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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Professional Development of Teachers A Priority

Priority is being given to improving the professional development of teachers to assist in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the education sector. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging teachers at all levels...

General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Heather Pinnock.

UDC To Build Park In Portmore

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground on Friday (August 20) for the construction of houses 12 families in Belrock, West Central St. Andrew. Mr. Holness is the Member of Parliament for constituency. Others participating (from left) are: Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Mayor of Kingston, Senator Delroy Williams.

Prime Minister Breaks Ground to Construct Houses in Belrock, St. Andrew

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening of an IBEX Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) facility at the G Tech Park in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Friday, (July 23).

Portmore Positioned to Secure Parish Status – Prime Minister Holness

Resident of Brown’s Town in St. Ann, Andy Smythe, displays plastic bottles he collected for drop-off during a plastic bottle drive organized in the town by Recycling Partners of Jamaica, on Friday (July 23).

Recycling Partners Stage Plastic Bottle Collection Drive in Brown’s Town

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks at the opening of the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (May 21).

5 years ago DevelopmentPrime Minister

PM Says Persons Must Be Given Opportunity To Use Unutilised Assets

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says persons must be given the opportunity to use unutilised assets of Government agencies, in order to maximise their potential. “There are many agencies in Jamaica, they hold lands, buildings and other assets, and sometimes they are just there languishing on balance sheets, not being utilised, and not realising the value that they...

5 years ago Development

Development of National Digital Cadastral Map Will Continue

Development of the National Digital Cadastral Map will continue in the new fiscal year, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington Making his contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 5, he explained that 25 per cent of the National Digital Cadastral Map is to...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, makes his contribution to the Sectoral Debate during the Sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 4).

5 years ago Development

National Squatter Survey Under Way in St. Mary, Portland And St. Thomas

Data collection is under way in St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas under the National Survey of Squatter Settlements. Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., gave the update during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday (May 4) in the House of Representatives. He noted that, to date, “we have completed a...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, delivers his 2021/22 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on May 5.

5 years ago Development

66 Government-Owned Properties Approved for Divestment

A total of 66 government-owned properties valued at $349.8 million have been approved for divestment as at the end of March 2021. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, who informed that 69 applications for land were processed and 66 were recommended for approval in accordance with the...

5 years ago Development

Island Covered By Provisional Development Orders

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reporting that the entire island is now covered by at least one Provisional Development Order. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Everald Warmington, said this is a significant improvement from the status in 2017 “where coverage was limited to 40 per cent of the country”....

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Councillor Representative for the Springfield Division, Reajean Bennett, lay a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, during a ceremony on Sunday (May 2) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under violent/tragic circumstances. The ceremony formed part of the Corporation’s activities commemorating Child Month during May under the theme: ‘I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience’ (I.S.O.A.R.).

5 years ago CommunityDevelopmentYouth

KSAMC Child Month Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Secret Gardens Monument (Photos)

Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), and Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Youth Councillor Representative for the Springfield Division, Reajean Bennett, lay a wreath at the Secret Gardens Monument in downtown Kingston, during a ceremony on Sunday (May 2) in memory of the nation’s children who have died under violent/tragic circumstances. The ceremony formed part of the...

5 years ago DevelopmentFinance & Public Service

The DBJ Selects New Fund Manager to Invest in Local Businesses

Mr. Milverton Reynolds, Managing Director of the Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ), has announced that Actus Partners Ltd., a management consultancy firm focused on alternative private equity & venture capital solutions, based in London, England, has been selected to establish and manage a new Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Fund, based in Jamaica. The company was chosen to be...