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Prime Minister, Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre) is flanked by members of the New Road All Stars Youth Club in Westmoreland, prior to the start of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) Stakeholders Conference for Cornwall, held on February 28, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

Runway at Donald Sangster Airport to be Extended

The runway at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is to be extended at a cost of US$65 million. The airport, which forms a critical part of the country’s tourism infrastructure, was privatized in 2003. Since then it...

George Young, receives the award for ‘The Most Vocal Restorative Justice Facilitator’ from Field Officer, Vuraldo Barnett, at the Restorative Justice Facilitators graduation ceremony held on February 18, at the Altamont Court Hotel, St. Andrew. Looking on at right is Restorative Justice facilitator in Trench Town, Brook Sampson.

Touched By Violence, George Young Promotes Peace

Government Moves to Provide Safeguards Against Cyber Crime

Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), presents Seaview Gardens Phase Two resident, Carmelitta Riley, with her title at a ceremony held on Wednesday, February 26, at the Christ The Redeemer Human Resource Centre in the community.

Seaview Gardens Residents Get Titles

State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (2nd left), emphasies a point during a press briefing held at the Ministry in Kingston on February 27, to provide details about this weekend’s Digital Jam 3.0. Looking on (from left) are: Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank, Fabio Pittaluga; Vice President for Retail, LIME, Stephen Price; and Freelance Web Developer, Marcel Morgan.

Young Techies Vie for US$10,000 in Digital JAM 3.0

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Debt to GDP Ratio Will Be Reduced – Finance Minister

By the end of this fiscal year, the country’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio will be about 139 per cent, down from the 147 per cent of last year. This was stated by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, as he gave an update on the Economic Reform Programme (ERP), at a Stakeholders Conference...

12 years ago Environment

WRA Focussed on Improving Potable Water Access This Year

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) will be intensifying activities this year in ensuring that more Jamaicans, particularly those in rural areas, have access to potable water. Managing Director of the WRA, Basil Fernandez, tells JIS News that the agency will be working more closely with the National Water Commission (NWC), Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), and the National Irrigation Commission...

12 years ago Foreign Affairs

High Commission in London Pays Tribute to Women in Reggae Music

The Jamaican High Commission in London ended its Reggae Month celebrations with a special event paying tribute to women in reggae music. The event included a panel discussion featuring women involved in different aspects of the reggae music industry. They included Singer Janet Kay; Joy Ellington of VP Records; and Radio Producer and Founder/Director of the Black Music Canteen, Ruby...

12 years ago Local Government

KSAC Seeking to Boost Earnings to Undertake Beautification Projects

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is looking to increase revenue from signs and billboards in the 2014/15 financial year to assist with the beautification of parks and other public spaces. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke, made the announcement as she addressed scores of community leaders from across Kingston and St. Andrew at the Conference of...

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Great Care Was Exercised

The Government took great care to be inclusive and consultative in drafting appropriate Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Commission of Enquiry into events in Western Kingston of May 2010. The process began on May 14, 2013 with a letter to the then Leader of Opposition Business in the House and Spokesman on Justice, Mr. Delroy Chuck inviting the Opposition...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, gesticulates as she addresses a sensitization forum on ‘Caribbean Gender Equality and the Post-2015 Agenda’, in the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, St. James, on February 27.

12 years ago Information

Atrocities Against Women Must End – Senator Falconer

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has emphasized that atrocities meted out to women and girls must be brought to an end. “It is the only way we are going to move forward as a civilized and progressive society,” the Minister said. Senator Falconer was speaking at a sensitization forum on ‘Caribbean Gender Equality and the...

Minister without portfolio (Information), Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), emphasizes a point as she addresses the Western Region joint Government/ Civil Society/ Non-Government Organization sensitization session on Caribbean Gender Equality and the Post 2015 Agenda, held on February 27 at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay. Seated at right is Chief Technical Director, Office of the Prime Minister, Colette Roberts-Risden.

12 years ago Information

Minister Falconer Wants Age of Consent Raised to 18

Minister with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has again stated her intention to push for the age of consent to be raised from 16 to 18 years. “I think as a country, the time has come for us to look at the age of consent. If you cannot vote until...