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Senior Citizen Beverly Edwards being tutored by computer instructor at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library, Adrian Gilman, as part of the Seniors Computer Training Programme which Mrs. Edwards implemented while working at the National Council for Senior Citizens.

Beverly Edwards – Senior Citizen Leading By Example

There is no slowing down for the passionate and vivacious senior citizen, Beverly Edwards, who continues to play a vital role in national development. Born in Westmoreland and raised in St. Mary with her grandparents, Mrs. Edwards learnt, from an early...

Chikungunya Fact Sheet

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. (FILE)

More Funds for National Response to CHIK V

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams (right), makes presentation to Kevin Gordon (2nd right) of Donald Quarrie High School, at the scholarship award ceremony of the Area 4 Police Civic Committee Education Trust Fund, held on September 30 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew. Scholarship awardees Conrad Dallas of Kingston College; and Jahneil Clarke, of Immaculate Conception High School, look on.

95 Students Receive Scholarships from Area 4 Police

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre, back row), with some of the teachers from the parish of St. Mary who were recently honoured by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), at a function held at the Casa Maria Hotel, in the parish. Also sharing in the occasion are (from left, back row), Chairman of the ECC, Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan, and the ECC Executive Director, Dr. Joan Reid.

Early Childhood Teachers Honoured

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right) converses with Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley during the official launch of Jamaica Sport on Wednesday (October 1), at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston.

11 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSportTourism

Government Moves to Maximise Earnings from Sport Tourism

The country’s ability to capitalise on prospects and earnings related to sport tourism has been boosted with the establishment of ‘Jamaica Sport’. A Technical Working Group established by the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, and the Ministry of Sport, Jamaica Sport will serve as a public/private entity, which will coordinate and develop sport tourism locally. The initiative will explore the...

Newly Appointed Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Commissioner Pledges Accountability

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams, says he will be working with his Deputies to streamline operations in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to ensure accountability to Jamaicans. Speaking in an interview on the JIS Television programme, ‘Issues and Answers’, on September 26, the Commissioner pointed out that there are several policies and protocols to ensure that members of the Force are accountable...

11 years ago Parliament

Debate Begins on Bill to Provide Funding for Political Parties

Debate has started on the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2014, which provides for the registration, regulation and funding of political parties. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who opened the debate during Tuesday’s (September 30) sitting of the House of Representatives, said that the Bill seeks to make “new ground” on party registration and...

11 years ago Local GovernmentParliament

Legislation to Entrench Local Governance Tabled in Parliament

The Government has commenced the process of entrenching local governance in Jamaica’s Constitution, with the tabling of the Constitution (Amendment) (Local Government) Act. The Bill was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 30, by Leader of Government Business in the Lower House, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. The legislation is in keeping with recommendations made in the August 1993...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (3rd right), accepts a design plan of the US$6 million business process outsourcing (BPO) facility to be constructed in Portmore, St. Catherine from Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Portmore Holdings Limited, Gordon Tewani (right). Occasion as the signing of a Memoranda of Understanding at the Office for the project held on Tuesday (September 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. Others from left are: Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, and President, University College of the Caribbean (UCC), Dr. Winston Adams.

11 years ago Technology

US$6 Million Invested in BPO Facility in Portmore

A total of US$6 million has been invested in the construction of a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility in Portmore, St. Catherine, which is expected to provide jobs for thousands of Jamaicans, while supplying space for the growing BPO sector. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on Tuesday, September 30, participated in the signing of a...

11 years ago National Security and PeaceParliament

House Passes Bill to Expunge Records for Minor Offences

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday September 30, passed the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act, paving the way for the removal of criminal records against the names of persons convicted for possession of, or smoking small quantities of ganja. The Bill also removes the additional rehabilitation period prescribed in the Act (1988) and adjusts the rehabilitation period prescribed...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), is in discussion with Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock, at the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Conference on Solid Waste Management on September 30, at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Local Government

Solid Waste Management Critical to Economic Growth – Arscott

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says effective solid waste management is critical in growing the economies of the Caribbean region and ensuring that citizens can enjoy a good quality of life. “The reality is that our collective efforts as Caribbean policy makers to grow and develop our economies, is as contingent on effective solid waste...