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(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).
(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).

Workforce to be Equipped With Technical and Vocational Skills

The Government is redoubling its effort to ensure the nation’s workforce is equipped with technical and vocational skills to better meet the needs of the society. This is according to Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and...
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), handing over the new autoclave machine to Matron of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, Nekeisha Lawson-Harding (third left), during a recent meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation. Sharing the moment (from left) are Secretary of the Board of Supervision in the Ministry, Treka Lewis; St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department’s Inspector of Poor, Catherine Blake-Williams; Poor Relief Chairperson, Councillor Withney Smith; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster; and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Errol Lebert.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), handing over the new autoclave machine to Matron of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, Nekeisha Lawson-Harding (third left), during a recent meeting of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation. Sharing the moment (from left) are Secretary of the Board of Supervision in the Ministry, Treka Lewis; St. Elizabeth Poor Relief Department’s Inspector of Poor, Catherine Blake-Williams; Poor Relief Chairperson, Councillor Withney Smith; Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster; and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Errol Lebert.

Infirmaries to Receive Autoclave Sterilisers
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is seeking to build the capacity and resilience of persons with disabilities, through a partnership of ODPEM with the Nathan Ebanks Foundation.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government is seeking to build the capacity and resilience of persons with disabilities, through a partnership of ODPEM with the Nathan Ebanks Foundation.

ODPEM Partners with NEF to Raise Awareness Among Persons with Disabilities
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Tuesday’s (April 30) media briefing to announce the World Bank’s provision of a US$140-million loan to Jamaica. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Tuesday’s (April 30) media briefing to announce the World Bank’s provision of a US$140-million loan to Jamaica. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

World Bank Impressed with Jamaica’s Macroeconomic Achievements
Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), interacting with Dr. Richard Manning (right) of the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in Kingston and patients of the facility during a ceremony on April 30 when the centre was 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) of the Seaview Gardens Health Centre in Kingston and patients of the facility during a ceremony on April 30 when the centre was adopted by Massy Distribution (Jamaica) Limited, under the Ministry of Health’s Adopt-A-Clinic programme.

Seaview Gardens Health Centre Adopted

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Runners line up for the start of the 2018 MoBay City Run in front of the Old Hospital Park, Montego Bay, St. James.
Tourism

Tourism Minister says Mobay City Run an Important Marketing Tool

With health and wellness tourism now a trillion-dollar business worldwide, events such as the MoBay City Run represent an important marketing tool for Jamaica, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, Mr. Bartlett said that it is hardly a secret anymore that many travellers have been actively seeking out destinations that have...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses today
Foreign AffairsPrime Minister

PM Provides Details of Meeting with US President

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the recent meeting with President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump; and several Caribbean leaders provided a direct opportunity for the strengthening of bilateral and regional relationships. On Friday, March 22, 2019, the leaders of five Caribbean countries – The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and St. Lucia –...
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Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President, Omar Robinson.
Tourism

Hotel Interests in Full Support of SOEs

Business and hotel interests in western Jamaica say they are in full support of the declaration of States of Public Emergency (SOEs) in the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. They note that while it is never the most ideal of situations, it would have been impossible to sit idly by and allow the wanton and despicable behaviour of...
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Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, makes his contribution to the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 30. The theme of the Minister
Sectoral Debate 2019/2020Tourism

$200 Million Spent to Upgrade Beaches

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the Government has spent $200 million in recent times to upgrade various beach facilities across the island, under the Beach Development Programme, in partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). He said these beaches include the Mount Salem Beach in St. Ann, at a cost of $26 million; Marking Stone Beach in St....
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with newly appointed World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, Axel van Trostenburg, at Tuesday’s (April 30) media briefing to announce the Bank’s provision of a US$140-million loan to Jamaica. The briefing was held at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister

Support for Social Safety Net

The Government has received an additional US$140-million World Bank loan support that will further bolster three key economic safeguards for Jamaica. The provision will enable the Administration to boost the country’s resilience against natural-disaster risks, support human-capital development and strengthen the social safety net for the society’s most vulnerable. A formal agreement was reached on Tuesday (April 30), following discussions...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), listens to Deputy Managing Director of the Water Resources Authority (WRA), Michael Wilson, at the launch of the Rio Cobre Early Warning System (RCEWS), in Bog Walk, St. Catherine, on April 29.
Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Rio Cobre Early Warning System Launched

Residents of communities surrounding the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will benefit from an upgraded Rio Cobre Early Warning System (RCEWS), which will assist in the management of potential water-related disasters. Grant funding for the upgrade of the system, which was established by the Water Resources Authority (WRA), was provided by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at a cost...
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