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

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...

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.

Investment Climate Continues to Improve – Minister Shaw

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.

Dr. Clarke Urges Public-Sector Workers to Embrace Transformation

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.

UTech and NCU Receive Institutional Accreditation

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.

91 Youth to Benefit from Empowerment Programme

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...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addressing the

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Encourages Workplaces to Develop Wellness Programmes

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton, is encouraging more companies to develop health and wellness programmes in their organisations. Addressing the ‘We Thrive at Work’ wellness seminar at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on March 14, the Minister said the aim is to promote the well-being of the employee. “The Ministry also encourages employers to support our...

$President, The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, provides details about the International Mathematics Teaching Summit at a JIS Think Tank on March 11. The event will be held from March 25 to 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.$

7 years ago EducationYouth

MICO to Host Int’l Mathematics Teaching Summit

The Mico University College is partnering with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to host an International Mathematics Teaching Summit from March 25 to 27. The event will be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston under the theme ‘Mathematics for Sustainable Economic Growth and Job Creation’. A first of its kind in the Caribbean, the summit...

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

7 years ago National Security and Peace

Private Security Regulations Authority Stages Annual Conference March 16

Private security companies and security guards from across the island are expected to converge in Kingston for the fifth annual Private Security Regulations Authority (PSRA) conference on Saturday, March 16. The event, under the theme ‘Securing Your Health and Well-Being’, will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Executive Director of the PSRA, Rick...

Managing Director of HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre), greets Colonel of the Accompong Maroons, Ferron Williams (right) at the agency’s

7 years ago Education

HEART/NTA to Expand Training in St. Elizabeth

The HEART Trust/NTA will be expanding its presence in St. Elizabeth in order to provide increased access to training and certification for residents of the parish and surrounding areas. “We have acquired additional space in Junction to expand the offerings there,” said Managing Director of the agency, Dr. Janet Dyer. “Junction is bursting at the seams, so we have now...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), engages with President General for Women’s Fellowship, United Church in Jamaica and Cayman Islands (UCJCI), Pauline Bryan (left) and President General, Men’s Fellowship, UCJCI, Carlton Rodney Sr, during the launch of the church’s Passport to Health Fair on Tuesday (March 12) at 7 Paddington Terrace in St. Andrew.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

Dr. Tufton Endorses Passport to Health Fair

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has commended the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI) for organising a health fair that will benefit thousands of Jamaicans. The event, dubbed ‘Passport to Health Fair’, will take place on June 29 on the grounds of Manchester High School between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The UCJCI has...