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: Local real estate investors and other stakeholders participating in the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) ‘Business of Real Estate’ Forum, staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on Thursday, October 24.

JAMPRO Hosts Real Estate Forum In Mobay

Scores of local real estate investors and other stakeholders in housing development attended the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) ‘Business of Real Estate’ Forum, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on October 24. The event, which was...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third left), interacting with a group of students from St. Elizabeth Technical High School at United Nations Day 2019 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 24).

Young People Urged To Get Involved In Governanace

Managing Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’. With her are (from left) Acting Director, Employment and Career Services, HEART, Rayharna Wright and Director, National Training, HEART, Kenesha Campbell.

HEART Hosts ‘Get Hired’ Event October 30

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Zavia Mayne (centre), speaking with Head of Corporate Affairs, Red Stripe, Dianne Ashton-Smith (left) at the third instalment of the Red Stripe Knowledge Forum series on Wednesday (October 23), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew. Listening is Pesident of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, David Wan.

OSH Bill To Promote Compliance Rather Than Punishment

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Jamaicans Urged To Protect Themselves Online

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said construction of the facility will increase bed space to 618 in the western region, which includes St. James, Westmoreland, Trelawny and Hanover.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Ground Broken For Western Children And Adolescents Hospital

Ground was broken on Wednesday (October 23), for the official commencement of work to build the $5.7-billion (US$43-million) Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in St. James. The 220-bed, seven-floor complex is a gift from the People’s Republic of China, and will include a 60-room residential facility for medical and health professionals. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher...

The Chief of Office for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar, addresses the opening of the Making Cities Resilient Workshop held at the Spanish Court Hotel, October 22 to 23. The UNDRR representative says Jamaica is on track for a successful platform in 2020.

7 years ago Local Government

Jamaica On Track For Successful Regional Platform

Jamaica is on track for a successful hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform (RP20) for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. This is the word from Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, Raul Salazar. Speaking with JIS News, Mr. Salazar, who...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), breaks ground for the $3.5-billion business process outsourcing (BPO) complex, GTECH Park, in Cookspen, Portmore, on Thursday (October 24). Others (from left) are Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill; State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for East Central St. Catherine, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Strength Construction Limited, Carelene Bailey; CEO, Portmore Holdings, Gordon Tewani; Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips; and Mayor of Portmore, Councillor Leon Thomas.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentWorks / Construction

New BPO Complex To Create 4,500 Jobs

Up to 4,500 additional jobs will be created for Jamaicans through construction of GTECH Park, a new business process outsourcing (BPO) complex in Portmore, St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, broke ground for the facility located at lot #2 in Cooks Pen on Thursday (October 24). The complex will comprise three multilevel buildings, which can accommodate a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivering the keynote address at the ceremony to break ground for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 23.

7 years ago Health & WellnessPrime Minister

New Children’s Hospital Will Further Boost HDI Ranking – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s human development ranking will be further improved in the coming years through construction of the 220-bed Western Children and Adolescents Hospital. He noted that while the country has a reasonably high ranking on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI), at 97 out of 189 countries, there is still room for...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre) and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His ExcellencyTian Qi, prepare to break ground for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on October 23.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Billions To Be Spent On Upgrading Health Facilities

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government will be spending billions of dollars over the next three to five years to respond to critical needs in the public health sector. The Minister, who was speaking at the ceremony to break ground for the Western Children and Adolescents Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third left), dispplays the document detailing Jamaica’s first Country Programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). He is joined by (from left) Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, UnaMay Gordon; Climate Finance Advisor, Climate Change Division, Katherine Blackman; Director, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Laetitia De Marez; and Deputy Director, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Frances Fuller. In the background is Implementation Specialist, Climate Change Analytics Inc., Paolo Cozzi. The Country Programme will enhance the country’s capacity to access more financing for projects dealing with climate change. Minister Vaz launched the programme during the opening of a national consultation on climate action at the AC Marriott Kingston Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 23).

7 years ago Environment

Jamaica’s Capacity To Access Climate Funding Strengthened

The nation’s capacity to access more climate finance has been boosted with the formal launch of Jamaica’s first Country Programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The programme was inaugurated by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during the opening of a national consultation on climate action at the...

Vector Control Officer at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, speaks at the 73rd annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference, at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover, on Wednesday (October 22).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Persons Need To Know More About Vector-Borne Diseases – Control Officer

Vector Control Officer at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, Michael Myles, says there is a need to clarify the raft of misconceptions surrounding the spread of vector-borne diseases in Jamaica. Speaking at the 73rd annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference, at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover on October 23, Mr. Myles said “there is a...