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Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (3rd left), peruses material at the opening of a two-day Middle Managers Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (April 29) with (from left): Director of organizers, Make Your Mark Consultants, Evon Lloyd; Chief Executive Officer, Jacqueline Coke-Lloyd; Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Internal Audit Executive, Tonya Grant; Jamaica Observer executive, Paul Allen; Pastor, Transformed Life hurch, Joan Fletcher; and HEART Trust/NTA Senior Director, Kevin Mullings. Mr. Kellier was guest speaker at the opening ceremony. The conference was held under the theme: ‘Middle Managers: The Heart and Hub of Enterprise’.

Government Committed to Private Sector Partnerships – Labour Minister

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Government remains committed to creating the environment that will accommodate private sector input in helping to secure sustained economic growth for Jamaica. This, he argues, will contribute to raising private...

Residents of Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, and staff members of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) engage in an exciting game of tug-o-war on Saturday, April 26, during the annual sports day hosted by the JIS at the home, which the agency adopted in 2009. The JIS also makes annual visit to the home during the back- to-school and Christmas periods.

Mount Olivet Boys’ Home Gets Overwhelming Support

3. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), greets students of the Hydel Group of Schools who were participants in the debating competition of the Collegiate Forum of the Business of Sport International Conference, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on April 30.

Sport Conference Opens with Collegiate Forum

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right) meets I Believe Initiative (IBI) Ambassador, Justice of the Peace, Sandra Miller-Hall, as he arrives for the launch of cross country consultations with Justices of the Peace (JPs) at the Noel Fraser Auditorium in Montego Bay on Monday, April 28. Sir Patrick outlined to the JPs the role they will be required to play as ambassadors of his nation building Programme of Excellence (GGPE).

GG Focuses on JPs Under Programme of Excellence

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson unveils the plaque symbolizing the official opening of the island’s first anti-cancer screening laboratory at the Natural Products Institute, University of West Indies, Mona Campus in St. Andrew on Tuesday, April 29.

NHF Urged to Expend More on Promoting Illness Prevention

12 years ago Commerce

BSJ Food Chemistry Lab Receives JANAAC Certification

The country’s testing facilities have gained further international recognition with the recent certification of the food testing chemistry laboratory, at the Bureau of Standards (BSJ), by the Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC). State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, notes that some 70 markets across the globe have full confidence in Jamaica’s testing systems. “It means...

Minister of Education, Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left) cuts the ribbon to officially open the Multicare Foundation Cyber Centre at the Breezy Castle Sports Complex, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday, April 29. Assisting the Minister from left are Chief Executive Officer of LIME, Gary Sinclair; Director at the Multicare Foundation Lystra Sharp; Chairman of the LIME Foundation, Errol Miller; and a beneficiary of Multicare Foundation, Destiny McGlashan.

12 years ago Technology

Education Minister Lauds Downtown Kingston Cyber Centre

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended the Multicare Foundation for its continued partnership with communities, and for transforming the lives of many through its homework, and other programmes. The Minister was addressing the official launch of the $3 million Multicare Foundation Cyber Centre on Tuesday, April 29, at the Breezy Castle Sport Complex, downtown, Kingston. Constructed by...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, makes a
point as he closes the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House of Representatives
on April 30.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Finance & Public ServiceParliament

Finance Minister Withdraws Bank Tax, Announces New Measures

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, on Wednesday, April 29, announced two new revenue measures to raise $2.3 billion. The Government has removed the introduction of a levy on deposit-taking institutions and encashments from securities dealers, which was previously announced by Dr. Phillips on April 17. The new measures include the introduction of a withholding tax on insurance premiums paid...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, April 29. Seated at left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015ParliamentPrime Minister

Jamaica Has Strengthened Economic Diplomacy – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has deepened and accelerated its economic diplomacy, in recognition of emerging global challenges. Mrs. Simpson Miller told the House of Representatives while making her presentation in the 2014/2015 Budget Debate on April 29 that the government “will continue to seek opportunities that maximize our economic potential.” She expressed gratitude...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right)
engages in conversation with Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr.
the Hon. Omar Davies before closing the 2014/15 Budget debate in the House
of Representatives on April 30.

12 years ago Budget 2014/2015Parliament

World Bank Approves Report to Facilitate Growth

The World Bank has approved a Country Partnership Strategy Report for Jamaica that will facilitate growth and further monetary disbursements under that institution’s commitment to the country. Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, who made the announcement during his closing 2014/15 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on April 30, said the facility, which was...

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Charities Urged To Meet June 24 Registration Deadline

The Department of Cooperatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS) is encouraging all charities to keep good financial records to ensure smooth transition when they are to be re-registered. Following the passage of the Omnibus legislation in December, the Government mandated the DCFS as the authority to oversee the activities of all charities. In the past, the Department was responsible for regulating...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left) hands over prizes to brothers Tywayne (centre) and Tremaine Buchanan, creators of the application Kerb, which placed second in the category ‘pioneers of the Caribbean’. Occasion was a specially convened handing-over ceremony at the corporate offices of the World Bank in Kingston on Tuesday, April 29.

12 years ago Technology

Digital Jam 3.0 Winners Urged To Capitalize On Competition

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is urging winners of the recently concluded Digital Jam 3.0 Apps Competition (Caribbean edition), to use this platform for the future development of their projects. The State Minister, who was speaking at a specially convened handing-over ceremony at the corporate offices of the World Bank...