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Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), presents Richard Bernard, one of 65 participants in the recently concluded Climate Change Action Training (CCAT) Programme, with his certificate during the graduation ceremony at the Airy Castle Church of God – Ground of Truth in the parish, on August 28. The training was organized by Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project, for young people in St. Thomas. Mr. Pickersgill was the guest speaker.

Public Education on Climate Change Effects Remains Priority – Minister Pickersgill

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says public education on the effects of climate change remains a priority for his Ministry. Speaking at a graduation ceremony for more than 60 young persons who participated in a...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), hands over the keys to one of two buses to Senior Customs Officer and Public Sector Representative at the Jamaica Customs Agency, Devon Manahan. The buses, which were handed over during a ceremony held at Jamaica Customs head office in Kingston on August 28, were purchased by the agency to facilitate staff usage in Kingston, Montego Bay and St. Ann’s Bay.

More Electronic Transactions to be Done at Customs

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses journalists at a special Back-to-School press briefing on August 28, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, where he announced transport benefits for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students.

Bursaries for 1,000 Tertiary Students in PATH Households

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on Tuesday (August 27), at the agency’s Half-Way-Tree Road offices.

Parish Extension Committees to be in Place Soon

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Roger Clarke (right), shares a laugh with (from left), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Customer Care Manager, National Housing Trust (NHT), Donetta Russell; and Principal Director in the Public Sector Modernization Division, Office of the Cabinet, Sherrill O’Reggio Angus. They were at the re-launch of the Ministry’s Citizen’s Charter, which was held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices, St. Andrew.

Agriculture Ministry Re-Launches Citizen’s Charter

13 years ago Education

Textbook Prices Rise By An Average of 10%

Jamaicans will pay an average increase of 10% for textbooks this academic year. This is the word from the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) based on a survey of 126 text books (82 secondary, 31 primary and 13 infant), in 52 book outlets in the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) and all parishes. The increase is greater than that recorded in...

13 years ago Environment

Climate Change Policy for Cabinet

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, says a climate change policy will be taken to Cabinet by next week for consideration. The Minister also informed that Government is in the process of putting in place the core staff for the Climate Change Department within his Ministry. He said that the top three posts in the...

13 years ago National SecurityVision 2030

Major Crimes Continue to Fall

The country continues to record declines in murder, and other serious and violent crimes, with the numbers falling by 11 per cent for the first six months of 2013. Programme Director for the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Plan Development Unit, Richard Lumsden, who made the disclosure during the agency’s quarterly media briefing on Tuesday, August 27, said the murder...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (right) presents Phillip Brown of the Western Transport Region with his certificate for successfully completing the Transport Authority’s Public Passenger Vehicle Driver and Conductor Training Programme. Occasion was a certification ceremony for the 541 participants held on Wednesday, August 28, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

13 years ago Transport

JUTC to Reclaim Routes

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, says that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be reclaiming routes in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) that rightfully belong to the state-owned bus company. He said that the JUTC has added more units to its fleet, which will enable it to provide quality service to these areas,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh; and Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

13 years ago EducationLabour

Transport Grant for PATH Students

With less than a week before the start of the 2013/2014 academic year, the Government is set to roll out a transportation allowance initiative to help offset travel expenses for Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) students. The first phase of the programme is expected to benefit thousands of children in some 61 schools island-wide. Minister of Labour...

Principal of the Keith All-age School in St. Ann, Radcliffe Gordon, addresses the recent dedication ceremony for the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills located in Orange Hill in the parish.

13 years ago Education

Training Academy in Orange Hill Hailed

The establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Academic School of Learning and Marketable Skills, in the St. Ann-based community of Orange Hill, is being hailed as an important initiative for the residents of the area. The institution, which is the brainchild of founder of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. Jeffery Mills, is a multi-faceted centre, offering programmes in leadership skills,...

Special Education Project Coordinator in the Education Ministry, Dr. Michele Meredith (left), is in discussion with Digicel’s Regional Sales Manager, Joy Clark (centre); and Programme Manager, Digicel, Dane Richardson, at Tuesday’s (August 27) opening of a three-day information communication technology (ICT) training workshop for primary school principals and teachers from four education regions. The training comes under Digicel’s Enrichment Programme, which involves partnership with the Ministry and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

13 years ago Education

Educators Trained to Boost Literacy Levels

Some 76 principals and teachers from 31 primary schools in four education regions are benefiting from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training aimed at improving literacy and numeracy among students. The training, which got underway on Tuesday, August 27, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, is part of Digicel Foundation’s enrichment initiative in partnership with the Ministry of...