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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, stresses a point as he addresses the Education Summit, held on June 7 at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Western Jamaica campus in St. James.

Help on the Way for Some Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says that assistance is coming for the schools that received less than fovourable reviews in the recently released National Education Inspectorate (NEI) report. The NEI report listed several schools across the island, at...

CELEBRATING EDUCATORS: The nation’s leaders, headed by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Lady Allen (second right); Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (second left); Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA), Clayton Hall (right), pose with the 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education on June 9, at Jamaica House.

Prime Minister Commends Teachers

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses an energy forum on Thursday (June 7) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Liberalization of Renewable Energy Sector Working – Minister Paulwell

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre); and Opposition Spokesperson on Gender Affairs, Olivia Grange (right); share pleasantries with radio talk show host and journalist, Barbara Gloudon, prior to the start of the inaugural public lecture hosted by Mona School of Business Management (MSBM) yesterday (June 6), at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona campus.

PM Urges Women to Embrace Leadership Role

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (2nd left), has the attention of Organization of American States (OAS) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Joan Neil (left); Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil in Jamaica, His Excellency Antonio Da Costa Silva (2nd right); and Representative from the Embassy of the United States in Jamaica, Nathan Halat. Occasion was a biofuels function on Wednesday (June 5), at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Strong Legal Framework Required for Biofuels Production – Minister Paulwell

13 years ago Technology

Submit Entries by June 16 for Animation Competition

Young tech savvy Jamaicans and those interested in making their mark in the world of animation are being invited to submit entries to the upcoming ‘KINGSTOON’ animation festival competition by June 16. The entry forms are available at www.facebook.com/kingstoonfest and they must be filled out and submitted to info@kingstoonfest.com. The two-day event will be held from June 20 to 21...

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, makes her contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate on June 5 in the House of Representatives.

13 years ago Sport

Gov’t Spends $614 Million on Sports Development

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, has informed that the Government spent a total of $614.18 million on sports development in 2012. The Minister, who made the disclosure while contributing to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5, said the funds were expended through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). Of the sum,...

13 years ago Sport

Major Renovations at National Stadium

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says the National Stadium in St. Andrew is slated to undergo major renovations over the next three to five years. The Minister, who made the announcement while making her contribution to 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5, said the works will include the modernisation of the...

13 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry to Roll Out Steps-To-Work In August

Ministry of Labour and Social Security will have an islandwide roll out of the national welfare to work strategy, the Steps-to-Work programme, within the next two months. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in his Sectoral Debate presentation on June 4, informed that his Ministry has completed the pilot intervention and is now in the final stages of designing a strategy...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Minister of Finance in Europe for Talks with Financial Institutions

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, is leading a delegation in Europe, where he is slated to engage in a series of meetings with financial institutions. The talks are intended to apprise agents in the international capital markets of developments on the government’s economic reform programme and the growth agenda. This was disclosed by Minister with...

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, emphasises a point while addressing participants, from the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) attending the first of four scheduled national public consultations on health sector financing, at the Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester, on Friday (June 7).

13 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

Minister Upbeat about Consultations on Public Health Financing

Health Minister, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is confident that the ongoing national consultations on financing Jamaica’s public health system will yield tangible solutions, redounding to the country’s benefit. This position, he says, is based on the outcome of Friday’s staging (June 7) of the first of four scheduled consultations, at the Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester, describing it as “successful”. Speaking...

13 years ago Technology

Minister Paulwell Urges Jamaicans to Access Energy Fund

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is urging persons to access the Energy Fund operated by the Development Bank of Jamaica, which can be had at an interest rate of 9.5 per cent at various financial institutions. The Government has allocated over $360 million in the 2013/2014 Budget to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects,...