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His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J — Governor-General His Excellency The Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen ON, GCMG, CD, KSt.J

Office of the G-G Has Served Jamaica Well

Since Independence, the Office of the Governor General has been playing a significant role in nation-building. From Sir. Kenneth Blackburne, who served as the first Governor General at the country’s Independence in August 1962, to the appointment of current Governor...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaks with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, at the launch of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Programme at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in Kingston on Thursday (September 27). In the background is President of the CMU, Professor Fritz Pinnock.

Students to Gain Skills in Underwater Robotics

Reading Critical for Positive Learning Outcomes

Barton Oliver 1: Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left) applauds at the unveiling of the signage for Barton Oliver Close, at the road renaming ceremony in the Hampstead community in St. Mary on September 29. From left are: Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange; Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Richard Creary; Councillor for the Hampstead Division, Mitsy Hudson; Councillor for the Bellefield Division, Leevan Freeman; and Member of Parliament for South East, St. Mary, Dr. Norman Dunn.

St. Mary Road Renamed for Late Councillor

Jamaica Youth Ambassador to the United Nations General Assembly, Santana Morris (seated centre) with students of the Mount Alvernia High school in St James, following a youth dialogue session at the institution in Montego Bay, St. James on Monday (September 24).

Youth Ambassador Empowering Students in St. James

Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department and Conservator of Forests, Marilyn Headley.

8 years ago Commerce

EU Provides Funding to Develop Forest Sector

Some 14 million Euros will be spent by the Forestry Department to implement a National Forest Management and Conservation Plan, which is a 10-year blueprint for the building of a vibrant, sustainable and climate-resilient forest sector. The plan is being financed under the Budget Support Programme of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF). Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Department...

Deputy Governor of Finance & Technology, Payment Systems & Risk Management, Administration & Technical Services at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Livingstone Morrison. He will receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) on National Heroes Day, October 15.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Deputy Governor to Receive National Award

Livingstone Morrison’s 36 years of dedicated service to the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), including his contribution to the reform of the nation’s payment systems has been singled out for recognition by the Government of Jamaica. He will receive the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony to be held on National Heroes Day, October 15....

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager (right), is presented with a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) branded mug by Manager of the JIS Montego Bay Regional Office, Tashion Hewitt Stennett. Occasion was the second annual JIS Day held on Thursday (Sept. 27) in Water Square, Falmouth.

8 years ago Local Government

Trelawny Municipal Corporation Committed to Safeguarding Parish

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, says the Trelawny Municipal Corporation is on a mission to safeguard the parish in order to ensure that it remains a haven for visitors to the island. “We are on a drive to really protect the town (Falmouth) and keep it attractive so that tourists will want to come and visit,” he said. The...

8 years ago Transport

Persons Encouraged To Apply For Rural Hackney Carriage Licenses

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, is encouraging persons interested in operating rural hackney carriages to apply to the Transport Authority (TA) by the deadline of November 30. Addressing a consultation with transport operators on September 27, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, the Minister noted that since the TA opened the system for rural areas...

8 years ago Foreign AffairsVision 2030Youth

Youth Urged To Become Custodians for SDGS

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. is calling on the nation’s youth to become custodians for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Young Jamaicans… must understand the importance of not only planning but taking these goals to action and why they are doing so,” he said. The State Minister was...

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 73rd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, at the UN headquarters in New York on Thursday, September 27.

8 years ago CommunityDevelopmentOffice of the Prime Minister

PM Calls On Int’l Financial Institutions to Reconsider Classification of Countries

Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Andrew Holness, has called on international financial institutions to reconsider how small developing countries are classified for loan consideration. “I am reiterating my call for the international financial institutions to address this present problem known as the middle-income trap. We believe that a special highly indebted middle- income initiative could provide the framework for the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), has the attention of (from second left), J. Wray & Nephew Foundation Manager, Michelle Samuels; Chairman of the J. Wray & Nephew Foundation, Clement “Jimmy” Lawrence, and Early Childhood Commission Chairman, Trisha Williams-Singh, at the handover ceremony for the renovated Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, on Wednesday, September 26.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

More Early-Childhood Institutions Certified

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the total number of certified early-childhood institutions (ECIs) across the island has increased to 128. Speaking on September 26 at the handover ceremony for the renovated Middlesex Infant School in Holland Bamboo, St. Elizabeth, the State Minister pointed out that two years ago, there were no...