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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (at podium), addresses a reception at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 17 for members of the Jamaica delegation to the 2018 Commonwealth Games held recently in Australia.

Jamaica to Bid to Host Major International Sporting Events – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says she is focused on bringing several major sporting and cultural events to Jamaica. She made the comment on April 17 at a welcome home reception for athletes, at the...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (right); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Carol Palmer (centre); and Director at Y.P. Seaton and Associates Company Limited, Calvert Mundle, affix their signatures to an $846-million contract for expansion of Public Building West, downtown Kingston, which houses the Court of Appeal and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 17 at the Ministry's Constant Spring Road offices, St. Andrew.

Court Of Appeal to Be Expanded

Former Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), who conceptualised the ‘We Transform’ Programme to assist in the rehabilitation of youth offenders. At left is Youth Advocate, Ragae Lewis.

‘We Transform’ Programme Seeks to Rescue Youth Offenders

Head of the IMF Staff Mission Team Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan. FILE

Jamaica’s Economic Performance Remains Strong – IMF

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.

C-TOC to Develop Checklist to Help Schools Identify Students with Deviant Behaviour Traits

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), interacts with residents in South St. Andrew during a tour of the area on April 16. The Minister was accompanied by Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, and several senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Crime Reduction Strategies Being Implemented in South St. Andrew – Minister

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says crime-reduction strategies are being implemented in South St. Andrew and other crime-plagued areas across the island. Addressing journalists at the Hunts Bay Police Station in St. Andrew on April 16, prior to his tour of several communities in the Division, Dr. Chang said actions are being taken in the area and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), is greeted by residents of Alvie, Manchester (from second left) Yvonne Kennedy, Angella Gordon-Cormier and Vinceleta Gordon. This was after the official opening of the newly paved Alvie farm road in Manchester on April 13.

8 years ago AgricultureCommerceIndustry

Farm Roads Rehabilitated in South Manchester

Some 1,400 metres of farm roads in St. Toolies and Alvie in South Manchester have been repaired by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at a cost of $12 million. Speaking at the official opening of the roadway on April 13, Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson said the work undertaken...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (left); and Commissioner, Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer, aboard one of the fireboats handed over to the Brigade during a ceremony at the Fire Boat Station in Newport East, Kingston, on April 16. During the ceremony, six emergency response vehicles, valued $385 million, were also handed over.

8 years ago Local Government

Additional Living Quarters to Be Built at May Pen Fire Station

Construction of additional living quarters at the May Pen Fire Station in Clarendon is expected to begin shortly. A project of the Government, the building will house female firefighters on completion. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says $15 million has been set aside to begin the project. He was speaking at a handover ceremony at...

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell (left), shows Senior Consultant and Manager of Acclimatise LAC Limited, Olivia Palin (right), where to sign on contract for ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ in the Banquet Hall of Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 17). Witnessing the signing are (from left, standing): Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan; Jamaica Country Representative and General Manager, Inter-American Development Bank, Therese Turner-Jones; Project Manager, The Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience Jamaica, Dr. Winsome Townsend; and Senator Aubyn Hill.

8 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentForeign AffairsVision 2030

National Spatial Plan to Be Developed

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has launched ‘The Process for the Development of the National Spatial Plan’ and signed a contract with Acclimatise Group Limited to draft its technical papers. The National Spatial Plan, which was conceptualised in 2009, will ensure the optimal use of the nation’s land and marine resources and outline the framework for their...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), in discussion with the newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Tian Qi, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices located at 85 Hagley Park Road, Kingston, on April 17.

8 years ago Local Government

PHOTOS: Minister Mckenzie and People’s’ Republic of China Ambassador to Jamaica

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis (second left) introduces General Manager of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Department, Therese Turner-Jones (second right), to Chairperson of the Caribbean Organisation of Supreme Audit Institution (CAROSAI), Charmain Felter (left), at the 30th anniversary conference launch of CAROSAI at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on April 16. Looking on (at right) is President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), Anthony Pierre.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Auditor General Calls for Greater Use of International Accountancy Standards in the Public Sector

Auditor General, Pamela Monroe Ellis, says there is a need for greater use of international accountancy standards in the public sector, which are essential to providing transparency and accountability to the citizenry. Mrs. Monroe Ellis acknowledged that international accounting standards require the adoption of accrual accounting, rather than cash accounting, which is currently being practised in the central government and...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left) cuts the ribbon symbolising the official handover of four new fire trucks to the Jamaica Fire Brigade during a ceremony at the fire boat station, Newport East, Kingston, on April 16. Others sharing in the moment (from left) are Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Chairman, Jamaica Fire Brigade Board of Directors, Russell Hadeed; and Commissioner Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer. During the ceremony, two firefighting boats were handed over. The vehicles are valued at approximately $385 million.

8 years ago Local Government

Fire Brigade Gets Emergency Units

The fleet of the Jamaica Fire Brigade has been improved with the acquisition of six new emergency response vehicles valued at $385 million. The units include two firefighting boats, two fire engines and two pumper tankers. The firefighting boats are to be assigned to the parishes of Kingston and St. James, to serve the western part of the island. Minister...