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Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), tries to outdo senior citizen Gwendolyn Morgan from the Comprehensive Health Centre’s exercise group, at Jamaica Moves’ first anniversary celebration held at Emancipation Park on Friday (April 13).

Jamaica Moves Celebrates First Anniversary

In celebration of Jamaica Moves’ first anniversary, the Ministry of Health staged an all-day exercise and wellness event at Emancipation Park on Friday (April 13), with activities for fitness enthusiasts and other persons living in Kingston and St. Andrew. There...

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

Jamaica Committed to Cooperating with International Partners to Combat Corruption

Jamaica and Chile to Deepen Cooperation in Several Areas

Finance and Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (right), converse with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, during the 10th PIOJ/Inter-American Development Bank Labour Market Forum, which was held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew.

Govt Creating Environment to Grow BPO Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addressing the third Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, on April 13.

Government Focused on Boosting Public-Private Partnerships

National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Chairman, Senator Aubyn Hill, addressing an NIC customer appreciation day function at the Braco irrigation district office in Trelawny on April 11.

8 years ago Agriculture

Jamaica Can Benefit from Reduced Food Imports – Senator Hill

National Irrigation Commission (NIC) Chairman, Senator Aubyn Hill, says the agriculture sector stands to benefit significantly from a reduction in Jamaica’s food imports bill, which averages approximately US$850 million. Addressing an NIC customer appreciation day function at the Braco irrigation district office in Trelawny on April 11, he argued that any percentage of savings that can be realised, “we could...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (centre), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry (right), listen to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, during the 10th PIOJ/Inter-American Development Bank Labour Market Forum at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (April 11) under the theme ‘Enabling Growth and Development: Unlocking the Potential of the Global Shared Services Sector’.

8 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Shared Services Sector Making a Major Impact – PIOJ Head

Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says the global shared services (GSS) sector, of which business process outsourcing (BPO) is a part, is a key pillar in the country’s economic growth and diversification strategy. Dr. Henry said marked growth in the BPO labour force is one area in which the sector’s impact has been most evident,...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (second left), shares in discussion with (from left) Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill; Managing Director of Flow Jamaica, Stephen Price; and President of JAMPRO, Diane Edwards. Occasion was the opening of the inaugural Outsource2Jamaica Symposium and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on April 12. The two-day event is hosted by the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ) in collaboration with JAMPRO and other partners.

8 years ago

BPO Attracting Top Professionals – Malahoo Forte

Attorney General, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says business process outsourcing (BPO) is growing in leaps and bounds and is attracting some of the top professionals in the country. She noted that the perception that the sector is only for low-skilled workers “couldn’t be further from the truth”. “There is also the perception that these workers are paid poorly, which also couldn’t...

Some of the boys at the Mt. Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, participate in a race during the annual sports day held at the Home on Saturday, April 7. Some 100 persons from the Jamaica Information Service, as well as friends, sponsors, and the wards and staff of the Home, participated.

8 years ago SportYouth

Mount Olivet Boys Enjoy Sports Day Activities

The annual Sports Day at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Walderston, Manchester, on April 7 was a time to exercise the body and mind and to have fun as participants engaged in a variety of competitions with the boys, aged 6 to 18 years. A notable feature of the day was the visit and participation by members of the...

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifford Blake, addresses a meeting of stakeholders organised by the joint security forces to devise a plan to maintain peace in the St. Catherine North Division at the end of the State of Public Emergency. The meeting took place on Thursday (April 12) at the Church of God of Prophecy Convention Centre on Old Harbour Road in the parish.

8 years ago National Security and Peace

Working Group to Sustain Peace in St. Catherine North Police Division

A stakeholder working group has been formed in the St. Catherine North Police Division in an effort to sustain the positive results of the State of Public Emergency (SOPE) in the area. The group, comprising members of the security forces, political representatives, business leaders, community leaders and the church, was formed at a meeting of stakeholders organised by the joint...

Director of Sport Policy in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Suzette Ison, emphasises a point during the ‘More Than an Athlete: Not Just a Player’ symposium held on Thursday, April 12 at Jamaica College in Kingston. The symposium seeks to equip male high-school athletes with the knowledge and life skills to make healthy choices as they make the transition from school into professional careers. The development session was hosted by the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) in partnership with the Ministry of National Security and the faith-based organisation, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MoGAVA).

8 years ago Sport

Student Athletes Encouraged to Sign up for Insurance Plan

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is appealing for student athletes to sign up for the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP). JAIP provides basic group health insurance, group life and personal accident insurance coverage. Director of Sport Policy in the Ministry, Suzette Ison, said many student athletes are not covered or are even aware of the plan. “We...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams (right), signs the ‘Kingston Accord’ from the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors, held from April 9 to 12, at a press conference at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston today (April 12). At left is Mayor of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Alderman Joel Martinez.

8 years ago Local Government

Mayor Says Inaugural Conference Was Opportunity to Share Ideas

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, says the three-day inaugural Caribbean Conference of Mayors provided an opportunity for them to share developmental approaches in their respective countries. The event was held in Jamaica from April 9 to 12 under the theme ‘Caribbean Cities: Honouring the Past, Embracing a Smart Future’, with special focus on industrial opportunities, building linkages among...