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Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (front row, third left); Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the United States, Eric Khant (front row, fourth left); Country Director, Peace Corps Jamaica, Paul Sully (front row, right); Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle (second row, fifth left), with the newest batch of Peace Corps volunteers, following the swearing-in ceremony at the Colin E. Powell Residential Plaza, Kingston, on May 22.

State Minister Lauds US Peace Corps Volunteers

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has lauded the newest batch of United States (US) Peace Corps volunteers who will be serving in communities across the country. The...

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable
Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP — Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness, ON, PC, MP

2018 National Labour Day and Workers’ Week Message – PM Holness

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Peter Phillips.

2018 Nt’l Labour Day Message by Dr Peter Phillips – Leader of the Opposition

State Minister Assesses Needs at Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre

Founder and Chief Executive Officer for Beasc Technologies, Lancelot Riley (right), displays the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) champion’s trophy and winner’s cheque for US$30,000, which were presented to him by Founder and Chief Executive Officer for American firm, Alta Ventures, Paul Ahlstrom, during the 2018 IBMC, which took place in Utah, USA, from May 10 to 11. Beasc Technologies, which is affiliated with Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is the first Jamaican student-run business entity to win the IBMC, which is staged annually for tertiary institutions.

Student Entrepreneur Team Wins Global Competition

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Minister Grange Commends Sponsors of Labour Day Projects

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is praising the various individuals and organisations that have come forward to lend their support to this year’s Workers’ Week and Labour Day activities. Labour Day is being observed on Wednesday, May 23 under the theme ‘Ramp it up…Fix it up’. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Ms. Grange...

Chief Executive Officer of the NHF, Everton Anderson.

8 years ago Health & Wellness

NHF Provides $2.5 Million for Labour Day Work at Cumberland Road Health Centre

The National Health Fund (NHF) has provided $2.5 million for repair works at the Cumberland Road Health Centre on Labour Day, Wednesday, May 23. Renovation of the health facility, located in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, is one of two national projects for Labour Day under the theme ‘Ramp it Up, Fix it Up’. The other is the installation of wheelchair...

Principal Director, Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Division in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, speaks at the Business Continuity Workshop, which was held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Monday (May 21). Listening (from right) are Managing Director, Institute of Business Continuity Training, Michael Bittle; and Initiative Manager, Enhancing Knowledge and Application of Comprehensive Disaster Management Initiative, Dr. Elvis Nurse.

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MSME Operators Encouraged to Engage More in Business Continuity Management

Principal Director in the Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise (MSME) Division, Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Oral Shaw, has called on operators in the sector to engage more in business continuity management and disaster risk reduction. Speaking at a Business Continuity Workshop at The Knutsford Court Hotel on May 21, Mr. Shaw said MSMEs account for 70 to...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynte. (File)

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor Reports Low Inflation in April

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says the 3.2 per cent rate of inflation recorded for April 2018, fell below the BOJ’s target range of four to six per cent. Additionally, he said it was lower than the 3.9 per cent out-turn for March 2018, and the 5.2 per cent recorded for December 2017, as reported by the Statistical...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, emphasises a point while addressing journalists at Monday’s (May 21) quarterly media briefing, at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Says Macroeconomic Indicators Continue to Improve

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says Jamaica’s overall macro-economic indicators continue to improve. Speaking at the bank’s quarterly media briefing at the BOJ Auditorium, downtown Kingston, on Monday (May 21), the Governor pointed out that inflation is low, the net international reserves (NIR) is increasing and the balance of payments, while projected to “widen somewhat” will remain at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (seated third right), observes as student at the Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Centre, Aidane Lawrence (third left), completes a puzzle. Also looking on (from left) are Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; Executive Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter Gayle; Chief of Operations at the Inter-American Bank (IDB), Adriana La Valley; and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Occasion was the official opening of the $70-million centre in Rockfort, Kingston, on May 18.

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More Children with Special Needs to be Reached

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is working with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to reach more children with special needs. Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who spoke with JIS News at the official opening of the $70-million Stimulation-Plus Early Childhood Centre in Rockfort, Kingston, on Friday (May 18), said the collaboration will ensure that...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), greet Therese Braham after the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day church service at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church, Hellshire, St. Catherine, on May 20.

8 years ago EducationInformationLabourYouth

Businesses Urged to Support Ramps for Schools Project

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is calling on corporate entities to match the $50-million allocation by the Government to equip public schools with wheelchair ramps. An initial 126 institutions, two in each of the island’s 63 constituencies, are being targeted under the ‘Ramps for Schools’ project. Work will get under way at the St...