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Volunteers undertake beautification activities at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston as part of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Labour Day project Friday, May 23.

JCDC Labour Day Project Receives Strong Support

From as early as 6:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, volunteers turned up at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston to carry out painting and other refurbishing activities as part of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Labour Day 2014...

Minister of Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Hon. Roger Clarke, paints a section of the Whithorn Police Station in Westmoreland on Labour Day (May 23). The Station was chosen as the main activity for Labour Day. Assisting the Minister is Woman Corporal Joan Evans (left).

Minister Clarke Joins Volunteers to Refurbish Police Station

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), and new Chairman, Jamaica Public Service Company, Jin Won Kim, join in painting the Vineyard Town Police Station, located in Mr. Robinson’s South East St. Andrew constituency, on Labour Day (May 23).

Vineyard Town Police Station Gets Facelift

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right) and Chairman of the Inner-City Development Committee, Sameer Younis present participant in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Civic Affairs/Inner-city Development Committee youth leadership programme, Woman Constable Shamadeen Johnson, with a plaque after she was selected as the top police officer in the group. Occasion was the graduation exercise at the JCC’s Headquarters in downtown Kingston on May 22.

59 Persons from Inner-City Communities Graduate from Youth Leadership Programme

Children from Portmore communities participate in the cleaning and beautification of the National Climate Change Park, in the area, today (May 23). The park was chosen as the national Labour Day project.

Scores of Volunteers Turn Out To Develop Climate Change Park

12 years ago CommerceParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

US$50 Million Growth Competitiveness Project Being Finalised

The Government is currently finalising a four-year US$50 million Growth and Competitiveness loan project with the World Bank, as it continues to improve the business environment in Jamaica. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 21. He noted that Jamaica Promotions...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd right), participates in the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Eric Malcolm Basic School, Parks Road, St. Andrew, on May 22. The school was built by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.6 million, with financing provided under its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) programme, and contributions from residents of Parks Road. The school is affiliated with the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica. Also participating in the exercise are (from left): the School Board’s Chairman, Pastor Spencer Maitland; Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Overseer for the Church of God of Prophecy, Pastor Rudolph Daley; National Overseer of the Church of God of Prophecy in Jamaica, Bishop Winston Leith; JSIF’s General Manager in charge of Finance, Orville Hall; and School Principal, Audrey Wallace.

12 years ago Education

New Basic School for Children of Parks Road

Forty-one infants, aged four to six years, of Eric Malcolm Basic School, in the community of Parks Road, West Rural St. Andrew, now have a new facility, which was constructed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of $38.6 million. The institution, which is affiliated with the Parks Road Church of God of Prophecy, was constructed under...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), is greeted by Lt. Col. Dillon Lobban (right), at the 47th annual Victoria Cross Dinner, held at the Jamaica Officers’ Club, Up Park Camp, Kingston, on May 22. At centre is Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Antony Anderson.

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Importance of the JDF Highlighted

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) remains an essential element of the nation’s institutional framework. “It has its own unique and autonomous space in the nation’s framework of institutions and it is for that reason that we have continued, within our limited resources, to provide, such as we have, to...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), in conversation with State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, before making a presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on May 21.

12 years ago CommerceParliamentSectoral Debate 2014/2015

150 Jobs for First Phase of Kingston Wharves Logistics Project

Kingston Wharves Limited, in its first phase of its port infrastructure renewal programme, will invest $2.2 billion (US$20 million) in the construction of a state-of-the-art logistics facility in Newport West. Construction of the warehouse is expected to commence within the next three months and is estimated to be completed in twelve months. The entire project is expected to be completed...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton addresses journalists at the post sectoral debate press briefing, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on May 22.

12 years ago CommerceSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Cabinet to Receive Regulatory Framework Draft for Industrial Hemp

A draft of the proposed regulatory framework for industrial hemp will be submitted to Cabinet shortly. “This will pave the way for a viable chain to be developed around the hemp industry in Jamaica,” Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has said. The Minister was speaking at the post sectoral debate press briefing, held at the Ministry’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (left) commends St. Elizabeth Parish Council for efforts in making St Elizabeth a disaster resilient parish. He was addressing the Disaster Preparedness Parish Forum hosted by the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Committee of the St Elizabeth Parish Council at the St Matthews Anglican Church Hall in Santa Cruz on Tuesday May 20. Social Development Commission field officer, Elizabeth Sanderson, is at right.

12 years ago Local Government

‘Bread Basket’ Parish Commended For Disaster Preparedness

Minister of State for Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan has commended the St. Elizabeth Parish Council for the parish’s state of readiness ahead of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins on June 1. Mr. Fagan commended the parish’s Community Resilience Initiative, which involves the training of community and agency representatives in shelter management, damage assessment, and...

12 years ago CommerceSectoral Debate 2014/2015

Scrap Metal Earns US$19 Million in 2013

The scrap metal trade exported over 67,000 metric tonnes of metal, earning over US$19.3 million last year. This has been revealed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, who said the regulatory framework introduced, just over a year ago, has given new life to the trade. Addressing the House of Representatives in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate, on May 21,...