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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders during the official ceremony for the adoption of the George’s Plain Health Centre in Westmoreland, on Thursday (July 18). The health centre was ‘adopted’ by the Tyre Warehouse .

Transparency is Embedded in Adopt-A-Clinic Programme – Health Minister

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government will ensure that the process of accountability and transparency is embedded in the Ministry’s Adopt-A-Clinic programme. Addressing the official ceremony for the adoption of the George’s Plain...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange CD, MP

Grange Pays Tribute to Ras Gerald Brissett

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), interacts with Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) participant, Oshin Powell, following the launch of the programme at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James on Thursday (July 18).

Local Government Ministry to Employ 4,000 Youth This Summer

State Minister for Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), converses with Rotary Club Assistant Governor, Beverly Miller (left), during the Rotary Club of Spanish Town’s installation ceremony at Hotel Four Seasons in St. Andrew, on Wednesday (July 17). Mr. Green was a special guest at the function. Others (from second right) are the Club’s outgoing President, Catherine Gregory (second right), and incoming President, Gail Dixon.

PHOTOS: State Minister Green at Spanish Town Rotary Club Installation Ceremony

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew (left), speaks about the youth summer camps being funded by the programme, during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening is Sergeant Alexander Bloomfield of the St. Andrew South Police Division.

CSJP-Funded Summer Camps to Help Improve Police-Citizen Relations

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), greets Head of Development Cooperation at the Canadian High Commission, Walter Bernyk (right), at a Child Protection Seminar held today (July 18) at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew. At centre is Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), Rodje Malcolm.

7 years ago EducationJusticeYouth

Educators Encouraged to Safeguard Rights of Children

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is calling on educators to assist in safeguarding the rights of children by exposing abusers. Addressing a Child Protection Seminar, held today (July 18), at the University of the West Indies in Mona, St. Andrew, Mr. Terrelonge said when persons report suspected neglect and abuse of...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 16.

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2019/2020Transport

Stage One Upgrading of JISCO/Alpart to be Completed by 2020

Stage one of the rehabilitation and upgrading programme at Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO)/Alpart had been rescheduled for completion by the first quarter of 2020. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, during his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral debate in the House of Representatives on July 16. He...

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Preparatory Activities for Vernamfield Development Under Way

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is undertaking several preparatory activities for the Vernamfield development project in Clarendon. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, said that these include acquisition of private property and the transfer of crown lands near the runway, to allow for compliance with standards relating to runway geometry and Obstacle...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, speaking during Wednesday’s (July 17) quarterly briefing at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are STATIN’s Senior Statistician and Head of the Indices and Prices Unit, Administrative Statistics Division, Shelly-Ann Chambers; Director of Surveys, Dr. Natalee Simpson; and Deputy Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

STATIN Reports First Quarter Growth of 1.7 Per Cent

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting first quarter calendar year growth of 1.7 per cent relative to the corresponding period in 2018. The out-turn is within the range of the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) estimate of 1.5 per cent, as reported by Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, at the agency’s quarterly briefing in May. STATIN’s Director General,...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, addresses the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, at Hotel Four Seasons on Tuesday (July 16).

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceForeign Affairs

Resident Rep of IMF Encouraged By Efforts to Spur Higher Levels of Growth

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative, Dr. Constant Lonkeng Ngouana, says he is encouraged by Government-led multi-stakeholder efforts to spur higher levels of sustainable growth for Jamaica. This, he notes, is through interventions and measures designed to address the underlying impediments. He was speaking at the Rotary Club of St. Andrew’s weekly luncheon at Hotel Four Seasons in New Kingston,...

7 years ago CommunitySport

T/20 Community Cricket Competition Enters Quarter-Final Stage

The Sports Development Commission (SDC)/Wray and Nephew National Community T/20 Cricket competition has entered the quarter-final stage, with the final eight teams to compete this weekend. Johnson Mountain of St. Thomas will take on Orange from St. James at Chedwin Park, St. Catherine at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday (July 20), with Orange Hill of Westmoreland to match skills with Fairfield...

National Mathematics Coordinator and a member of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) management team at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (right), consults with National Project Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (July 16).

7 years ago EducationJIS Think Tank

Parents and Principals to be Surveyed Under PISA

Parents and principals will be required to complete a survey instrument as part of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). High schools across the island will participate in PISA for the first time in 2021. Speaking at a recent JIS News Think Tank, National Programme Manager for PISA, Marjorianna Clarke, said that the purpose of the principals survey is...