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Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon (left), converses with the agency’s Managing Director, Dr. Janet Dyer (centre); and Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, E-Media Interactive Group, Tyrone Wilson (right). The occasion was HEART Trust/NTA’s World Entrepreneurs’ Day symposium and workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston, on August 21 under the theme ‘Rise on the Heels of Success’.

HEART Trust’s Reassignment to OPM Consistent with Growth Agenda

Chairman, HEART Trust/NTA, Edward Gabbidon, says the strategic placing of the Agency at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is in line with the country’s growth agenda. “Placing HEART at the OPM is strategically in line with our 2030...

Vice President of Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, speaks on investments at a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Investor Confidence Very High

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

Johnson Smith Extends Condolences to the Family of Victims of Collapsed Bridge in Italy

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaking during the Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s (CBU) recent Caribbean Broadcasting Awards (CBA) ceremony at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. The event, which honoured broadcast media executives from the English, Dutch, French and Spanish Caribbean, was held under the theme: ‘Building Resilience to Climate Change: Business, Content and Technology Options for Caribbean Media’.

Tourism Minister Calls for Regional Collaboration to Counter Climate Change

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), and Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth Benjamin (2nd right), shake hands to symbolise the formal handover of a solar energy system to the Bustamante Hospital for Children during a ceremony at the hospital in Kingston on Monday (August 20). Also pictured (from second left) are: Managing Director of the Guardsman Group, Vinay Walia; and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Bustamante Hospital for Children, Karlene Taylor McKenzie. The system, which has already been installed, was donated by the Guardsman Group to power the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Children’s Hospital to Save Millions of Dollars

7 years ago National SecurityPrime Minister

PM Holness to set up Violence Prevention Commission

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Government will establish a Violence Prevention Commission. The Commission will be aimed at examining all aspects of violence and ways to address it to ensure lasting solutions in the country. The Prime Minister made the announcement on Monday, August 13 during his presentation at the 49th Annual General Assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting...

Some of the staff members at the Transport Authority (TA) who were recently honoured by the agency at a special luncheon held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

7 years ago Transport

Staff of Transport Authority Recognised

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has lauded staff members at the Transport Authority (TA) for the agency achieving a 14 per cent increase in delivering road licences. Mr. Montague, who addressed the staff at a recent awards luncheon via a video presentation, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston, encouraged them to “continue the good work.”...

Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

100 Teachers Being Better Equipped to Impart Spanish

Come the start of the 2018/19 academic year in September, about 100 current and prospective teachers of Spanish at the primary, secondary, vocational and tertiary levels will enter the classroom better equipped to impart the subject. These individuals, including lecturers at teachers’ colleges and final-year student teachers, are participating in a four-day intensive training course now underway at Shortwood Teachers’...

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the new Type One Health Centre at Moravia, in Clarendon, on Friday, August 17. Others (from left) are: Senior Field Advisor, Food For The Poor Jamaica, Delane Bailey-Herd; Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture & Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Donor, Denise Di Biase; Retired Registered Midwife, Elaine Robinson; Clarendon Parish Manager, Southern Regional Health Authority, Joseph Grant; Land Manager for the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Anthony Tomlinson; Deputy Chairman, Southern Regional Health Authority, Michael Stern; and Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon, Richard Azan.

7 years ago Health & Wellness

New Health Centre Opens in Moravia, Clarendon

A new Type One Health Centre opened in Moravia, Clarendon, on August 17, replacing the clinic that operated from the home of a community member. The centre was constructed by Food For The Poor (FFTP) with funds donated by Chicago resident, Mrs. Denise Di Biase, and on land donated by the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Assistance...

Marine Inspector, Kenre Valentine (right), carries out an inspection on a ship that is docked in the Kingston Harbour. Facilitating the inspection is the Second Mate (Second Officer) of the vessel.

7 years ago Transport

Seafarer Satisfied with Career Despite Challenges

Marine Inspector, Kenre Valentine, says he is satisfied that he chose to be seafarer, as although the career has many challenges, it has been extremely rewarding. Mr. Valentine, who works with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, recalls his desire to become a seafarer from his days as a student at Titchfield High School in Portland. “My high school is on...

Board Chairman of United Way of Jamaica, Dr. Marcia Forbes (left), in conversation with (from second left): Chairperson of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh; Chief Executive Officer, United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins; and Executive Director of the ECC, Karlene Deslandes, at a ceremony held at the offices of the National Volunteer Centre, Camp Road, in Kingston, on August 16.

7 years ago Education

United Way and Partners Assisting Early Childhood Institutions

United Way of Jamaica has been working with its partners in doing extensive work to assist in improving early childhood education and institutions in Jamaica. Board Chairman, United Way Jamaica, Dr. Marcia Forbes, said the organisation has provided safe indoor and outdoor equipment for children and staff. She noted that through an investment from Jamalco, 357 teachers from 80 early...

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (centre), addresses journalists during the PIOJ’s recent quarterly media briefing at the agency’s head office in New Kingston. Listening (from left) are: Senior Director for the PIOJ’s Economic Planning, Research and Policy Division, James Stewart; and Economic Development Specialist in the PIOJ’s Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Travis Reid.

7 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentVision 2030

Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework to be Completed By Sept.

Work on the fourth Medium Term Socio-Economic Policy Framework (MTF) under the country’s long-term National Development Plan – Vision 2030 Jamaica – is scheduled for completion in September. According to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, the latest Framework, covering the period 2018 to 2021, is in the final stages of preparation. He was...