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Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at the launch of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona 'Society for Future Policy Leaders’ held recently on the university campus.

Jamaica in Good Position to Achieve Revised Renewable Energy Target

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Fayval Williams, has indicated that the country is in good position to achieve the revised target of having 50 per cent of energy use being generated from renewable sources by 2030. She said...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, emphasises a point while addressing the House of Representatives on March 26. Listening is Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson.

House Approves Third 2018/19 Supplementary Estimates

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

Riverton Fire Under Control

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre), is flanked by National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Pro Chancellor and Board Chairman, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying, at the opening ceremony of Mico's International Mathematics Teaching Summit, held on March 26, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

PEP Students to be First PISA Cohort

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is presented with some items from the personal collection of former sportswoman and sport administrator for hockey, Kay Wilson (second left), while Chairman of the National Sport Museum Oversight Committee, Don Anderson, looks on. The presentation was made during the opening ceremony for a three-day Digital Asset Workshop, at the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) in Kingston, on Tuesday (March 26).

Persons Encouraged to Donate Sport Artefacts for Proposed Museum

Regional Operations Manager at Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson

7 years ago Local Government

WPM Removes Bulky Waste from Cambridge, St. James

Regional Operations Manager of Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Garnet Edmondson, says to date, the organisation has removed more than 30 truckloads of bulky waste from the Cambridge community in St. James. The bulky waste items were removed from the community in order to prevent them from becoming mosquito breeding sites, Mr. Edmondson noted. He said the...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), speaks to Country Representative, USAID Jamaica, Jason Fraser, at the national consultation, titled, ‘Strengthening Health Services in the Context of Zika in Jamaica’, on Tuesday (March 26), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Partnerships Must be Maintained to Prevent Major Outbreak of Zika – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says international partnerships are needed and must be maintained to prevent a major outbreak of the Zika virus in Jamaica. Speaking at a national consultation, titled, ‘Strengthening Health Services in the Context of Zika in Jamaica’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 26, Dr. Tufton said it...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with (from second left): JN Group Financial Consultant, Hugh Reid; Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) Executive Director, Dr. Damien King; and JN Group Assistant General Manager, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, at CaPRI’s Annual Budget Review and Public Forum, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Monday (March 25).

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public Service

CaPRI Head Lauds Government

Executive Director of the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Dr. Damien King, has lauded the Government for presenting a “responsible” $835.2-billion Budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year. Speaking at CaPRI’s Annual Budget Review and Public Forum at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on March 25, Dr. King noted that the Budget, details of which were outlined in the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

7 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Describes Dorraine Samuels as a True Jamaican Icon

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has described the late veteran broadcaster, Dorraine Samuels, as a true Jamaican icon. Expressing sadness at her passing, Mr. Holness said the late broadcaster, who had a pleasant personality that radiated on the screen and through the radio, did a great job in the broadcast of news and in keeping Jamaicans informed. "I...

Mathematics Teacher of the Year, Karema Mundell-Thomas (left), accepts her trophy from Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (centre) and Chief, Business Banking, Jamaica National Bank, Ryan Parkes, during the launch of National Mathematics Week and the awards ceremony, on March 25 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Education

Parents and Teachers Encouraged to Use Maths to Equip Students with Reasoning Skills

In recognition of National Mathematics Week, Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, is encouraging educators, parents and guardians to use the subject of mathematics to equip students with the logical reasoning skills they need. Speaking at the launch of National Mathematics Week at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on...

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council, Hugh Faulkner (right), listens to Allman Town resident, Sylvia Rowe (left), at a justice fair in the community on September 28, 2018. At centre is Legal Consultant, Shara-Kay Dacres-Moore.

7 years ago Justice

Legal Aid Council Hosts Justice Fair March 29

The Legal Aid Council will host its quarterly Justice Fair in Kingston on March 29 at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. This event will provide Jamaicans with the opportunity to receive free legal advice. “The Justice Fair seeks to bring legal services to the public at no cost. Persons will be able to make consultations with the Registrar General’s Department,...

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations, Joy Roberts, in discussion with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis, during the Team Jamaica and Montego Bay City Tour Guides graduation ceremony, held at the offices of the St. James Municipal Corporation, recently.

7 years ago Tourism

JAMVAC Pushing for ‘Multi-Porting’

Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts, says there are plans to encourage ‘multi-porting’ in the local cruise sector, in order to boost the onshore experience of visitors. Speaking at the recent Team Jamaica and Montego Bay City Tour Guides graduation ceremony in Montego Bay, Ms. Roberts said this would mean that a cruise ship would “come to...