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Twenty-five Jamaicans are being recruited for employment at the Kiawah Island Resort in the United States. They will join over 130 Jamaicans already employed at the resort in Charleston, South Carolina. Speaking in an interview with JIS news on Thursday (January 19), Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier, said the initiative is in keeping with the Government’s...

Manchester will be the area of focus for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), as the ministry observes Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Week, January 22 to 27, to sensitize the public about its work. The LMIS is a one-stop data and information source, designed to satisfy the needs of job seekers and employers in the labour market....

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the government is committed to cultivating and preserving a competitive environment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Speaking at a press briefing at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium, New Kingston on Thursday (January 19), Mr. Paulwell assured that the country would not return to...

With just over two months to the beginning of the 2012/13 financial year, a Supplementary Budget will be presented to reflect a downward revision in public expenditure. This was announced by Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, when he addressed the Mayberry Investment Forum, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on January 18....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has endorsed several key elements of the draft banking code, and has invited all stakeholders to work together to develop a progressive code, which embodies international best practices and is acceptable to the banking sector and consumers alike. Addressing a consultation on the draft banking code at the Courtleigh Hotel in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), Hon. Julian Robinson, says more computer equipment will be provided soon for educational institutions, under the Government’s e-Learning Jamaica Project. “In the coming months, the e-Learning programme will roll out additional lap tops to be delivered to 176 institutions, to support Grades 10 and 11 and group...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has encouraged Jamaicans to continue to pray and seek God’s guidance, even as they celebrate and reflect on the nation’s achievements over the last 50 years. Sir Patrick, who was speaking at the 32nd staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, will be visiting all parish councils next week. Speaking at a press briefing, held at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) on January 18, the Minister emphasised  that the parish council is a vital part of local government and he  wants “to get to the councils as quickly as...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has disclosed that Jamaica is being considered as a site to provide humanitarian aid to countries in need of assistance due to disasters. “In the wake of the disastrous earthquake in Haiti last year January, Jamaica was a staging area for humanitarian intervention in that...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, has informed that about 70 per cent of the island has piped water, and the aim is to bring the total up to 85 per cent. The Minister  said that many Jamaicans tend to  take water for granted, but  pointed out that  it costs  a lot of money  to...

Convenor, Umbrella Group of Churches, Rev. Dr. Lenworth Anglin, says the church is recommitting itself to playing a major role in the rebuilding of critical areas of national life, as the country unites in celebration of its first 50 years of independence. Dr. Anglin, who was giving the main address at the 32nd staging of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast...

Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service while calming fears that  the new administration might implement policies which will generate high interest rates, advises that banks need to assist in taking active steps to contain their costs, increase their efficiencies and so contain the growth in their spreads. According to the Finance Minister, the first aspect of the way...