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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, addresses the National College for Education Leadership (NCEL)/National Council on Education (NCE) training session for principals and Board chairpersons held recently at the Melia Braco Village in Trelawny. Seated (l-r) are Director and Principal of NCEL, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton; Chairman of the Teachers’ Services Commission and Custos of St. James, Conrad Pitkin; and Executive Director of the NCE, Merris Murray.

Schools Must Get Permission before Hiring Temporary Staff

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, says that school administrators are not allowed to employ temporary staff without the permission of the regional office. She said that a full policy position on the...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Senior Director in the Ministry with responsibility for Transport Policy (International and Land), Tanya Bedward (right); and Chief Technical Director, Dr. Janice Dawkins. Occasion was the final of a series of consultations for the National Transport Policy (NTP), held on Wednesday (March 13), at The Knutford Court Hotel in St. Andrew.

Minister Montague Says Domestic Airline A Priority

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

Jamaica Mourns with New Zealand – PM Holness

Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, listening to the proceedings during the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (March 14).

Strides Made in Reducing Mosquito Breeding Sites in St. James

Executive Director of the Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA), Rick Harris.

Only Hire Licensed Security Guards – PSRA

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaica Overcoming Impediments to Growth – Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica is proving its capability to overcome impediments to growth, based on economic out-turns recorded over the last several years. “We have attained macroeconomic stability, while incrementally improving the levels of growth and gradually reducing debt. Additionally, our investment climate is increasingly improved. Our leading investment promotion agency, Jamaica Promotions...

Industry, Commerce. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), is greeted by Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, during the PIOJ’s inaugural Growth Forum held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 14). Mr. Shaw was the keynote speaker.

7 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Investment Climate Continues to Improve – Minister Shaw

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says Jamaica’s investment climate continues to improve, consequent on measures implemented over the last few years that have resulted in macroeconomic stability and ongoing improvements in growth. “Our local investment is increasingly improved, and our leading investment promotion agency – Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) – can attest to the fact that...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), exchanges greetings with Co-chairman of the Public Sector Transformation Oversight Committee, Danny Roberts (right), at the launch of the inaugural Public Sector Debate Competition at the Spanish Court Hotel in St. Andrew on Thursday (March 14). Looking on (from second left) are Manager, Personnel and Industrial Relations, National Works Agency, David C. Knight; and Executive Director of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Maria Thompson Walters.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Clarke Urges Public-Sector Workers to Embrace Transformation

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is calling on all public-sector workers to embrace the transformation process in the bid to develop a public service that is strong, capable and operates at the highest level of efficiency. “We need the participation of every member of the public service… . It cannot be done by...

Chairman of the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ), Dr. Carolyn Hayle (left), presents Deputy President of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), who is also Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at the institution, Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna (second left), with a certificate of candidacy for institutional accreditation at an awards ceremony held during the UCJ’s Symposium on Quality Assurance in Higher Education on March 12, at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James. Sharing in the moment (from third left) are Executive/Research Assistant to Professor Ibrahim Ajagunna, Lanna-Gaye Franklyn Green; Administrative Assistant to the Dean of General Studies at the CMU, Carlene McKinson; and CMU Consultant, Sonia Warmington.

7 years ago Education

UTech and NCU Receive Institutional Accreditation

The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) has officially presented formal certificates of Institutional Accreditation to the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) and the University of Technology Jamaica (UTech). Both universities were presented with the certification at an awards ceremony held during the UCJ symposium on quality assurance in higher education on March 12 at the Iberostar Hotel in Montego Bay, St....

National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (right), engages with Youth Empowerment Training Initiative participants (from left) Jonross Taylor, Nickeria Box, Ali-Kaye Daley and Kevin Shakes. Occasion was the opening ceremony and orientation exercise for the skills training programme on Thursday (March 14) at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) campus, Kingston.

7 years ago Youth

91 Youth to Benefit from Empowerment Programme

Ninety-one unattached young people from several communities in Kingston and St. James are to benefit from skills training under a $50-million Youth Empowerment Training Initiative (YETI). The initiative, being implemented by the Ministry of National Security and the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, will engage the youngsters in intensive training over a 12-month period in the areas of...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (third right) cuts the ribbon to officially open Massy United Insurance (MUI) Limited’s new office in the PanJam building in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 13). Others from left are Chief Commercial Officer, MUI, Mark Sommerville; Chief Executive Officer, MUI Limited, Randy Graham; Branch Manager, Massy United Insurance Jamaica, Winsome Gibbs; Executive Vice President, Massy Group and Chairman, Massy United Insurance, David O’Brien and Country Manager, Massy Jamaica, Peter Graham.

7 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Welcomes Massy United Insurance Limited to Jamaica

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, is welcoming the move by Massy United Insurance Limited to officially enter the general insurance market in Jamaica. Dr. Clarke said the expansion of the company into Jamaica is a testament to the fact that the country is moving in the right direction. “When an organisation like the Massy...

Director of Technical Services at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ), Rose Marie Brown, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on March 13.

7 years ago Housing

HAJ to Rename Bernard Lodge Housing Project

The Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) will be coming up with a new name for its housing project at Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine, work on which is scheduled to start within the first quarter of the 2019/20 fiscal year. Director of Technical Services at the HAJ, Rosemarie Brown, says that the objective is to distinguish the project from New...