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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), interacts with students of the Guanaboa Vale All-Age School, during Wednesday’s (February 12) official opening of the Top Mountain Computer Internet Access Point in St. Catherine.

Computer Centre Opens in Top Mountain

A new day has dawned for the community of Top Mountain in St. Catherine, where residents now have free access to information communication technology (ICT), through funding from the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $3.5 million. The...

A model shows off a design by Simone Neilson of Ms. Sim, at the launch of Jamaica’s participation in the International Fashion Showcase on Wednesday, February 12, at the Jamaican High Commission in London.

Jamaican Designers for International Fashion Show in London

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

OCR Taking Message to Primary and High Schools

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left); commends an elated Uriah Bell of Eden Park, St. Mary, as she presents him with a certificate of title during Friday’s (February 14) land titling ceremony, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change; National Land Agency (NLA); and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), at the St. Mary Parish Church Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary. The Prime Minister was the guest speaker and Mr. Bell was one of 70 residents of land settlements in St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland, who received titles under the Cadastral Mapping and Land Titling Project.

More Govt Land Surveyors to Receive Training

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

Dr. Phillips Leaves for IDB Consultation in Trinidad

12 years ago Culture

Bustamante’s Birthday to be Commemorated at Blenheim

Plans are in high gear to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, to be held on February 24, at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover. In an interview with JIS News, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Regional Manager, Natalie Morris, informed that a Planning Committee, comprising civic, political and other representatives in...

12 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Policy and Master Plan for Creative Industries

The Government has formed a National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission, which is to undertake the development and implementation of a policy and master plan within two years. Speaking at the Regional Conference on Intellectual Property and Creative Industries on February 11, in Kingston, hosted by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), Chair of the Commission’s Technical Working Group, Dr....

Director of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), Professor Hopeton Dunn, addressing participants at the graduation ceremony for the first cohort in the

12 years ago Education

CARIMAC to Introduce Degree in Animation

The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), is to introduce a new Bachelor’s degree in Animation and Motion Graphics, in recognition of its 40th anniversary. “CARIMAC is planning to play its major pioneering role in building the animation production industry, as we should not have opportunities for overseas contracts coming in and we have to turn them down, because...

Director for Environment and Conservation at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Anthony McKenzie (L), emphasies a point at a Think Tank held on February 13 at the offices of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in Kingston. Looking on are Principal Director in the Climate Change Division (CCD) of the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC), Albert Daley (R); and Climate Change consultant with the CCD, Leonie Barnaby.

12 years ago Environment

Climate Change Consultations Get Underway Today

The Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change (MWLECC), will began a series of public consultations on February 14, aimed at sensitizing Jamaicans about climate change and what they can do to mitigate the effects. The session, which is the first of four parish meetings, will get underway at 2:00 pm at the St. Mary Parish Church in Port...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question, during Thursday’s (February 13) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston to provide an update on the visit of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission. Listening (from left) are: Financial Secretary in the Ministry, Devon Rowe; IMF Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm (right).

12 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica on Target to Pass IMF Third Quarter Review

Jamaica is on target to pass the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) third quarterly economic review, under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The approval, which is expected by the end of March, will pave the way for a fourth drawdown of funds totalling US$71 million under the programme. This was disclosed by Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team to...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), is presented with Vision 2030 Jamaica educational material by Communications Specialist at the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Carmen Miller (2nd right), following his meeting on Thursday (February 13) with PIOJ representatives, at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Looking on (from left), are: Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden; and PIOJ Director General, Collin Bullock

12 years ago EducationVision 2030

Education Ministry Seeking to Incorporate Vision 2030 in School Curriculum

The Ministry of Education and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) are to hold talks to determine how best to streamline the contents of the country’s National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica, into the curriculum of schools islandwide. Both sides gave this commitment during a brief meeting at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday, February 13, during which Portfolio...

12 years ago Technology

Residents of Barry to Get Electricity

Within a few weeks, the Government will be switching on electricity in the community of Barry in St. Catherine, providing residents with the commodity for the first time. The project is being undertaken through the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who made the announcement on Wednesday, February...