at the institution’s 2013 Heritage celebration, which was also used to install its new student leaders.

11 years ago Education

Kitson Town All Age Receives Much-Needed Intervention

The Ministry of Education is lauding the move by past students of Kitson Town All Age School, to rally around the institution in the administration’s efforts to improve students’ performance and development. More than 30 past students have come together to work with the institution, after the recent National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report was revealed to the school community at...

Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (second left) with the newly selected Civil Servant of the Year 2014, Senior Customs Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Sean Barrow (second right). Mr. Barrow was chosen as this year’s top civil servant during the official launch of Civil Service Week 2014 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Friday (November 14). Also pictured (from left) are: President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; and Presiden of the, Jamaica Civil Service Association, O’Neil Grant.

11 years ago Labour

PSOJ Head Lauds Civil Servants

Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Christopher Zacca, has praised the nation’s civil servants for their tremendous sacrifices and sterling contribution to national development. “Civil servants, are in my opinion, the glue that is holding the country together…I know that this is not said enough as many times, people in the private sector focus on complaints about bureaucracy and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament for South East St. Andrew, Hon. Julian Robinson in discussion with representatives of DFL Distributors, Kareem Downer (left) and Megan Meikle during a handing over ceremony at the Excelsior High School premises in Kingston on Friday (Nov. 14). DFL Distributors donated five cases of bleach to the institution.

11 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Students Urged to Keep Their Schools Clean to Protect Against Diseases

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson is reminding students that they can play a part in ensuring that their surroundings are clean. He noted that cleanliness is important in eliminating and minimising vector borne diseases such as the Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV). Vector-borne diseases rely on organisms such as mosquitoes, ticks or...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Labour and Social Security, the Hon. Derrick Kellier.

11 years ago Agriculture

Govt. Seeks Help From IDB to Build Abattoirs

The Government has approached the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for assistance in constructing certified abattoirs that will provide appropriate conditions under which animal butchering takes place. Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says this is one of several measures being undertaken to enhance and safeguard the quality of locally produced foods. Speaking at the annual Minard Livestock...

11 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

UTECH and American Lab Partner on Medical Marijuana Research

The University of Technology (UTech) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a California-based medical cannabis laboratory to explore mutual opportunities for research and development of medical marijuana. The agreement was inked by Acting President, UTech, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman and Chief Scientist, Steep Hill Labs Incorporated, Dr. Donald Land, at a special ceremony held this morning (Nov.14), at the...

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

11 years ago Mining

Mining Minister Issues Ultimatum to UC Rusal

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says Russian aluminium company, UC Rusal, has been given until December 31, to re-open the ALPART plant or their mining rights will be revoked. “I met with the operators of UC Rusal this week and I reminded them that the 31st of December is fast approaching. If they don’t re-establish the...