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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), observes as President, Community & Workers of Jamaica Co-Operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCUL), Condell Stephenson (centre) and Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (right), sign a memorandum of understanding for cassava farmers to have easy access to loans. The signing took place on Tuesday (June 18) at C&WJCCUL’s office in Kingston.

PHOTOS: MOU Signing With Minister Shaw – RADA and C&WJCCUL

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.

More Than 4,000 Persons Find Jobs Through LMIS

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.

PHOTOS: Jamaica Driver Expo

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.

Jamaica to Launch Investment Map

Communication/Social Marketing Coordinator for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), Patrice Nephew (second right), speaks with Senior Employer Service Representative, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dave Lumley (left), and trainees, Rajhni Reid (second left); Orlando Leach (third left) and Patrick Turner, at a send-off ceremony for the trainees who will be participating in a six-month overseas employment programme in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ceremony was held on Monday (June 17), at the CSJP’s Oxford Road offices, in Kingston.

CSJP Trainees Off to Guantanamo Bay

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (third right); and Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (third left), with recipients of the 2019 Governor-General’s Diaspora Achievement Awards. They are (from left) Paul Barnett from Canada; Leon Hamilton, who collected on behalf of Erma Lewis from the the United Kingdom (UK); Cherie Johnson, UK; and Dr. Wayne Golding Sr. from the United States. The presentations were made during the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference on Monday (June 17), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

7 years ago Diaspora

Four Outstanding Diaspora Volunteers Honoured

Four outstanding Jamaicans living overseas, who have volunteered their service to the diaspora community in the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), and Canada, have been presented with the 2019 Governor-General’s Diaspora Achievement Awards. They are Erma Eliza Lewis, Dr. Wayne Golding Sr., and Paul Barnett, who received the award in the over-35 category for the UK, USA,...

Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying, responds after being presented with the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Excellence Award for his dedicated service to the Jamaica Diaspora movement. The presentation was made during the opening ceremony for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Sunday (June 16).

7 years ago DiasporaVision 2030

Neville Ying Recognised for Contribution to Diaspora Movement

Former Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying, has been recognised for his dedicated service to establishing links between Jamaica and its diaspora community. Professor Ying was presented with the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora and Friends Excellence Award during the opening ceremony for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (right), in discussion with Hardware Architect, High Performance Compute, Nutanix, Sheldon Provost, during a plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on June 17.

7 years ago Vision 2030Youth

National Plan of Action for Integrated Response to Children and Violence Approved

Cabinet has approved the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV), says Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean. Speaking at a plenary session for the eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on June 17, Dr. McLean said the plan was...

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, emphasises a point while speaking at a regional stakeholders consultation with Board chairpersons, principals and parent representatives of educational institutions in Region 4 at West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, St. James, on Friday (June 14).

7 years ago Education

Systems to Be Established to Guarantee Equity in Education Sector

Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government will move to establish systems that guarantee equity within the education sector. The Minister was speaking at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Region Four consultation, held at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Mount Salem, St. James, on Friday (June 14). According to Mr....

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the opening session of 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’.

7 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Global Jamaica Diaspora Council Proposed

The Government is lobbying the support of Jamaicans living overseas for the establishment of proposed Global Jamaica Diaspora and Global Jamaica Youth Councils. This was announced by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who said the concept for both proposals will be discussed with delegates attending the Eighth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, whose endorsement...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; and President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo, tour the Seville Great House and Heritage Park, in St. Ann, on Saturday, June 15.

7 years ago Sport

Sport Minister Says Reggae Girlz Displayed Courage

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Reggae Girlz have demonstrated nothing short of courage and fortitude in their performance in the ongoing 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. The country’s senior girls football team has lost two games in their historic debut in the international football championship that will run from June 7...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), greets Transport Co-ordinator for the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), Robert Robinson, who conceptualised the idea to retrofit ambulances for the region. The vehicles were officially handed over on Thursday (June 13), at the Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

SRHA Saves Over $10 Million by Retrofitting Ambulances

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), has converted three new buses into ambulances, realising savings of over $10 million. The new units bring to 14, the number of ambulances serving the health region. Each vehicle is equipped with heart monitor, stainless steel hand-wash sink with soap dispenser, suction machines, ECG machine, stainless steel dustbin, fog lamps, emergency lights, double nurses’...