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Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke speaking at a JIS Think Tank in Montego Bay recently.

Sandals Foundation Improving the Lives of Caribbean People

Programmes Manager at the Sandals Foundation, Heidi Clarke is expressing satisfaction with the work that the seven year old entity has been doing in helping to improve the lives of Jamaicans and citizens in other parts of the Caribbean. Speaking...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre) with the newly installed University of the West Indies-Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) 2016 Ambassadors at a ceremony held at Sandals Montego Bay in St. James on Friday, May 20. Pictured from left are: Wayne Cummings, Kerry-Ann Quallo-Casserly, Richard Bourke, Acting Director of UWI-WJC, Patrick Prendergast, Paula Kerr-Jarrett, Gloria Henry, Kathryn May, John Byles, Rajesh Kripalani, Richard Ferdinand.

National Values and Attitudes Committee to be Established

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn, sharing a light moment with Custos of Trelawny, Paul Muschett at a recent awards functrion for Justices of the Peace in Clark’s Town, Trelawny.

Trelawny JPs Hailed

Seniors 6- Some members of the NCSC’s performance group, ‘Recycled Teenagers’, in action at the May 11 press launch for the 40th anniversary of the Council at the Church of God in Jamaica, 93b Constant Spring Road.

Activities for 40th Anniversary of NCSC

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), listens as resident of Boundbrook in Portland, Barrington Goffe, outlines the extent of damage to his property as a result of recent heavy rains. Also pictured (at right) is Councillor for Port Antonio, Dexter Rowland. The Minister toured several communities in the parish on May 10.

Minor Water Systems in St. Thomas and Portland to be Repaired

10 years ago CommunityLabour

St. Thomas Residents To Clean Bamboo River Shoreline And Gully On Labour Day

Residents of Morant Bay are expected to participate in the removal of garbage and other debris from the Bamboo River shoreline and gully on Labour Day, May 23. The clean-up exercise was selected by the St. Thomas Labour Day Planning Committee as the parish project for this year. Approximately 200 persons are expected to participate in the activity. Mayor of...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on April 27. Listening (from second left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.

10 years ago CommunityYouth

OCR Invites Students to Become Child Ambassadors

The Office of Children’s Registry (OCR) is inviting primary and high school students to apply to become child ambassadors for the period 2016 to 2018. Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2016 and students must be between 10 and 16 years of year years, in order to apply for the two-year programme. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), presents a cheque to student at Marcus Garvey High, Sashel Morris, during a grant presentation ceremony at the Ministry’s offices at 1F North Street in Kingston, on April 29. The grants, which totalled $500,000, were presented to 10 students from various high schools in St. Ann. The money was raised through fund-raising efforts of workers employed to Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States.

10 years ago AgricultureCommunity

Farm Workers Donate $500,000 to Students in St. Ann

Educational grants totalling $500,000 have been presented to 10 students in St. Ann, who are pursuing studies related to agriculture, by Jamaican workers employed to Gebbers Farms in Washington, United States. The students were selected from four high schools in the parish and will receive $50,000 each to offset their educational expenses. The schools are Aabuthnott Gallimore High, Brown’s Town...

10 years ago Budget 2016/2017Community

BPO Operations to be Expanded

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations are to be expanded in Montego Bay, St. James, and Portmore, St. Catherine, this fiscal year, with an allocation of $1.91 billion. The money has been allocated to the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) in the 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, to support expanded investment in the sector. BPO, which involves subcontracting various business-related operations to...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), emphasizes a point to acting Mayor of the Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas, during a meeting at the Portmore Municipal Council’s chambers in Portmore Pines, St. Catherine, on April 13.

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Portmore Climate Change Park to be Rehabilitated

The Climate Change Park in Portmore, St. Catherine is slated to be rehabilitated. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says funds have been allocated in the Government’s 2016/17 Estimates of Expenditure, which were tabled in the House of Representatives on April 14, to undertake the project. He made the announcement during a meeting with representatives of the...

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,

10 years ago Community

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 puts Jamaica in a “good position” to achieve the $120.7 billion target for the January to March quarter. Additionally, he...

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.

10 years ago Community

Social Development Commission Honours Retirees for 167 Years of Service

Six retirees of the Social Development Commission (SDC), who gave a total of 167 years of service, were honoured during a retirement and staff recognition dinner at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester, on Thursday, April 7. The honourees are: Viviene Nelson, who served for 46 years; Yvonne Holliett -17 years; Nenetia Garcia -39 years; John Williamson - 15 years;...