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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), presents 10-year old Grade Six student at Cavaliers All Age School in West Rural St. Andrew, Tianah Polo (2nd right), with a tablet, during Wednesday’s (September 17) formal roll-out of the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools Pilot Project, at the institution. Sharing the occasion is Tianah’s mother, Simone James (right); and West Rural St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Paul Buchanan.

Students of Cavaliers All-Age Receive Tablet Computers

The nearly 100 students of Cavaliers All-age School in West Rural St. Andrew began receiving tablet computers on September 17, as the Government’s $1.4 billion Tablets in Schools pilot programme was rolled out at the institution. The school is the...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses Justices of the Peace (JPs) in Trelawny, during a meeting on Tuesday (September 16) at the Retreat Heights Community Centre in Falmouth. Listening attentively are Custos of Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschett (right); and National Coordinator of the Governor General's Programme for Excellence, Major Effiom Whyte.

Justices of the Peace Urged to Play Active Role in Jamaica’s Transformation

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, updates journalists on fiscal matters discussed at the recent two-day Cabinet retreat, at a media briefing, hosted by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, September 17.

Cabinet Committee to Identify and Remove Growth Impediments

Minister of Health, Hon Dr. Fenton Ferguson, updates the media after a tour of Yallahs Primary School in St. Thomas on September 17. At right is Member of Parliament for West St. Thomas, James Robertson. Dr. Ferguson visited Nutts River in Eastern St. Thomas as well as the Yallahs Primary School where it is reported that several students and teachers were displaying flu like symptoms.

St. Thomas Schools Remained Open Despite Absence Due to Illness

Poet Laureate of South Africa, Professor Keorapetse Kgositsile (centre), in discussion with Acting High Commissioner, John Clarke (left) and Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Mervyn Morris, following the Poetry Reading, on September 6, in Pretoria.

Jamaican and South African Poet Laureates Share Stage

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Designate Day to Clean Their Communities

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling on all Jamaicans to come together and designate a day to undertake community clean-up activities. He pointed out that the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmit the Chikungunya virus, breeds in and around areas where people gather, so the school, home, church and business places should be a part of this clean-up....

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Forum in Black River September 18

Residents in and around the town of Black River, in St. Elizabeth, will be updated on many health issues, including Chikungunya, at a public forum on Thursday, September 18. The forum will be held at the St. Elizabeth Parish Library, in Black River, commencing at 4:30 p.m., and is part of a series of Town Hall meetings that the Southern...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (centre), updates journalists on matters discussed at the recent two-day Cabinet retreat, at a media briefing, hosted by Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), at Jamaica House, on September 17. At right is Financial Secretary, Mr. Devon Rowe.

12 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

PIOJ Says Growth Could Reach 3% in 2015/16

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has indicated that over the next fiscal year, there is significant potential for growth beyond what is projected under the Government’s Extended Fund Facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to the PIOJ, while the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth target is 1.5 to 2 per cent, there is prospect for up to...

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who participated in Tuesday’s (September 16) opening ceremony for the 2014 Michaelmas Term of the Home Circuit Court, march past the building housing three additional courtrooms in Justice Square, at the intersection of Kings and Barry Streets, downtown Kingston.

12 years ago Justice

Three Additional Courtrooms Open at Justice Square

Three additional courtrooms have been provided at the Supreme Court on King Street in downtown Kingston, increasing the number to 15. They are located on the adjacent building at the intersection of King and Barry Streets, which formerly housed a branch of the National Commercial Bank (NCB). The building was acquired and is being refurbished by the Ministry of Justice,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and General Manager of Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Earl Jarrett (right), look on as Chairman of the iLead Advisory Board and Opposition Leader, Andrew Holness, affixes his signature to the Memorandum of Understanding for the iLead programme, which targets 15 primary and secondary schools in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James. Also observing are: Director of Education Programmes at JN Foundation and Head of iLead, Dr. Renee Rattray (2nd left); and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown.

12 years ago EducationVision 2030

Education Ministry and JN Partner to Transform School Leadership

The Jamaica National (JN) Foundation and the Ministry of Education have partnered on a three-year project, aimed at improving the leadership of 15 primary and secondary schools in three parishes. The iLead project, which was launched on Tuesday, September 16, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew, will be implemented in institutions in Portland, St. Mary, and St. James, which...

Journalists at the Gleaner Company Limited, Arthur Hall (left) and Ryon Jones, accept the winning trophy in the 2013/14 Fair Play Awards from Chairman of Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (right), during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 16, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. The Gleaner took the top prize for the entry entitled ‘Inappropriate Sexual Education’.

12 years ago Information

Gleaner Cops $500,000 Top Prize in Fair Play Awards

The Gleaner Company Limited on Tuesday, September 16 walked with the top prize of $500,000 in the 2013/14 Jamaica Broilers Group Fair Play Awards for Excellence. The winning entry entitled ‘Inappropriate Sexual Education,’ explored the introduction of sexual education material, deemed age-inappropriate, in some privately-run children’s homes, which captured the attention of the nation earlier this year. Chairman of the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), accepts a representational cheque from Senior General Manager, Retail Banking Division, National Commercial Bank, Audrey Tugwell-Henry (left), during the official launch of the mobile business clinic initiative (MBCI), at the National Commercial Bank Wellness Centre, in Kingston, on September 16. Others (from second left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira; Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Fflokes Abrahams; and Chairman, JBDC, Silburn Clarke. The MBCI, which will be implemented by the JBDC, will merge the efforts of both public and private sector sponsors and partners who will provide business development and technical support to micro, small and medim-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the island.

12 years ago Commerce

MSMEs to Benefit from Mobile Business Clinics

Over the next three years, micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) will benefit from business development and technical support, under the newly launched Mobile Business Clinic Initiative (MBCI). The MBCI is an islandwide project involving the decentralisation of business development services, geared at reaching a wider group of MSMEs in new and existing industries and sectors. It is being...