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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and Digicel Foundation Chair, Jean Lowie-Chin (second left), view a commemorative plaque unveiled during Friday’s (June 28) official opening of the Chetolah Mel Nathan Special Education Unit in Kingston. The facility is situated on the compound of Chetolah Park Primary School in Hannah Town. Others sharing the occasion are the Ministry’s Region One Education Services Director, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left); Acting Principal of Chetolah Park Primary, Mervis Blackwood (third right); former Principal, Robert Smith (second right); and students of the school.

Special Education Unit Established at Chetolah Park Primary

A special education unit has been established at Chetolah Park Primary School in Hannah Town, to cater to the needs of primary-age children attending that and other institutions in western Kingston who have learning and other developmental challenges. The centre,...

Beneficiaries of the St. James Municipal Corporation’s Local Economic Development (LED) Programme, listen attentively during a training session at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in St. James, Thursday (June 27).

400 Small Entrepreneurs in St. James to Benefit From $10 Million in Grants

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), presents the Top Boy award to Deshaun Brandford during the graduation ceremony for Campion College on the school’s lawn on Thursday (June 27). Mr. Holness was guest speaker at the event.

Church Commended for Role in Educating Children

Human Resource Specialist at IBEX Global Jamaica, Daysia-Gay White, addresses the launch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Mobile Application, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, recently.

Young HR Specialist Hails LMIS

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams speaking at a press conference held at Jamaica House on June 27, to reveal the findings of the Petrojam review committee.

Steps Being Taken To Implement Auditor General’s Recommendations On Petrojam

World Food Programme Head of Office for Barbados, Regis Chapman, addresses the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos on June 27.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica Chosen as Model for Caribbean Disaster Response Coordination

Jamaica is among five countries chosen by the World Food Programme (WFP) to serve as a model for the Caribbean in disaster response coordination. The others are Belize, Dominica, Guyana, and St. Lucia. WFP Head of Office for Barbados, Regis Chapman, made the disclosure while addressing the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), is thanked by Director of Radio Turks and Caicos, Christopher Jarrett, after their radio interview about the upcoming Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2020. Both were in attendance at the Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.

7 years ago Local Government

Jamaica to Host Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the hosting of the Seventh Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean (RP20) by Jamaica, in July 2020, will be timely. Speaking in an interview with Radio Turks and Caicos at the inaugural Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium, in Providenciales, Turks...

Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford, addressing a JIS Think Tank on June 27.

7 years ago JIS Think TankLabourSocial Security

Jobseekers Encouraged to Make Use of Labour Market Portal

Jobseekers are being encouraged to make use of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market and Information System (LMIS) portal in order to access employment opportunities. The advice came from Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE), Lyndon Ford, at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (June 27). He said that the core function of the LMIS is...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, makes her contribution to a panel discussion on regional examples of social protection programmes in emergency preparedness and response, at the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

7 years ago LabourSocial Security

Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, says the country’s social protection programmes are moving towards increasing the standard of living and income of the vulnerable, as a means of building disaster resilience. “The fact is, if we can raise their standard of living, their income, level of saving and education… in the long...

(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point as he addresses the Petrojam Review Committee

7 years ago Energy

Petrojam Report to be Tabled and Debated in Parliament

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Report on the strategic review of the State-owned oil refinery Petrojam will be tabled and debated in Parliament. He noted that Cabinet has considered the Report but has not yet come to any conclusions. “The report will be made public… and we will gauge public opinion, engage the public in this...

Newly minted Jamaican resident, Jerry Bayeshea (right), responds on behalf of the 44 additional foreign nationals who have been granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), during the entity’s fourth swearing-in ceremony at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Thursday (June 27). Listening (from left) are PICA’s Director for Finance and Planning, Clover Roberts; Advisory Board Chairman, Joseph Issa; and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wynter.

7 years ago National Security

More Persons Granted Citizenship

An additional 44 foreign nationals living in Jamaica have been granted citizenship by the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA). They were presented with their certificates and other documents during PICA’s fourth swearing-in ceremony for candidates, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Thursday (June 27). The group comprises 19 women, 17 men and eight children from 17...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, speaking at the opening ceremony for the Arbitration Week Conference on Thursday (June 27) at the Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston.

7 years ago CommerceIndustry

MSMEs Urged to Make Use of Arbitration in Settling Commercial Disputes

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to make use of the Arbitration Act in resolving commercial disputes. The legislation, passed in Parliament in April 2017, seeks to facilitate domestic and international trade and commerce, by providing an effective non-judicial mechanism for settling disputes...