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Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), emphasises a point during a press conference held at Jamaica House on Friday (February 14), to outline Cabinet’s approval of the Greater Benard Lodge Development Plan. Listening (from left) are: Managing Director of Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings, Peter Shoucair; Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Peter Clarke; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green.

Portmore To Benefit From Infrastructure Upgrading

The community of Portmore in St. Catherine will benefit from significant infrastructure improvement under the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Plan. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure at a...

Senior Director, Regulations, Policy, Enforcement and Monitoring, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority (JSEZA), Ainsley Brown (left), explains the importance of monitoring special economic zones (SEZs) during a recent sensitisation session, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, in Kingston. At right Senior Director, Business Partner Support Services, JSEZA, Licia Grant.

Business Aftercare Services For SEZ Operators

Senior Education Officer and Chairman of the Jamaica Day Planning Committee in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Marlon Williams.

Jamaica Day To Celebrate Icons In Arts, Agriculture And Technology

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, speaks in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure.

Gov’t To Spend $339.706 Million On Poverty Reduction Programme

Mountainside Primary School student, Natallia Samuels (podium), leads her team in debate against Pedro Plains Primary in the finals of the inaugural South West Primary School Debate Competition at the Black River Parish Library in St. Elizabeth on Thursday (February 13). Mountainside Primary School won the competition.

Mountainside Primary Wins Inaugural Debate Competition

(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

6 years ago Budget 2020/2021Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

JFB To Get 30 Fire Pumpers

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is to be provided with 30 fire pumpers in the new fiscal year, as Government continues to equip the fire service to adequately respond to emergencies. The fire pumpers will be provided under the Acquisition of Fixed Assets Project in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. A sum of $1.9 billion has been...

Custos Rotulorum of St. James, Bishop, the Hon. Conrad Pitkin (third left); and Councillor for the Spring Garden Division in St. James, Dwight Crawford (second right), cut the ribbon to officially open the Logos Hope book fair to the public, following a ceremony aboard the ship docked in Montego Bay on February 13. Sharing in the moment (from left) are Country Leader for charity OM Jamaica, Nichola Henry; Associate Director of Logos Hope, Randy Grebe; Custos Rotulorum for Trelawny, Hon. Paul Muschette; and Logos Hope Captain, James Berry.

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Logos Hope Docks In Montego Bay

Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, docked at the Montego Bay pier on Thursday (February13), with some 400 volunteers from nations around the world on board. The vessel, which is back in Jamaica after a three-year hiatus, will be in the Second City until February 23. Members of the public will be able to access more than 5,000...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), addressing journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (February 13). He is flanked by Acting Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean (left); and Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

6 years ago Education

Education Ministry Announces Dates For PEP Examinations

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced dates for the 2020 Grade Six Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. During a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on February 13, Minister with responsibility for Education, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the examinations, which are to be held over five days, get under way with the Abilities Test on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).

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PHOTOS: PM Meets With Private-Sector Stakeholders

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth left) and National Coordinator for the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) Programme, Colonel Martin Rickman (third left), meet with stakeholders from the private sector, at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Friday (February 14).

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, responds to questions from journalists during a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Thursday (February 13).

6 years ago EducationNational Security and Peace

Education Ministry To Bolster Safety And Security In Schools

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, has outlined measures to bolster safety and security in schools. Speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on February 13, Mr. Samuda said the interventions include the provision of 400 safety and security support officers for institutions, through the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE)...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), operates a robot built by members of the Dunoon Park Technical High School robotics team. Occasion was the launch of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge Jamaica robotics competition on Thursday (February 13), at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Sports Club, St. Andrew. Looking on are DeAndre Facey (centre) and Daniel Nesbeth of the Dunoon Park Technical High robotics team.

6 years ago EducationTechnology

Students From 30 High Schools To Compete In Robotics Contest

Students from approximately 30 secondary schools across the island will show off their innovations in robotics and vie for attractive prizes in the second staging of the ‘For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Tech Challenge’. The competition, organised by United States (US)-based, not-for-profit entity, FIRST, was launched on Thursday (February 13) at the National Commercial Bank (NCB)...

6 years ago Education

Education Ministry Filling Teacher Vacancies

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has taken steps to fill vacancies created by the resignation of 390 teachers from the school system for various reasons, between the start of the academic year in September 2019 and February 5. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, said that the number, comprising mainly high-school educators, represents 1.6 per cent of the approximately...