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Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)
Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), interacts with students from Epping Forest Primary School in South East St. Elizabeth, at the opening of the Potsdam Information and Communication Technology (ICT)centre, which has been established by the Universal Service Fund (USF) at a cost of $2.4 million. The facility, which was opened on November 20, has 13 new computers and other supporting equipment. (FILE)

Significant Advances Made in Communications and Energy

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (STEM), which focused on its mandate for 2013 - ‘Laying the Foundation for Growth’ - pursued several initiatives in that thrust, under the guidance of the Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. REDUCTION OF...
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), performs the symbolic commissioning of the $60 million Mile Gully/Warwick Castle water supply system in St Mary on Thursday, November 28. Sharing the moment are: President, Mile Gully/Warwick Castle Benevolent Group, Ceceline Day (left); and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera.
Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right), performs the symbolic commissioning of the $60 million Mile Gully/Warwick Castle water supply system in St Mary on Thursday, November 28. Sharing the moment are: President, Mile Gully/Warwick Castle Benevolent Group, Ceceline Day (left); and Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera.

Many More Jamaicans Received Potable Water In 2013
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), cuts the ribbon to a solar power system, to be used for operating the Pleasant Valley water catchment facility, in Clarendon, in November. Others sharing in the occasion are (from second left): Programme Manager for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Allison Rangolan-McFarlane; Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap; and National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), Hyacinth Douglas.
Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (left), cuts the ribbon to a solar power system, to be used for operating the Pleasant Valley water catchment facility, in Clarendon, in November. Others sharing in the occasion are (from second left): Programme Manager for the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, Allison Rangolan-McFarlane; Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Arun Kashyap; and National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), Hyacinth Douglas.

Enhanced Focus on Climate Change and Environmental Protection
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), reads to students of St. Richard’s Primary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in recognition of Read Across Jamaica Day.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), reads to students of St. Richard’s Primary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in recognition of Read Across Jamaica Day.

Major Focus on the Safety of Children in 2013
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), performs the symbolic groundbreaking exercise signaling the commencement of construction of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel during a ceremony at the project site in New Kingston in July. Observing (from left) are: Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Chairman, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust (Pan-Jam) and Director, Caribe Hospitality Jamaica, Stephen Facey; Opposition Spokesman on Tourism and Travel Service Development, Edmund Bartlett; and Rector, St. Andrew Parish Church, Rev. Canon Major Sirrano Kitson.
Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (right), performs the symbolic groundbreaking exercise signaling the commencement of construction of the Courtyard Marriott Hotel during a ceremony at the project site in New Kingston in July. Observing (from left) are: Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness; Chairman, Pan Jamaican Investment Trust (Pan-Jam) and Director, Caribe Hospitality Jamaica, Stephen Facey; Opposition Spokesman on Tourism and Travel Service Development, Edmund Bartlett; and Rector, St. Andrew Parish Church, Rev. Canon Major Sirrano Kitson.

2013 A Successful Year for Tourism Sector

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Some of the Lawyers from Western Jamaica who packed the Lucea Court House, in Hanover, for the Historic sitting of the Court of Appeal on December 9.
Year in Review 2013

Intensified Efforts to Improve Access to Justice

The Ministry of Justice, under the leadership of portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, pushed forward a number of initiatives aimed at enhancing access of Jamaicans to justice. HISTORIC COURT OF APPEAL SITTING Among these measures was the historic sitting of the Court of Appeal in the town of Lucea, Hanover during the week of December 9 to 13....
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson (left), participates in bilateral talks with his counterpart, His Excellency Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, while in Beijing to attend the UNCTAD Global Services Forum.
Vision 2030Year in Review 2013

Jamaica Cements Relations with International and Regional Partners

During 2013, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, under the charge of Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson, continued to cement its relations with international and regional partners, as it sought to improve foreign policy and trade prospects.  COMMUNITY OF LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STATES (CELAC) SUMMIT Early in 2013, Minister Nicholson attended the 1st EU-CELAC Summit/7th EU-LAC Summit...
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Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (centre), having a light conversation with Chairman of Europe’s third largest hotel chain, Melia Hotels International (MHI), Gabriel Escarrer Julia (left), during the signing of an agreement between MHI and the National Insurance Fund (NIF) for the provision of 400 jobs at the Braco Hotel in Trelawny, which MHI will operate over the next 15 years. Arrangement for the jobs were finalized following discussions involving Dr. McNeill; Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), under whose portfolio the NIF falls.
Vision 2030Year in Review 2013

GOJ Efforts Advance Job Creation in 2013

The Government implemented several initiatives and programmes in 2013, aimed at boosting economic development and creating avenues for more persons to be employed. These efforts were carried out under one of the five strategic priorities developed by the Government for the 2013/14 Fiscal Year - ‘Job Creation & Economic Growth’ -  with the objective of  improving the lives of  the...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, emphasies a point at a press conference on August 30, at his St. Lucia Avenue offices in New Kingston, to give an update on the Global Logistics Hub Initiative.
Year in Review 2013

Logistics Hub Initiative Tops Agenda at Investment Ministry

For 2013, the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce focused primarily on efforts to promote and implement critical deliverables in relation to the Logistics Hub Initiative. The Ministry also continued to push initiatives to boost the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, entrepreneurship and investment. LOGISTICS HUB INITIATIVE The Logistics Hub Initiative is geared towards achieving continued growth, fitting...
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Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), shares a light conversation with (from left): Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Team Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm, during Thursday’s (August 22) media briefing, jointly hosted by the Finance Ministry and the Mission, in Kingston. Details of the country’s just concluded first quarter performance review, under the four-year IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF), were outlined.
Year in Review 2013

Finance Ministry Pushes Ahead with Economic Reform Programme

Significant implementation of the government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP), leading to a new four-year agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), dominated activities undertaken by the Ministry of Finance and Planning during 2013. The ERP’s provisions are consistent with the administration’s strategic priority focus on attaining fiscal prudence and a credible economic programme. It aims to spur economic growth, reduce...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (at podium), delivering the keynote address at Thursday’s (Sept. 12), Economic Reform Programme (ERP) stakeholders conference, hosted by the Ministry of Finance and Planning at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, under the theme: “Jamaica’s Economic Programme – Going for Growth, Staying the Course, Transforming the Economy”. Also pictured are: Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left, seated); and Co-Chairmen, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (2nd right); and Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter.
Year in Review 2013

Economic Reform Programme Central to Reducing Debt and Spurring Growth

The Government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP) for Jamaica is central to the administration’s strategic priority focus on attaining fiscal prudence in its pursuit of a credible economic programme for the country. Key elements of this focus include: negotiating a new medium-term agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF); containing public expenditure; eliminating waste and corruption; divesting select public assets; and...
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President of the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association, Charles Jones (right), hugs retired teacher of English and remedial reading specialist, Iris Burtess Salmon, during the association’s 47th annual general meeting, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, on August 14. During the event, Mrs. Burtess Salmon was recognised for her invaluable service to the association.
Year in Review 2013

Vulnerable Groups Benefit from Social Protection Initiatives

Throughout 2013 the Government provided benefits for the most needy, under its various social protection initiatives, the most significant being the flagship Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), which has already helped to transform the lives of more than 400,000 Jamaicans since its inception in 2002.  PATH CONTINUES TO DELIVER More than $4 billion was allocated in the...
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