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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), participates in bilateral talks with his counterpart, His Excellency Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, while in Beijing to attend the UNCTAD Global Services Forum.

Jamaica Cements Relations with International and Regional Partners

During 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, under the charge of Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, continued to cement its relations with international and regional partners, as it sought to improve foreign policy and trade prospects. COMMUNITY...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), having a light conversation with Chairman of Europe’s third largest hotel chain, Melia Hotels International (MHI), Gabriel Escarrer Julia (left), during the signing of an agreement between MHI and the National Insurance Fund (NIF) for the provision of 400 jobs at the Braco Hotel in Trelawny, which MHI will operate over the next 15 years. Arrangement for the jobs were finalized following discussions involving Dr. McNeill; Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), under whose portfolio the NIF falls.

GOJ Efforts Advance Job Creation in 2013

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, emphasies a point at a press conference on August 30, at his St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, to give an update on the Global Logistics Hub Initiative.

Logistics Hub Initiative Tops Agenda at Investment Ministry

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), shares a light conversation with (from left): Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Team Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm, during Thursday’s (August 22) media briefing, jointly hosted by the Finance Ministry and the Mission, in Kingston. Details of the country’s just concluded first quarter performance review, under the four-year IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF), were outlined.

Finance Ministry Pushes Ahead with Economic Reform Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivering the keynote address at Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated); and Co-Chairmen, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.

Economic Reform Programme Central to Reducing Debt and Spurring Growth

Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

12 years ago Culture

Minister of Youth and Culture’s Remarks at the 2014 Maroon Celebration

Salutations……. Today I am pleased to return to Accompong as once again the Ministry of Youth and Culture joins with the Maroon community in celebrating one of the most significant successes in the quest of the displaced African people to restore their original dignity and integrity and record to the world their determination never to give in to the forces...

President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), hugs retired teacher of English and remedial reading specialist, Iris Burtess Salmon, during the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14. During the event, Mrs. Burtess Salmon was recognised for her invaluable service to the association.

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

Vulnerable Groups Benefit from Social Protection Initiatives

Throughout 2013 the Government provided benefits for the most needy, under its various social protection initiatives, the most significant being the flagship Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), which has already helped to transform the lives of more than 400,000 Jamaicans since its inception in 2002. PATH CONTINUES TO DELIVER More than $4 billion was allocated in the...

Students of the Wilsons Run Primary School in Trelawny, perform a cultural item during Friday

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

JSIF Empowering Young People and Communities

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) impacted the lives of thousands of Jamaicans in the past year through a series of programmes that assisted in empowering young people and communities, as well as improving social and economic infrastructure across the island. The agency, which falls under the Office of the Prime Minister, was allocated a budget of some $1.85 billion...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), addressing the first batch of farm workers to be dispatched for 2013 to Canada, under the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Programme, on January 2, at East Street in Kingston. The 172 workers will leave the island on January 3, 2013 on a Chartered flight. (FILE)

12 years ago Year in Review 2013

More Jobs for Jamaicans Overseas in 2013

Job creation was high on the agenda of the Government during 2013, with a number of employment opportunities being provided for Jamaicans, particularly overseas. MORE JOBS FOR JAMAICANS ABROAD The beginning of the year saw the first batch of farm workers being sent off to Canada under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Overseas Employment Programme. The 172 workers,...

Chairman, National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC), Rev. Dr. Stevenson Samuels (2nd left), has a laugh with Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS), Peter Reid (right), while Vice Chairman, NLPBC, Bishop Stanley Clarke (left), and Senior Vice President at VMBS, Keri-Gaye Brown, share the moment. Occasion was a press conference held on January 7 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, to launch the 2014 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast.

12 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaicans Invited to Participate in Week of Prayer

The National Leadership Prayer Breakfast Committee (NLPBC) will be staging a National Week of Prayer, as part of efforts to encourage Jamaicans to pray about issues affecting their lives. Dubbed ‘Prayer Blitz’, the week will start on January 9 and culminate with the 34th staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) scheduled for Thursday, January 16. Throughout the week,...

Executive Director of the National Council on Education, Merris Murray.

12 years ago Education

NCE to Train School Boards in St. Elizabeth and Manchester

The National Council on Education (NCE) will, this month, begin training persons appointed to school boards in Region 5, which comprises the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester. Four training workshops, financed through the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), are scheduled to be held on January 15, 16, 22 and 23, as the NCE continues its thrust to improve the...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area One, Warren Clarke (centre), addressing a press conference, held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Hotel in Montego Bay, on January 7. The session was held to update the media on the police

12 years ago National Security

Police Report Success in Area One

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover (Area One), Warren Clarke, says that sustained efforts by the Police to control crime in western Jamaica has reaped success, with the total dismantling of the notorious Alma gang. “Gangs played a significant role as drivers of violence during 2013, and so we are particularly encouraged by the...