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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), exchanges pleasantries with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard, at the official launch of National Mathematics Week on Monday (April 16) at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment are National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Communications Officer, Shipping Association of Jamaica, Monique Morrison. Mathematics Week is being held from April 15 to 20 under the theme ‘Math Counts’.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), exchanges pleasantries with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard, at the official launch of National Mathematics Week on Monday (April 16) at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean, St. Andrew. Sharing the moment are National Mathematics Coordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Communications Officer, Shipping Association of Jamaica, Monique Morrison. Mathematics Week is being held from April 15 to 20 under the theme ‘Math Counts’.

Education Ministry to Embark on One-Year Maths Promotion

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be implementing an initial one-year campaign to encourage more Jamaicans to embrace mathematics. The objective is to promote the importance of mathematics to national development and change attitudes towards the subject. Permanent...
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness with UK Prime Minister, Theresa May today, April 17.
The Most Hon. Andrew Holness with UK Prime Minister, Theresa May today, April 17.

PM Holness Urges UK Government to Quickly Address Windrush Matter
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), is being groomed by Correctional Officer/Trainer, Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston, Donnahugh Ashman (right). Looking on is Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter. The State Minister toured the facility on Monday (April 16), where the observed male wards engaged in different areas of skills training.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (left), is being groomed by Correctional Officer/Trainer, Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston, Donnahugh Ashman (right). Looking on is Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter. The State Minister toured the facility on Monday (April 16), where the observed male wards engaged in different areas of skills training.

Metcalfe Street Juvenile Centre Farm to be Expanded
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), examines a field of scallion with Randre Reynolds, a RADA extension officer, during a tour of the New Forest-Duff House Agro Park in Manchester on Friday April 13.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (left), examines a field of scallion with Randre Reynolds, a RADA extension officer, during a tour of the New Forest-Duff House Agro Park in Manchester on Friday April 13.

Minister Says Farmers Must be Paid More for Their Crops by Middlemen
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), observes as Clinical Pharmacist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), Dr. Amanda Daley (second right), demonstrates the new Mobile Dispensing Unit (MDU), at the launch of the pilot project at the hospital in St. Andrew on April 16. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second left); and Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the Bustamante Hospital, Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson.
Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), observes as Clinical Pharmacist at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC), Dr. Amanda Daley (second right), demonstrates the new Mobile Dispensing Unit (MDU), at the launch of the pilot project at the hospital in St. Andrew on April 16. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson (second left); and Senior Medical Officer (SMO) at the Bustamante Hospital, Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson.

NHF Launches Mobile Dispensing Unit Pilot Project

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Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), shares a joke with Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, during the 10th PIOJ/IDB Labour Market Forum held recently at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
Finance & Public Service

Prepare Workforce for Technologically Driven Future – Turner-Jones

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones, says the Jamaican labour force must be equipped to operate in a world characterised by rapidly evolving technology. “It is imperative to empower Jamaicans to embrace technology by enabling them to thrive in an environment that is constantly changing (thus) preparing them for a career that entails lifelong learning,”...
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Communication and Social Marketing Coordinator with the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Patrice Nephew, delivering remarks at the recent launch of Project GOLD.
Justice

CSJP Supports New Programme to Assist At-Risk Youth

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III has thrown its support behind an innovative new programme being piloted in the August Town community in St. Andrew that focuses on using sporting tools and techniques to mentor at-risk youth. The initiative, dubbed project GOLD (Guidance, Opportunities and Lessons for Development), kicked off on Saturday, April 7. It uses sports for...
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Social Security

Bulletproof Vest Saves Cop’s Life

Twenty-seven-year-old police constable Craig Kyle* is expressing gratitude for the upgraded ballistic vests provided to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) one of which saved his life during a police operation last July. “I have to say that I am truly grateful to the Government for (these) provisions,” Constable Kyle tells JIS News. The vests are of a different make and...
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The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, Prime Minister at the Eighth Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru.
Prime Minister

Jamaica Committed to Cooperating with International Partners to Combat Corruption – PM Holness

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed Jamaica’s commitment to combatting corruption. Speaking at the eighth Summit of the Americas underway in Lima Peru, Mr. Holness said Jamaica will also continue to partner with international stakeholders to battle corruption. “Jamaica remains committed to cooperating with international bodies and other Member States to combat corruption in the forms of bribery, international graft,...
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General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (second right), addresses public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI), staged by its Department of Economics and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on April 12. Listening (from right) are Head, Department of Economics, UWI, Professor David Tennant (right); Director General, PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry; and Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, UWI, Professor Claremont Kirton.
ScienceTechnologyVision 2030

IDB Official Wants to See More Investment in Robotics Technology

General Manager, Caribbean Country Department, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, says more economic growth can be achieved if members of the private sector invest more in robotics technology for their operations. Speaking at a forum on the ‘Findings of an Assessment of the Implementation and Impact of Key Initiatives under the National Economic Growth Inducement Strategy’,  Mrs. Turner-Jones said...
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