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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is to report on an energy solution to facilitate the re-opening of the Alpart and Kirkvine bauxite plants, when he speaks in the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate. The Government has been engaged in months of intense negotiations with Russian-based aluminium company, UC Rusal, for the resumption of operations at the facilities,...

Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises(MSMEs) are to benefit from some $439 million, which the Government has earmarked for fiscal year 2013/14, to facilitate growth and development in the productive sector. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said that 57 per cent of the funds, allocated through the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), are slated for the Credit...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has offered to meet with stakeholders in the Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprise (MSME) sector, to discuss how they can contribute to the global logistics hub initiative, as well as the mutual benefits to be derived from it. Speaking at an MSME Alliance public forum on the topic: ‘MSMEs Waiting to...

The flag of Jamaica will be flown at the 119th Penn Relay Games in Philadelphia, from April 25 to 27 this year. In 2012 the organizers took the decision to fly the country’s flag every year at the Games, held on the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field, in recognition of Jamaica’s 50 anniversary of independence, and the contribution made to...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has stressed the importance of a healthy lifestyle, including regular exercise, in enhancing the quality of life of the country’s older citizens. “Exercise in senior citizens can benefit tremendously both body and mind. In other words, muscle mass and strength does not have to decline rapidly as we age, as, if...

Senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Gene Leon, has commended the Government for displaying the vision to formulate a programme, aimed at resuscitating the country’s economy. Speaking at a Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Alliance public forum at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium, New Kingston, on April 11, Dr. Leon said the programme represented...

Jamaica’s national coordinating body for road safety promotion, the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is to receive the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award. His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent, Member of the British Royal family and Patron of the Awards, will present the Award to the NRSC during his five-day unofficial visit to Jamaica, April 14 to...

Students and teachers of the Freeman’s Hall Primary and Infant School in Trelawny are now enjoying more comfortable surroundings, following extensive upgrading of the institution by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) at a cost of over $31 million. The scope of work, which was undertaken through contribution from the community, included construction and partition of classrooms, installation of new...

The proposed Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME)/ Entrepreneurship Policy, is expected to be tabled in Parliament by June. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, whose Ministry is piloting the policy’s formulation, says in light of the 2013/14 Budget Debate, slated to get underway on April 18, and continue into May, it is unlikely that there will...

The Jamaican High Commission in London joins with the UK Jamaican community to express sadness at the news of the death of pioneering Jamaican musicologist and social anthropologist, Dr. Olive Lewin who was the founder of the Jamaica Folk Singers. High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba described Dr. Lewin as a leader in popularising Jamaican folk musicnot only in Jamaica...

Jamaica’s library network will soon boast a new international digital cataloguing system, which will help persons doing research or requesting information from library archives. The system, called the Resource Description and Access(RDA), is the new international cataloguing standard, designed for the digital environment. It is intended to replace the current Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2), and is being developed primarily for...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has urged school administrators to use the reports from the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) as a guide to improving their institutions. “We have a tool in the education system now which we are not using adequately. In the transformation process, the National Education Inspectorate has been providing inspection reports on a majority...