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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), addresses a town hall meeting on efforts to reduce the transmission of dengue fever, held recently at the HEART Trust/NTA's College of Construction Services in Portmore, St. Catherine. In the background are Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Greyson Hutchinson (left); and Dr. Phillip Coombs, who is attached to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH).

Persons Could be Fined for Refusing to Destroy Mosquito Breeding Sites

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is warning that persons who refuse to destroy mosquito breeding sites on their property could face penalties. He said there is law that allows for fines on individuals or business entities that...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), engages with Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (centre) and Permanent Secretary, Collette Roberts Risden during the recent quarterly press briefing at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston.

Jamaica Looking to Increase Participants Under US Hospitality Programme

President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), Anthony Pierre, speaking at the media launch of the 37th Annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants held on Friday (February 8) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Regional Gov’ts Urged to Adopt International Public-Sector Accounting Standards

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), and others dripping candle wax, as part of a tradition, on the grave of former Jamaican religious revivalist, painter and sculptor, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds. This was done in commemoration of the 108th anniversary of his birth, on Sunday (February 10) at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. Kapo was one of the greatest artists in Jamaica's ‘Intuitives’ artistic movement. He was born in the Byndloss district of St. Catherine and died in 1989 at age 78 years. Also present at the ceremony were members of the creative industry, revivalist movement, diplomats, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission and other dignitaries.

PHOTOS: Remembrance of Sculptor and Cultural Force, Mallica “Kapo” Reynolds

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Minister says SMTE Conference was a Success

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, provides an update on the Government’s Public Sector Transformation Programme, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston recently.

7 years ago Finance & Public ServiceInformation

ICT Network Across Government Being Revamped

The information and communications technology (ICT) network underpinning connectivity across Government is being revamped to further improve public service delivery. The Public Sector Efficiency and ICT pillar is one of five targeted under the Public Sector Transformation Programme, now under way. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, who provided a programme update recently, said ICT...

Senators, Kerensia Morrison (left) and Aubyn Hill, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 8) in Gordon House.

7 years ago SenateYouth

Jamaicans Encouraged to Create Safe Spaces for Children

Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, has called on all Jamaicans to create safe spaces for children, in light of the recent incidents that have resulted in the loss of children’s lives. Closing the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (February 8), Senator Morrison made specific reference to the loss of twin girls, Nahelia and Nahalia Pinnock, who...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, addresses journalists at a recent quarterly press briefing, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

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Labour Ministry Takes Road Show to Morant Bay Feb. 27 to 28

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will continue the ‘Labour Department and You’ islandwide road shows from February 27 to 28, in Morant Bay, St. Thomas. These shows are aimed at increasing the visibility and awareness of the programmes and services of the Labour Division. The series commenced in Mandeville, Manchester, on September 19 and 20, 2018, then moved...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the National Foster Care Week Church Service at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on Sunday, February 10.

7 years ago Youth

Gov’t Placing Focus on Foster Care

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government has placed renewed focus on the foster care programme with the objective of encouraging more persons to open their homes to children in State care. He noted that a five-year development plan to advance the system has been instituted. “We want to get more...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), look on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard (right), greets foster-parent Lorna Lawrence, and her four foster-sons. The occasion was the National Foster Care Week church service held at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on February 10.

7 years ago Youth

Child Protection and Family Services Agency Observing Foster Care Week

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is undertaking a number of activities in observance of National Foster Care Week under the theme ‘Give Love, Inspire Hope, Foster a Child’. Manager of Public Relations and Communications at the CPFSA, Rochelle Dixon, says the objective is to raise awareness about the foster care programme and to encourage more Jamaicans to...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), shares a moment with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey following the National Foster Care Week Church Service at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on Sunday, February 10.

7 years ago Youth

Church Urged to Help Provide Safe Homes for Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green, has called for church groups to join the thrust to get more children into foster care. “I encourage all of our churches right across Jamaica… to join with us and provide homes for our children,” he said, while addressing the National Foster Care Week Church Service at...

7 years ago National Security and PeaceSenate

ZOSOs and SOEs Have Reduced Crime – Senator Hill

Senator Aubyn Hill says the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) and States of Public Emergency (SOEs) have contributed to a reduction in crime within the last year. Contributing to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (February 8), Senator Hill said “hundreds of lives have been saved” as a result of the security operations. “ZOSOs and...