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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), addresses the House of Representatives on June 18.
Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (right), addresses the House of Representatives on June 18.

Cabinet Approves Salary Increases for Parish Judges

Cabinet has approved salary increases for Parish Judges, similar to those approved for the wider public service. They will receive 16 per cent over the three-year period at the rate of five per cent, two per cent and nine per...
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), interacting with Dr. Richard Manning (right) and patients of the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in Kingston during a ceremony on April 30, when the clinic was formally adopted by Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited under the Ministry of Health’s Adopt-a-Clinic programme.
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), interacting with Dr. Richard Manning (right) and patients of the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in Kingston during a ceremony on April 30, when the clinic was formally adopted by Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited under the Ministry of Health’s Adopt-a-Clinic programme.

USA Diaspora Supports Adopt-A- Clinic Programme
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held from June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston under the theme ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.

Members and Organisations in Diaspora Encouraged to Support JSSE
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses participants at the third plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses participants at the third plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 18).

Members of Diaspora Encouraged to Adopt More Health Centres
Councillor for the Gordon Town Division, Neville Whittaker, signs the condolence book for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Church Street offices in downtown Kingston on June 11. (FILE)
Councillor for the Gordon Town Division, Neville Whittaker, signs the condolence book for former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s Church Street offices in downtown Kingston on June 11. (FILE)

Tributes to Edward Seaga at Special Sitting of KSAMC

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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, addressing delegates attending the 8th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17). The event is being held form June 16 to 20 at the Jamaica Conference in downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Jamaica and the Diaspora: Building Pathways for Sustainable Development’.
DiasporaVision 2030

Partnerships with Diaspora Critical to Achieving Sustainable Growth – Dr. Henry

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says strengthening existing partnerships and forging new ties between Jamaica and its diaspora, are vital to achieving sustainable growth and development. “For us to achieve the stated objective in Vision 2030 to make Jamaica the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business… partnerships are...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, greets President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo, during a tour and floral tribute ceremony at the Seville Great House and Heritage Park,in St. Ann, on Saturday, June 15.
Culture

Seville Great House and Heritage Park to be Upgraded

The Government is looking at plans to upgrade and expand the current facilities of the Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St. Ann. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, told JIS News that the heritage park, which sits on a 301-acre property, has “exhibitions that trace the evolution of Jamaican culture and its people”. As...
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Paul Barnett, 2019 recipient of the Governor General’s Achievement Award for the Diaspora in Canada.
DiasporaEducation

Diaspora Award Winner Gives Back to Schools

The 2019 recipient of the Governor General’s Achievement Award for the Diaspora in Canada, Paul Barnett, is inviting Jamaicans living in Canada to register their schools with the Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (Toronto). The Association is comprised of 52 alumni organisations, working as a joint charitable body for the schools in Jamaica. Mr. Barnett, who moved to Canada 52...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (second left), listens to Chief Executive Officer of Contextual Inc., Andrae Smart (left), as he outlines features of the Ministry’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) website and mobile application at yesterday’s (June 17) launch, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Also listening (from right) are Executive Director of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE), Alicia Glasgow-Gentles, and Divisional Director, Industrial Relations and Allied Services at the Ministry, Gillian Corrodus.
LabourSocial Security

More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

Since the recent upgrading of Jamaica’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS), some 4,208 persons have found jobs, while the system has attracted 1,300 employers and 23,000 jobseekers. Making the disclosure, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the LMIS has had a “significant impact” on the labour market in Jamaica. “The LMIS...
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Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare (left), explains how a car’s computer measures speed to Michael Brown (second right) and his son, Jordan Brown, at the Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo, held on June 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.
Transport

PHOTOS: Jamaica Driver Expo

Director of the Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Mining, Kenute Hare (left), explains how a car’s computer measures speed to Michael Brown (second right) and his son, Jordan Brown, at the Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo, held on June 15 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston.
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Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, addresses a luncheon at the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on June 17. The event is being held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

Jamaica to Launch Investment Map

Jamaica is to launch an Investment Map in the latter half of the 2019/20 fiscal year. The Investment Map is an initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which is aimed at making public investment projects more transparent and, ultimately, more efficient. This was disclosed by Project Director in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Othneil Hemans, during...
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