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Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, addressing EPOC’s monthly media briefing held recently at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office in New Kingston,

Jamaica Remains Ahead of the IMF’s Primary Surplus and NIR Targets

Jamaica surpassed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Primary Surplus target for the 11-month period, ending February 2016, with the figure totalling $80.1 billion. This, according to Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, was $800 million above budget, and...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents retiree of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Viviene Nelson, with a gift and a framed copy of her citation, which was read during the SDC’s retirement and staff recognition dinner at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Thursday, April 7. Ms. Nelson, who was a Senior Administrative Assistant at the time of her retirement, served the agency for 46 years.

Social Development Commission Honours Retirees for 167 Years of Service

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, speaking at a recognition ceremony for 50 public sector retirees, held at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel, in Kingston, on March 31. The retirees are from the former Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries and Industry, Investment and Commerce.

Retired Civil Servants Honoured

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is welcomed by Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, on his arrival at the agency’s Haining Road head office in Kingston, on Thursday, March 17, for meeting with the management and staff.

Minister Mckenzie Pledges Full Support to ODPEM

Founder of the True United Sisters (TUS) community development organisation, Karen Sudu (right), shares a moment with outstanding educator and TUS volunteer, Paulette Stephenson (2nd left), who was honoured by entity. Also sharing the moment, from left, are: South East Regional Health Authority
(SERHA) Regional Director, Maureen Golding; and Rural Sociologist, Bureau of Women — Founder of the True United Sisters (TUS) community development organisation, Karen Sudu (right), shares a moment with outstanding educator and TUS volunteer, Paulette Stephenson (2nd left), who was honoured by entity. Also sharing the moment, from left, are: South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Regional Director, Maureen Golding; and Rural Sociologist, Bureau of Women's Affairs, Venisa Clarke-Lee. The occasion was a recent health and information fair, organised by TUS, at the Bog Walk branch of the Power of Faith Ministry, in St. Catherine.

Bog Walk Residents Benefit From Health Fair

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Centre for Special Needs Children Opens in Portland

Special needs children in Portland and surrounding parishes now have access to a fully equipped centre that will facilitate their holistic development. The Mickhail Betancourt Building, located in Orange Bay, was established through partnership between the Government and the Digicel Foundation. It will be operated by the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The...

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Shelters More Suitable for Temporary Accommodation to be Set Up

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development is seeking to establish emergency shelters deemed more ideally suited to provide temporary accommodation for persons who have to be evacuated from communities affected by disasters, such as flooding. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Ministry will be working closely with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), which...

The 18-member Cabinet, four State Ministers and Attorney General led by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), was sworn in at King’s House on Monday, March 7, 2016.

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Cabinet Sworn in: Govt to Focus on Growth, Job Creation and Debt Reduction

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the newly installed Government has as its priority, the growth of the economy, creation of jobs and reduction of public debt. He was addressing the swearing-in ceremony for Cabinet Ministers at King’s House today (March 7). Prime Minister Holness expressed confidence that the individuals selected as Ministers are fully capable of achieving...

Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (right), is in discussion with
Child Care Protection Specialist, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Janet Cupidon-Quallo (centre); and Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage Grey during the awards ceremony for the ‘Safe Homes’ Disaster Readiness Competition at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) New Kingston offices today (March 4).

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Hanbury Children’s Home Wins CDA’s Disaster Readiness Competition

The Hanbury Children’s Home in Manchester has emerged the winner of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) ‘Safe Homes Disaster Readiness Competition’. Held under the theme: ‘Emergency Preparedness...Our Priority’, the competition was geared at engaging residential childcare facilities in establishing their own Emergency Preparedness and Response Plans in keeping with the standards developed for schools and childcare institutions. The aim is...

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Spanish Town Heritage Tourism Project Going Well

President of the St. Catherine Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Robotham, says the effort to make Spanish Town a heritage tourism centre has been going well, boosted by the significant drop in criminal activities in the area. Mr. Robotham told JIS News that the first phase of the project has progressed well, with an office now in place, the park at...

Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Mr. Andrew Holness, delivers his victory speech in the 2016 general election at the JLP’s Belmont Road headquarters in St. Andrew on February 25. Preliminary results from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica shows the JLP winning 33 seats, while the People’s National Party (PNP) won 30 seats. (Left) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), arrives at the People’s National Party (PNP) Old Hope Road headquarters in St. Andrew to address supporters, following the announcement of Thursday’s (February 25) General Election results. The preliminary count shows the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) winning 33 of the 63 constituencies contested, with the PNP capturing the remaining 30 seats. (Right)

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JLP Wins General Election

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has won the general election, which was held on February 25. Preliminary results show that the JLP, led by Mr. Andrew Holness, has won 33 seats, while the People’s National Party (PNP), led by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, won 30 seats. In the 2011 general election the JLP won 21 seats,...

Custos of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair, addressing a civic ceremony at Blenheim, in the parish, to commemorate the 132nd birthday of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, on February 24.

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Hanover Residents Pay Homage to Bustamante at Birthplace

Scores of citizens from Hanover turned out in the Blenheim community on February 24 to commemorate the 132nd anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. Leading the celebration was Custos of Hanover, Hon. David Stair, as well as civic and political representatives from the parish. Addressing the ceremony adjacent to the house in which Sir...