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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (centre), is greeted by Associate Dean, Caribbean School of Nursing, University of Technology, Professor Hermi Hewitt, at the first biennial nursing and midwifery research conference, which began on August 15, at the Knutsford Court Hotel. It is being held under the theme: ‘Utilizing research for best practices in nursing and Midwifery’. Looking on is Lecturer, University of Technology, Dr. Adella Campbell.

Consultations on Tobacco Control Regulations End

The Ministry of Health has received some 20 submissions from a wide range of interest groups, as the public consultations on the tobacco control regulations closed on Tuesday, August 13. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson,...

President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), in discussion with (from left) Secretary of the association, Lucy Flash O’Sullivan ; First Vice President of the entity, Leebert Brown; Consultant for Government Business, Sagicor, Rupertia Smith; and Tanisha Weir-Grant of the Accountant General’s Department. Occasion was the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14.

Gov’t Pensioners Association on Drive to Recruit New Members

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (centre), listens to a point being made by Permanent Secretary in his Ministry, Carol Palmer (second left). Also pictured (from left) are: Director of Implementation for Restorative Justice and Child Justice Reform, Ruth Carey; Deputy Representative in Jamaica, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Deirdre Kiernan; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison . Occasion was a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15.

Cabinet Approves Amendment to Law to Protect Children

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), congratulates Guardian Life Limited Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship recipients, Michae Bradshaw (left) and Nethaneel Campbell, during Wednesday’s (August 14) awards luncheon at the company’s offices in New Kingston.

Guardian Life Awards Outstanding GSAT Students

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Grace McLean, speaking at a recent JIS ‘ThinTank’.

Education Ministry in Discussions with Training Agencies on Logistics Hub

13 years ago Transport

Hundreds Participate in Housing Agency Open Day

Hundreds of prospective homeowners on Wednesday, August 14, turned up at the Kingston offices of the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) to participate in the Bernard Lodge Estates Development Open House Day. Located in St. Catherine, the Bernard Lodge Estates development is approximately five minutes drive from Spanish Town Square. It is bounded by Highway 2000 to the South, in...

13 years ago Culture

Jamaican Independence Ball for Manhattan Saturday

Jamaica’s independence celebrations in the New York tri-state area will come to a climax on Saturday, August 17, when the Jamaica Independence Celebration Foundation, Inc (JICFI) stages the annual Independence Ball in commemoration of Jamaica’s 51st year of independence. This prestigious event will bring together just over 1,500 Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica at the New York Hilton Hotel in...

Chief Education Officer at the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Grace McLean, gives an update on back-to-school preparedness at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on August 14 at the agency’s Half-Way Tree Road offices.

13 years ago Education

Education Ministry Ready for New School Year

The Ministry of Education is in an advanced state of readiness for the start of the 2013/14 school year, which begins on Monday, September 2. Chief Education Officer, Grace McLean, says tuition grants as well as other fees that are provided by the Ministry will be lodged to school accounts by the end of this week. “The janitorial grants have...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, addresses the opening of a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15. The consultation was held to garner feedback from the various Government departments and agencies, non-profit organizations, community-based organizations and church groups on the policy, as the administration finalises the document for approval and publication. The legislation seeks to establish a formal framework for dealing with children in conflict with the law throughout the criminal justice process, with a view to ensuring that detention or institutionalisation is a measure of last resort.

13 years ago Justice

First Consultation on Child Diversion Policy Set for August 19

The first of four islandwide consultations on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy is to be held at the St. Andrew High School for Girls, in Kingston, on Monday, August 19. Being conducted by the Ministry of Justice, the exercise aims to educate and sensitize the Jamaican public and gain feedback on the policy, which seeks to establish a formal...

13 years ago Justice

Young Persons Encouraged to Seek Out Careers in the Military

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, is encouraging young persons seeking job opportunities and career development, to consider enlisting in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). “The JDF remains an organisation of choice for many young Jamaicans seeking a career. I must, therefore, encourage young men and women to give serious consideration to applying to the Jamaica Defence Force,”...

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles Freeman, speaking at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held on August 14 at the agency’s head office on Half-Way Tree Road, in Kingston.

13 years ago Education

Fathers Encouraged to Attend Information Fairs

Parents, especially fathers, whose children will be attending secondary schools in the new academic year, are being encouraged to attend the Education Ministry’s parent information fairs. The fairs are being organised by the Ministry of Education through the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC). Two information fairs under the theme, ‘Surviving the Transition to Secondary School’, will be held on Saturday,...

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Chairman, Joseph Matalon (centre), emphasizes a point during Wednesday’s (August 14) media briefing at the institution’s New Kingston offices, where he outlined details of developments pertaining to the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme’s (JVCP) implementation, being undertaken by the DBJ; and the upcoming conference in September, where the initiative is slated to be launched. Listening keenly are DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (left); and JVCP Co-ordinator and Manager, Audrey Richards.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Venture Capital Programme to be Launched in September

The Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP) is to be launched on September 9, during a special conference being hosted by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the DBJ, Joseph Matalon, says the activities being undertaken by the institution for the programme’s implementation over the next three years, will be unveiled during...