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The headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C., United States.

IMF Executive Board Concludes Fourth EFF Review

On June 20, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation and fourth review through the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with Jamaica. The completion of the review enables the disbursement...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point as he addresses the issue of parents forging partnerships with schools. The Minister was speaking at the launch of Anchovy High School Campus 2, in Montpelier, St. James, recently.

Education Minister Says Parents Must Begin Playing Greater Roles

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (third right), and State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (third left) interface with, from left: President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Christopher Zacca; President, Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean (WENC) Jamaica, Ethnie Miller Simpson; Treasurer, WENC, Jamaica, Janice Dacres Jones; and Deputy Opposition Spokesman on Industry, Investment, Commerce, Mining and Energy, Kent Gammon, during the official launch of WENC’s Jamaica chapter at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on June 20.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Network Formed in Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, delivering the keynote address at Union Institute and University’s 50th Anniversary Reception, at the Hilton Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA, on June 21.

Prime Minister Simpson Miller Lauds Union Institute and University

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), is shown a model plan of the Sydney Pagon Agricultural High School’s campus in Elim, St. Elizabeth, by Grade Nine student Reyanardo Joseph (right), during a visit for the institution’s recent Open Day exhibition. Accompanying the Governor-General are: Custos Rotulorum for St Elizabeth, Hon. Beryl Rochester (left); Principal, Blansford Henry (centre); and Head of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Lansford Salmon.

Revised Curriculum for Sydney Pagon High School

12 years ago Environment

Jamaica to Highlight Achievements at Climate Change Forum

The Government will be using the Climate Investment Fund’s (CIF) Partnership Forum, which begins on Monday, June 23, in Montego Bay, to highlight what has been achieved through the CIF, within the context of the country’s climate change strategy and objectives. Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, in a pre-Forum statement, said that as a...

The National Emergency Response Geographic Information Systems Team (NERGIST) was officially launched on June 19 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona with a graduation exercise for 15 of its volunteers.

12 years ago Environment

First Batch of NERGIST Volunteers Graduate

As part of the government’s coordinated effort to enhance emergency planning and strengthen the nation’s overall level of preparedness, the National Emergency Response Geographic Information Systems Team (NERGIST) was officially launched on June 19 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge & Conference Centre at the University of the West Indies, Mona with a graduation exercise for 15 of its volunteers. NERGIST...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), interfaces with Grade 10 students of Anchovy High School in St. James, from left: Anesia Eldermire, Kijori Harris, Keneisha Harvey, Dacia Vincent and Crystal Smith, following Friday’s (June 20) groundbreaking ceremony at Montpelier, St. James, where the institution’s second campus will be established. Rev. Thwaites delivered the keynote address.

12 years ago Education

$120 Million Second Campus for Anchovy High

The Government will be spending $120 million to transform the facility in Montpelier, St. James, where Haitian refugees were housed, into a second campus for Anchovy High School. Education Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites in addressing a ceremony at the Montpelier site where the announcement was made on Friday, June 20, said the upgrading work is to be completed in...

Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), Jaqueline Scott-Brown (centre); presents a Certificate of Conformity to the ISO: 9001 2008 standard, to Quality Officer, TransJamaican Highway Limited, Kareem Fraser on June 19 at the company’s Kingston office. Other members of the TransJamaican Highway Limited (THL) team are (from left); Managing Director, Guillaume Allain; Senior Quality and Maintenance Engineer, Melbourne Lyn-Cook; and Administrative Officer, Leslie Williams.

12 years ago Commerce

TransJamaican Highway Receives ISO Standard Certificate

TransJamaican Highway Limited (THL), builders of Highway 2000 East –West, was awarded a certificate of conformity to the ISO: 9001 2008 standard from the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) on June 19. Managing Director of TransJamaican Highway Limited, Guillaume Allain, said an important aspect of the ISO: 9001 2008 certification is that it speaks to ongoing improvement. “This certification...

12 years ago CommerceParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

FTC Investigates 440 Cases

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has informed that 440 cases were investigated by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), last fiscal year. Making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 18, Mrs. Ffolkes-Abrahams said the figure comprised 166 cases that were unresolved at the end of...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaican Group in Maryland to Forge Partnership with Government

Newly installed President of the Jamaica Association of Maryland (JAM), Noel Godfrey says the group plans to explore increasing investment opportunities between Jamaica and that American state. He said the Association will also be joining forces with the Ministries of Education and Health to assist in the delivery of better education and healthcare in Jamaica. Mr. Godfrey said some of...

12 years ago CommerceParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Government Pursuing Certification for Organic Products

Jamaica is currently, for the first time, seeking certification for organic production, which will be internationally recognised. This was disclosed by State Minister for Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, in her 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 18, under the theme: ‘Facilitating the Growth of Industries’. She noted that the organic goods industry...