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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, tables the First Supplementary Estimates for 2019/2020 in the House of Representatives on September 24.

Gov’t Proposing To Spend An Additional $50.15 Billion

The First Supplementary Estimates for the 2019/2020 financial year were tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (September 24), with the Administration proposing to spend an additional $50.15 billion for the current fiscal year. This will increase the $803.24-billion...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Inés Fors Fernández, sign an agreement to expand the Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme, at a ceremony held today (September 24), at the Ministry in New Kingston.

Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme Extended

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right) hands over 1,000-gallon water tank to Executive Director, Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), in Kingston, Tashi Widmer (third left), today (September 24). Sharing the moment (from left) are Principal and Campus Manager, CCCD, Earl Daley; Employee Development Officer, CCCD, Marcia Anderson; and Vice President of Divisional Operations (Eastern), National Water Commission (NWC), Michael Dunn.

Government Committed To Developing Water System To Serve All Jamaicans

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr (left), speaking at a press conference at the Ministry's New Kingston offices on Tuesday (September 24). Seated beside him are: National Water Commission (NWC), President, Mark Barnett (centre) and Managing Director, Water Resources Authority, Peter Clarke.

NWC Customers To Benefit From Debt Write-Off

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Tourism Ministry Mitigating Any Fallout From Collapse Of Thomas Cooke

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the House of Representatives on September 24.

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JUTC Management In Meeting With Drivers And Union For Resumption Of Service

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the management of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is having a meeting with the drivers and their unions, so as to resume service as soon as possible. This follows the withdrawal of service by the State-run bus company today (September 24), following the death of one of their workers and...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, CD, MP

6 years ago EducationInformationTransportYouth

Normality Expected to Return to Schools Today

Regular classes are expected to resume today, September 25, following the return of public transportation in the Kingston and St. Andrew Metropolitan area and sections of St Catherine served by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). The Ministry of Education is advising that based on discussions with the JUTC and the police schools can resume regular classes. At the same...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Principal Director for Energy in the Ministry, Fitzroy Vidal, look at a charging port for an electric vehicle. Occasion was an excursion around sections of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday (September 23) to see an electric bus in operation. The Minister is in Utah for a Solar Power International trade show.

6 years ago Foreign AffairsTransport

Electric Buses – Driving into Jamaica’s Future

The Government is exploring the feasibility of introducing electric buses as part of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. The move will be facilitated under an electric vehicle policy, which is being developed by the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who is in Utah in the United States for a Solar Power International...

Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), in charge of Crime, Fitz Bailey, addresses a forum for the presentation of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) Report on Scamming, Gangs and Violence in Montego Bay, which was held at the city’s Cultural Centre in St. James on September 23.

6 years ago National Security

Police Officer Says Int’l Collaboration Needed To Combat Lottery Scamming

Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Fitz Bailey, says international collaboration is needed to combat the issue of lottery scamming, which has been plaguing the island, particularly the western region. Mr. Bailey, who is in charge of Crime, was addressing a forum for the presentation of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) Report on Scamming, Gangs and Violence in Montego Bay,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, speaking at the recent Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of the Caribbean (ARIN-CARIB) Annual General Meeting at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort in St. James.

6 years ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Moving to Sign CARICOM Agreement on Sharing of Recovered Assets

The Government is moving to sign the CARICOM Agreement on the Sharing of Recovered Assets, which is intended to strengthen regional cooperation in this area by establishing a framework for the return or sharing of illicitly acquired proceeds that have been confiscated. Chief Technical Director (CTD) in the Ministry of National Security, Rohan Richards, said the Agreement will also facilitate...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (sixth left); and Senior Health Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Ricardo Perez (sixth right), with the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) dance group, ‘Recycled Teenagers’ and the Sts. Peter and Paul Preparatory Dance Troupe. Occasion was the launch of National Senior Citizens’ Week, on Friday (September 20) at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

6 years ago Social Security

Progress Being Made In Revision of National Policy for Senior Citizens

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Ministry is advanced in the revision of the National Policy for Senior Citizens, which seeks to create a supportive and enabling environment for healthy, active and productive ageing. “The policy was tabled in Parliament as a Green Paper. Consultations on the Green Paper were recently concluded and the results are...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, speaks at the launch of National Senior Citizens’ Week, on Friday (September 20), at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.
The week is being celebrated from September 22 to October 1 under the theme ‘Older Persons: Partners in Social, Cultural and Economic Development’.

6 years ago LabourSocial Security

Labour Ministry Sets Up Registry for Skills of Older Persons

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has initiated a registry of the skills of older persons, to promote the inclusion of these persons in the labour market. Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, who made the disclosure at the launch of Senior Citizens’ Week 2019 at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on September 20, is encouraging...