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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).

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...

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).

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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), turns on the main water valve in Junction, St. Elizabeth, to officially commission the Essex Valley Water Supply Project, on Wednesday, October 23.

More Water For Residents Of Junction And Other Areas In St. Elizabeth

Public Health Inspectors in attendance at the 73rd Annual Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Educational Conference opening ceremony, held at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover, on Tuesday (October 22).

Public Health Inspectors Encouraged To Take Care Of Themselves

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

HEART Reports Increase In Persons Accessing Training Since Merger

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), in discussion with Head of Corporate Affairs, Red Stripe, Dianne Ashton-Smith (centre) and Director of the Road Safety Unit, Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare, at the third instalment of the Red Stripe Knowledge Forum series, on Wednesday (October 23), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The forum was held under the theme, ‘Occupational Safety and Health: An Economic Driver’.

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Joint Select Committee Considering OSH Bill

The Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill is now before the Joint Select Committee of Parliament. State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, made the disclosure at the third instalment of the Red Stripe Knowledge Forum series, on Wednesday (October 23), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The forum was held under...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), examines products being shown to him by Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton, at the Department of Correctional Services

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PHOTOS: Department Of Correctional Services Expo

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), examines products being shown to him by Director, Juvenile Services, Department of Correctional Services, Claudeth Hamilton, at the Department of Correctional Services' Exposition and Awareness Day, at the St. Catherine Sports Complex, on October 23. At left is Commissioner of Corrections, Lt. Colonel (Rt’d.) Gary Rowe.

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams (second left), listens to Managing Director of CoolMarket, Vivienne Reynolds (left), at the inaugural CONNECTECOMM Ecommerce Conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (October 23). Also listening (from right) are Chief Executive Officer of Geek Certified, Scott Wilson; and Global Trend Expert, Daniel Levine.

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Telecommunications Industry Players Encouraged To Expand Internet Reach

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has called on players in the telecommunications industry to expand their Internet reach, so that it can be readily accessed by more Jamaicans in the rural area. Drawing an analogy between electricity and Internet, the Minister said that “if we accept that electricity is that basic infrastructure that every economy needs...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on October 22.

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Government Provides More Incentives For Local Suppliers

The micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector has received a boost with the passage of two Resolutions in the House of Representatives that seek to provide an opportunity for local suppliers to bid on government contracts, based on the percentage of local raw material being used. The resolutions are the Public Procurement (Domestic Margin of Preference) Order, 2019, and...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), tests one of the new hospital reclining chairs that will soon be distributed to hospitals across the island, on Tuesday (October 22) at the Ministry’s warehouse, in Kingston. At left is Senior Medical Representative, Jamaica Hospital Supplies, Tanya March.

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Reclining Chairs For Hospitals

The Government, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has spent $18 million to acquire 200 new hospital reclining chairs, which will soon be distributed among hospitals across the island. The first batch of chairs was sent off on Tuesday (October 22), from the Ministry’s storage facility in Kingston. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said...

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (centre); and Shirley Taylor (right), listen to Promoter, Cari-Med Limited, Brittany Gowie, as she speaks about one of her company’s products, at the Jamaica Cancer Society, in Kingston, on Friday (October 18), which was globally recognised as World Mammography Day. The Jamaica Cancer Society, in partnership with the National Health Fund, Black Ink Marketing, Lasco Curves and the Jamaica Football Federation, gave 160 free mammogram tests to women on that day.

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PHOTOS: World Mammography Day

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society, Yulit Gordon (centre); and Shirley Taylor (right), listen to Promoter, Cari-Med Limited, Brittany Gowie, as she speaks about one of her company’s products, at the Jamaica Cancer Society, in Kingston, on Friday (October 18), which was globally recognised as World Mammography Day. The Jamaica Cancer Society, in partnership with the National Health Fund, Black Ink...

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TIU Seeks To Improve Areas That Impact Citizens Directly

The Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) within the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service is looking at the Unit’s ‘efficiency projects’ to see how they can improve areas that will impact citizens directly. “Based on the findings of [recent] research commissioned by the Unit, I think that we need to recalibrate areas of the project that deal with the efficient...