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From third left: Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (3rd left) and Minister of State in the Ministry of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (centre) in conversation with the medical scholarship recipients (from left): Chantal Williams, Osheen Bogue, Antoinette Fyffe, Marlyn Perez and Jacques Heaven. The ceremony for the official presentation of medical scholarships was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in Kingston on June 18.

Four Jamaicans Awarded Cuban Scholarships

Four Jamaican students will have the opportunity to pursue medical degrees in Cuba this September, under the Jamaica/Cuba Bilateral Scholarship Programme. The recipients are: Osheen Bogue, Antoinette Fyffe, Chantal Williams, and Jacques Heaven. Additionally, student Marlyn Perez has been chosen...

Director of the Work Permit Unit at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ms. Lisa-Ann Grant, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Thank’ on June 18.

Changes Coming for Work Permit Process on June 23

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), looks on as Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings (right), and Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei (fourth left), unveil a plaque at the official opening of the Parade Gardens Community Centre, in Down Town Kingston, on June 18. Others (from left) are: Director of Crime Prevention and Community Safety, in the Ministry of National Security, Courtney Brown; and President of the Parade Gardens Community Development Council, Sandra Buchanan.

New Community Centre for Parade Gardens and Environs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown with sprint legend, Merlene Ottey, at the High Commission in London, last week. The State Minister launched the Mapping the Jamaican Diaspora Project in the UK on June 13 and received the endorsement of Miss Ottey.

Sprint legend Endorses Diaspora Mapping Project

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), addresses journalists during a press briefing held at her New Kingston offices on Wednesday, January 15. Also pictured (from left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. (FILE)

Minister Hanna Refers JFJ Manual to Attorney General and Children’s Advocate

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Disaster Preparedness/Relief Agencies Equipped for Hurricane Season

The country’s disaster preparedness and emergency management systems have been deemed ready and equipped to deal with possible eventualities which could arise during the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane season. This assurance emerged at the annual National Disaster Committee meeting held at Jamaica House on Wednesday, June 18. The meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller,...

12 years ago EnvironmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

NEPA Increases Enforcement Actions By 41 Per Cent

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting a 41 per cent increase in the number of enforcement actions taken against companies and individuals in breach of the various environmental and planning laws. The number moves from 633 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2012/13 to 893 for the period 2013/14, which included Cessation Orders; Enforcement Notices; Stop Notices; and...

12 years ago CommunityParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Development Programmes Being Rolled Out in North Trelawny

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, Q.C., says increased focus will be placed on agriculture, education, and sport in the constituency of North Trelawny. Mr. Atkinson, who is also Member of Parliament (MP) for that constituency, said the money will be taken from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to support these areas. He was making his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral...

12 years ago ParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Attorney General Wants Increase in CDF

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, Q.C., is advocating for an increase in the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation made available to Members of Parliament. “Our job is hard enough as it is, and less than $15 million is woefully inadequate. We are elected by the people and our work is long and hard,” he said in his presentation in the...

12 years ago EnvironmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Public Urged to Participate in Beach Management Policy Consultations

A Beach Management Policy is to be submitted to Cabinet shortly, followed by public consultations, which will influence the final document. State Minister in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Ian Hayles made the announcement on Tuesday, June 17 as he made his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. Outlining the...

12 years ago EnvironmentParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Watershed Sustainability Model Implemented Across the Island

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, has implemented its Watershed Area Management Mechanism (Watershed Model), in 11 of the island’s 26 Watershed Management Units. These include the Swift River, Oracabessa/Paggee, and White River/Rio Bueno in the North Eastern Region; Negril, Martha Brae, Great River and Lucea River in the Western Region; St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, and Gut Alligator...

12 years ago ParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Attorney General Lauds Staff for Their Work

The staff of the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers is being lauded for the quality of their work in administering the legal affairs of the Government and, by extension, Jamaica. The staff’s work was highlighted by Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson, Q.C., during his 2014/15 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, June 18. Mr. Atkinson noted that...