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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

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, says steps are being taken to implement the recommendations from the Auditor General’s Report on Petrojam. She said that focus will be placed on providing greater oversight of the State-owned refinery...

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.

Jamaica Chosen as Model for Caribbean Disaster Response Coordination

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.

Jamaica to Host Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

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

Jobseekers Encouraged to Make Use of Labour Market Portal

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's (CDEMA) inaugural Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean Regional Symposium, in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, on June 27.

Social Protection Programmes Help the Vulnerable to Build Resilience

(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 and Peace

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...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right, front row), with the 40 recipients of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, following the presentation ceremony on the lawns of Jamaica House on Wednesday (June 26). Also pictured (in front row, from second left) are Permanent Secretary in the Education Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean; State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda; Their Excellencies the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, and Lady Allen; Rev. Ronald Thwaites representing Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips; and award recipient and Retired Principal of the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth, Barrington Buchanan.

7 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Educators Hailed for Commitment to Nation’s Children

Recipients of the 2019 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education are being hailed for their extraordinary commitment and dedication to shaping the lives and sharpening the minds of the nation’s children over many decades. This praise comes from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, who presented the 40 outstanding educators with their awards during a ceremony...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses stakeholders during the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (June 27).

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister says There is No Outbreak of Dengue

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has assured that despite reports, there is currently no outbreak of dengue fever on the island. Dr. Tufton was addressing the official launch of the Compassionate Care Programme, at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, on Thursday (June 27). “Since January of this year when we had the dengue...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses attendees at the presentation ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education, at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (June 26).

7 years ago EducationPrime Minister

Prime Minister Outlines Positives of PEP

The Government is maintaining its position that the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is a viable alternative to the previous high-school-placement examination. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in touting PEP, said it is part of the creation of “a new type of Jamaica where persons apply critical thinking, and the process of investigation and discovery is used in the...

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25

7 years ago Justice

Strides Made Under Centralisation of Legal Services Project

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says significant strides have been made under the Centralisation of Legal Services Project. The initiative, launched in April 2018, is geared towards improving the quality of legal services across the public sector. Making her contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 25, Mrs. Malahoo Forte said that the core...