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Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska (left), listens attentively to EU’s Political Counsellor, EU Delegation, Gavin Tench (right), during his presentation at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office in Kingston, recently.

Tertiary Students Encouraged to Apply For EU-Funded Scholarships

Jamaican tertiary students are being encouraged to apply for European-funded scholarships under the Erasmus Mundus programme. Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation, Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, said it is an opportunity for students to get a better understanding of...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses guests attending Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s quarterly business breakfast meeting, which was held at the Bellefield Great House, Montego Bay, St. James, on Thursday (June 7).

Gov’t Taking Tangible Steps to Improve Public-Sector Governance

Senate President, Hon. Tom Tavares-Finson (centre), receives a tote bag from Government Senator, Don Wehby (left), following the sitting of the Senate on June 8. The day is being observed as World Oceans Day. At right is State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.

Senate President Calls for Greater Support from Private Sector in Plastic Ban

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), examines building plans for Transitional Living Complex for Children in State located at 24 Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston during a tour on Thursday (June 7). Others (from left) are Deputy Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Professor Julie Meeks; Programme Management Specialist for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jamaica, Kenneth Williams; and Construction Technician for the project, Marsha Gaye-Wright.

First Transitional Complex for Children in State Care to be Opened In August

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, kisses Fort George Primary and Infant student, Mikayla Minto, who presented him with a bag of peppers, at LASCO’s Releaf Environmental Awareness Programme (REAP) annual awards ceremony, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June

Agriculture Minister Hails LASCO for REAP

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (left), converses with Sterling Asset Management Limited’s Managing Director, Charles Ross, prior to the start of the firm’s annual investor briefing, held at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston, on Thursday (June 7). Dr. Clarke was the keynote speaker.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Relationship with IMF Could End Sept. 2019

Jamaica’s borrowing relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) could end when the country’s US$1.6-billion Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA) concludes in September 2019. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, says the Government and Fund are of the view that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, “Jamaica will be able to graduate from an IMF (borrowing arrangement) programme”....

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis (left), converses with President, Rotary Club of Kingston, Michael Buckle, during the organisation’s weekly luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on June 7.

8 years ago Local Government

ODPEM’s Strategies Underpinning Jamaica’s Readiness for 2018 Hurricane Season

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been implementing wide-ranging strategies aimed at ensuring Jamaica’s readiness for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season. Speaking at the Kingston Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston, on June 7, ODPEM’s Director General, Major Clive Davis, said the agency has been actively engaged in ongoing disaster preparedness...

Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, a member of KPMSFT Board of Trustees since 2014 and currently the Communications/Social Marketing Coordinator at the Ministry of National Security’s Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), is a past beneficiary of the scholarship.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

Fundraising Event for KPMSFT on June 10

The Karen Peart Memorial Scholarship Foundation Trust (KPMSFT) will host its biennial major fundraising event on Sunday, June 10. There will be two concerts by the University Singers, under the distinguished patronage of Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at the Phillip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, University of the West Indies (UWI), at...

Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Stephen Wedderburn, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (June 7), about the restructuring of operations at the Bureau.

8 years ago Commerce

BSJ Restructures Operations

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has restructured its operations from an inspection and enforcement agency to a trade facilitator and business enabler. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (June 7), Executive Director of the BSJ, Stephen Wedderburn, said the restructuring will see the National Compliance and Regulatory Agency (NCRA) taking on the regulatory arm of the Bureau, and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses members of the diaspora at a special reception held in his honour at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC, on Tuesday (June 5). At right is Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

8 years ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Plans to Leverage Diaspora’s Resources More Strategically

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., says the Government plans to tap into the Jamaican diaspora’s vast resources in order to leverage them to the country’s benefit. He anticipates that these benefits will be significant, once a way to harness these vast resources more strategically is identified. The...

Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, addresses Rotary Club of Kingston’s luncheon meeting at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on June 7. At left is President, Rotary Club of Kingston, Michael Buckle.

8 years ago Local Government

Persons Living in Flood-Prone Areas Can Be Forcibly Removed – ODPEM

Persons living in low-lying areas prone to flooding can be forcibly removed under law, once this threat has been identified, says Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis. “The law permits me under certain conditions to move anybody or anything... once a threat is identified (or) a threat is imminent. There are certain conditions...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green.

8 years ago EducationInformationYouth

State Minister Highlights Importance of Sport in Schools

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says physical education is a very important part of the curriculum in schools and will be strengthened through public- and private-sector partnership. Addressing a press conference to kick off a partnership between Sandals Resorts International, through its Beaches Resorts brand, and the Real Madrid Foundation out...