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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Police Officers’ Association held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (July 12).

Gov’t Committed to Adequately Equipping Police Force

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has reiterated the Government’s commitment to providing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) with the necessary resources to solve crime. “In the modern world the police are a sophisticated professional operation… and...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), disembarks the newly installed elevator at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in downtown Kingston, following a ceremony on Friday (July 12) to officially commission it into service. The Minister is accompanied by (from left), Director of Nursing Services, VJH, Elsie Fairweather-Blackwood; and Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Wentworth Charles. The installation of the elevator was undertaken by the National Health Fund (NHF) at a cost of over $16 million.

New Elevator to Improve Care at Victoria Jubilee Hospital

Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses a JIS Think on Friday, July 12.

Over 250 Youth in CSJP Communities to Benefit From Summer Work

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, addressing the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s 124th Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (July 10), at the Denbigh Showground in May Pen, Clarendon.

Changes to Agricultural Produce Act Before Year End

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Jamaica Welcomes Two Million Tourists, Earns US$2 Billion for January to June

Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, addresses JIS Think Tank on Friday, July 12.

7 years ago Youth

CSJP Provides $9 Million for Youth Activities This Summer

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III is providing $9 million to support youth engagement activities this summer. The CSJP III is financing the operation of six summer camps and summer employment for more 800 youth from communities in which CSJP III is currently based. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, July 12, CSJP...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, makes her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 9. At left is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSectoral Debate 2019/2020Social Security

NIF Net Asset Value Grows to $120.7 Billion

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the net asset value of the National Insurance Fund (NIF) stood at $120.7 billion as at March 31, 2019, which is an increase of 13.67 per cent over financial year 2018. She said that the growth was driven primarily by the performance of the equity portfolio, which grew by 31.3...

General Manager, Urban Development Corporation, Heather Pinnock (fourth left), listens to Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe (second right), at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Jamaica’s Governance and Transparency Seminar, at The AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (July 12). Also listening (from left) are: Co-Chair, Anti-Fraud Committee, Jamaica Bankers Association, Lloyd Parchment; Partner, PwC, Jessica Shannon; Territory Leader, PwC, Leighton McKnight, and Modernisation of the State Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, Francesco De Simone.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

PHOTOS: PwC Seminar

General Manager, Urban Development Corporation, Heather Pinnock (fourth left), listens to Executive Director, National Integrity Action, Professor Trevor Munroe (second right), at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Jamaica’s Governance and Transparency Seminar, at The AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, on Friday (July 12). Also listening (from left) are: Co-Chair, Anti-Fraud Committee, Jamaica Bankers Association, Lloyd Parchment; Partner, PwC, Jessica Shannon; Territory Leader, PwC,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceLocal Government

Gov’t Building Financial Resilience Against Disasters

The Government is putting strategies in place to better plan for and finance damage and losses resulting from natural disasters. Among the measures is implementation of the public financial management policy for natural disaster risk, which will provide the country with funds in the event of a disaster. It will include, among other things, accumulating fiscal savings in the Contingencies...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a poster presented to him by Formula 1 driver, Alex Powell, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Thursday (July 11). Eleven-year-old Alex has earned the distinction of being the only Jamaican to be signed with a Formula 1 team, joining the Mercedes Benz junior programme earlier this year. Alex is the grandson of late former parliamentarian, E.K. Powell.

7 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterYouth

PHOTOS: Minister Henry Receives Courtesy Call From Formula 1 Driver Alex Powell

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, displays a poster presented to him by Formula 1 driver, Alex Powell, during a courtesy call at Jamaica House on Thursday (July 11). Eleven-year-old Alex has earned the distinction of being the only Jamaican to be signed with a Formula 1 team, joining the Mercedes Benz junior...

The new St. Elizabeth Justice Centre that was officially opened on Coke Drive in Santa Cruz, on Thursday, July 11.

7 years ago Justice

New Justice Centre Opens in St. Elizabeth

A new Justice Centre was officially opened on Coke Drive in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (July 11), by Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. The facility was funded as part of an agreement between the Government and the European Union (EU), and is intended to help clear backlogs and give the people in the parish increased access to...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon, Nigel Clarke (right), is in discussion with University of the West Indies (UWI) Pro-Vice Chancellor for Global Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Richard Bernal (left), following the opening ceremony for the Mona School of Business and Management’s (MSBM) three-day business and management conference, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (July 10). Listening (from second left) are Country Managing Partner and Tax Partner, Ernst and Young Jamaica, Allison Peart; Conference Chair, Dr. Indianna Minto-Coy; and Special Advisor to the UWI’s Vice Chancellor on Resource Development, Minna Israel.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceSectoral Debate 2019/2020

Research Funds to Finance Entrepreneurial Activities

The $200 million allocated by the Government for research is expected to be used to finance business and entrepreneurial programmes at tertiary institutions taking up the offer. The funds, earmarked in the 2019/20 Budget, are part of the Administration’s thrust to drive entrepreneurship through research and development. “We will rely on you (tertiary institutions) to run the transparent research application...