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Graduates from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Alternative Livelihood and Skills Development Programme, Kamau Brown (right) and Shanado Archer (second right), observe a model of the weed whacker they were given on Tuesday (July 10) at St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College in Kingston, while (from left) Social Development Manager, JSIF, Mona Sue-Ho; Chief Executive Officer, Manpower & Maintenance Services Limited, Audrey Hinchcliffe; and Coordinator, National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NTVET), Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Denworth Finnikin, offer words of encouragement to them.

JSIF Spends $9 Million to Train Unemployed Youth

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in partnership with the Institute for Workforce Education and Development (IWED), has trained 62 unemployed persons in landscaping and facility maintenance at a cost of $9 million. The young persons, who are from needy...

Senior Medical Officer, HIV/STI/TB Unit, Ministry of Health, Dr. Nicola Skyers (right), emphasises a point to (from left): Policy and Advocacy Officer, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Patrick Lalor; and Country Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Manoela Manova, at a Symposium on HIV-related Legislation and Human Rights, organised by JASL, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday (July 10).

Health Facilities Must Be Accessible to All – Dr. Skyers

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), shares a good laugh with Executive Director of Jamaica Vacations Limited (JamVac), Joy Roberts (right), and Executive Director of Devon House, Janet Taylor, at the launch of Devon House’s Emancipendence Expo, in St. Andrew on July 10.

Gastronomy Space at Devon House to be Expanded

Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses the media on Tuesday (July 10) following a personal presentation to the family of Tahj Rowe.

Government Proactive in Dealing with Issues of Accountability & Transparency – PM Holness

Head of the Data Management Department at eGov Jamaica, Walt Brown (at podium), makes a point during his keynote address at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal held yesterday (July 9) at the Eden Gardens Wellness Centre in St. Andrew. Others pictured (from left) are President of the Club, Carey Crooks, and President-Elect of the organisation, Atasha Bernard.

NIDS Will Improve Governance – eGov Official

Prime Minister Andrew Holness visits Tahj Rowe and his family today (July 10) to make a personal donation.

8 years ago Prime MinisterYouth

PM Holness Moved By Story of Tahj Rowe and Makes Personal Donation

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today (July 10) made a personal donation to the family of fourteen year-old Tahj Rowe. Young Tahj suffered brain damage during his birth at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital. His story was featured in the press two days ago, as his family faces delays in the Court case against the Government which has spanned almost 14 years....

Deputy Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Winston Ennis, addresses today’s (July 10) sitting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, held at the Corporation’s offices on Church Street in downtown Kingston.

8 years ago Local Government

Major Drain Cleaning Begins This Week in Corporate Area

Beginning this week, the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation will be carrying out major drain-cleaning activities in several communities across the Corporate Area. The exercise will be undertaken in two phases with communities in 21 divisions benefiting from the project in the first instance. The divisions are Rae Town, Dallas, Greenwich Town, Seaview Gardens, Duhaney Park, Waterhouse, Chancery Hall,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

8 years ago Tourism

Promote Broader Participation in Growth Strategy – Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says for tourism to maximise its full potential, every Jamaican must be factored in any growth strategy going forward. Addressing a press conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on July 6, the Minister said global trends show that tourist destinations that do not promote high levels of linkages will not produce substantial economic...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), and Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Secuirty, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), interact with children at the recent official opening of the $70-million Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre (Stim-Plus), located in Rockfort, Kingston. Others (from left) are Director at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter-Gayle; parent, Nicola Bright; and Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley.

8 years ago Social SecurityYouth

More Children with Disabilities to Receive Early Stimulation

More children with disabilities will benefit from early intervention services, with the opening of the expanded Stimulation Plus Early Childhood Development Centre (Stim-Plus). The facility, located in Rockfort, Kingston, was upgraded through $70 million in funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). It comprises seven classrooms, bathrooms, administrative offices, sickbay, physiotherapy rooms, a caretaker’s cottage, and a specialised play area....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness (right), responds to questions from journalists during a press conference on Friday (July 6), following the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 4 to 6. Also pictured is Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Mottley.

8 years ago CARICOMPrime Minister

Measures to Fast-Track Full Implementation of CSME

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have put measures in place to fast-track the full implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Among the strategies is a special meeting of CARICOM Heads to focus solely on the CSME. It is to be held in Trinidad and Tobago in November this year. This was disclosed by Prime...

President of the Ackee Tree Group, Hopeton Brandford (left), presents a scholarship to Malik Carridice of Porus Primary School in Manchester on Saturday, July 7 at Trinity Baptist Church in Porus, Manchester.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Students in Porus and Surrounding Communities Get Scholarships

Members of the Ackee Tree Group have donated $1,045,000 in scholarships to 24 students from Porus and surrounding communities in Manchester. Students from Porus, St. Jago and Ramble Primary who were successful in their GSAT examinations and are headed to various high schools in September, as well as students from Porus High School, Porus and Wright’s Early Childhood Institutions, received...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon Andrew Holness, highlights a point while addressing a press conference on Friday (July 6) at the closing of the 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which was held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James from July 4 to 6. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Holness.

8 years ago CARICOMPrime Minister

All CARICOM States to Have Refusal Procedures in Place By August 1

By August 1, 2018, all member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are to have in place procedures on the refusal of entry of CARICOM nationals travelling across the region. The procedures, which will be applied at the border of each country, were adopted by CARICOM leaders during the just-concluded 39th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government...