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

Statement: Minister Ruel Reid Resigns from the Cabinet and Senate

This morning I met with Minister Ruel Reid regarding certain allegations in the public domain. In keeping with the principles of good governance, I requested and received Minister Reid’s resignation. Minister Reid has also resigned from the Senate. The Minister’s resignation will...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses yesterday's 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. To his left is Minister of Finance and the Public of Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

Legislation Targeting Gangs and Guns to be Brought Before Parliament – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. To his left is Minister of Finance and the Public of Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

NHT to Upgrade 49 Schemes

(FILE) Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphases a point at the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19. To his left is Minister of Finance and the Public of Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

New Regime for Boards of Public Bodies to be Established

Fourth-year student at the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), Felisha Rose (right), explains the concept behind a model for a smart house design to (from left) Chief of Party, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Advance Programme, Alejandro Paredes; Senior Director, National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), Nicole Manning; and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Barbara Allen. Occasion was a forum on ‘Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Action 2019’, hosted by the VTDI at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (March 19).

Education Ministry Pushes for Increase in Trained and Certified Persons

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, opens the 2019/20 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 7. Seated (from left) are Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw; and Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams.

7 years ago Budget 2019/2020Finance & Public Service

EXIM Bank Loans for Productive Sector to Increase to $9.3 Billion

National Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of Jamaica loans to the productive sector is projected to increase to $9.3 billion for the upcoming fiscal year. This is according to the 2019/20 Public Bodies’ Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives by Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke. The loan provision will...

Scholarship recipients under the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists

7 years ago CommunityYouth

Young People Carry out Voluntary Work in Manchester

More than 5,000 young people participated in a community workday in the parish of Manchester on Sunday (March 17). The voluntary effort was organised by the Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists under its Operation Save A Youth (OSAY) programme. Over 80 projects were undertaken on the day, including the painting of schools and post offices, building and repair...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, shares a moment with Principal of Moneague College in St. Ann and member of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Howard Isaacs, during the recent staging of the UCJ’s Symposium on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

GSS Programme to Boost Jobs, Position Jamaica as Digital Business Hub

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the recently launched Global Services Sector (GSS) programme will help position Jamaica as a digital hub for business as well as generate more employment in information technology (IT)-enabled services. Being executed by JAMPRO, the initiative will prepare workers for high-end jobs in industries such as business process outsourcing (BPO), information technology...

(FILE) Work in progress along a section of the Mandela Highway. This forms part of the US$64-million Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction Project, which involves road construction works comprising extensive soft soil treatment, construction of a 3.5 km six-lane corridor, with a two-lane overpass bridge, two new three-lane bridges at Fresh River, a two-lane service road adjacent to the main roadway to facilitate the development of Caymanas Estate and upgrading of the Six Miles Interchange.

7 years ago Transport

Mandela Highway Upgrade 90% Complete

The Mandela Highway Realignment and Reconstruction project is just over 90 per cent complete, says Senior Communications Officer, National Works Agency (NWA), Ramona Lawson. In an interview with JIS News, Ms. Lawson said activities are now focused on pavement work, with several sections in the vicinity of the Six Miles Interchange asphalted recently. She noted that the first lift of...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), makes a contribution to the 2019 Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Wings Appeal, which was launched at King’s House, today (March 19). Assisting the Governor-General is Chairman of RAFA, Major (Retired) Joanna Lewin. The Wings Appeal is a series of activities to raise funds for ex-servicemen and their families.

7 years ago CommunityGovernor General

Jamaicans Encouraged to Support Wings Appeal

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is encouraging Jamaicans to contribute to the Royal Air Force Association’s Wings Appeal, to ensure that ex-servicemen get the support they need. Speaking at the launch of the initiative today (March 19), at King’s House in St. Andrew, the Governor-General pointed out that Wings Appeal has contributed to the welfare of...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Homer Davis (left), shares with Montego Bay High School student, Toni-Ann Cowan second left); Gwendolyn Jacob (second right), grandmother of Herbert Morrison Technical High School student, Sheree Blake; and Green Pond High School student, Chadaine Blagrove. The students were among five recognised for excellence in academics and sports, during the regular meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation held in Montego Bay on March 14.

7 years ago Youth

St. James Municipal Corporation Rewards Students for Academic Excellence

The St. James Municipal Corporation has recognised five students from the parish for excellence in academics and sports. During the Corporation’s regular monthly meeting held in Montego Bay on March 14, the students, who are beneficiaries of the Poor Relief Department, were presented with gift baskets and showered with accolades. They are Montego Bay High School students Abena Purrier and...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Peter Brady (right), with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (centre); and Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Kitack Lim; at the High Level Symposium for Transport Ministers of the Caribbean Region, held recently at the Iberostar Hotel in Rose Hall, St. James.

7 years ago EnvironmentTransport

Maritime Authority to Push for Blue Economy Legislation

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral (Ret'd) Peter Brady, says the agency will be pushing for legislation governing exploration and development of a sustainable blue economy. The blue economy refers to the utilisation of the resources of the ocean for economic benefits, while ensuring the sustainability and productivity of those same resources. It includes tourism;...