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Group General Manager of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Winston Watson.

Jamaica to Gain Much If Oil is found

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) says Jamaica stands to gain positively from the Production Sharing Agreement with Tullow Oil Limited, in the exploration for oil and gas off the island’s coast. Group General Manager for the PCJ, Winston Watson,...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett

Hospitality Workers are Key to Industry’s Success

Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley.

Government of Jamaica to Actively Pursue Greater Use of Open Source Software – Wheatley

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his address at the launch of the H&L Agro’s Duwest soluble crop nutrition line, at the Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in St. Elizabeth on Wednesday, March 14.

Agriculture Ministry Targets Self-Sufficiency in Irish Potato This Year

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson.

Gov’t Working on Special Education Policy

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, addresses the opening of the Green Acres Police Post in St. Catherine, today (March 15).

8 years ago National Security and Peace

21 Most Wanted Persons Held

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is reporting that 21 of the island’s most wanted persons have been apprehended under the Fugitive Apprehension Programme since July 2017. The programme provides a reward of $1 million to individuals who supply information that leads to the capture of wanted persons. Noting that the programme is working, he urged citizens to continue...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), converses with the Director of the University of the West Indies Centre for Disability Studies (UWICDS), Senator Dr. Floyd Morris, during the UWICDS Regional Disability Studies Conference 2018 held recently at the UWI Regional Headquarters, St. Andrew.

8 years ago CultureSocial SecurityVision 2030

Disabled Community Making Significant Contribution to Creative Industries – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has lauded the disabled community for its contribution to Jamaica’s rich cultural industry. “People with disabilities are making a significant contribution to the cultural and creative industries. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has a strong track record of engaging people with disabilities in its annual competitions and celebratory events,”...

Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Youth Service (NYS), Julia Smiley Green, highlights the various components of the NYS HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 13.

8 years ago Youth

NYS Accepting Applications for HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme

The National Youth Service (NYS) is accepting applications for its HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme until April 13, 2018. The programme will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work experience during the months of June, July and August. The target group, aged 17 to 29 years, will be placed in various entities for a period of three weeks,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’, on March 14. At right is Executive Director of the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB), Ms. Monica Brown.

8 years ago Education

SLB Disburses $3.1 Billion to Students

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is reporting that for the 2017-2018 academic year it received 13,679 applications. for which more than $3.09 billion was disbursed, with an approval rate of 99 per cent. The SLB provides loans as well as grants to help with non-tuition expenses to students pursuing tertiary studies. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on...

Executive Director, Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Dr. Andrew Spencer, (front row, second right), and Chairperson for the Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) Committee, Dr. Carrole Guntley, (front row, centre), pose with the 2017 TSEA semi-finalists for the organisation category. The winners in the individual and organisation categories will be announced and awarded on Saturday, March 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

8 years ago Tourism

Tourism Service Excellence Awards to Be Presented on March 17

Ten individuals and 11 properties/organisations will vie for trophies, cash and other prizes at the prestigious Tourism Service Excellence Awards (TSEA) ceremony, slated for Saturday, March 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The entrants were selected from 126 nominees, covering the regions of Ocho Rios, Negril, Kingston, the south coast and Montego Bay. The semi-finalists, who...

Executive Director, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaking at a cultural series titled ‘Four Women’ at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston, on March 11.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Women’s Centre to Launch ‘A-Stream’ Scholarship Initiative

A scholarship programme titled ‘A-STREAM’ (Advancing Secondary Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers), which aims to empower young women, will be launched on May 26 by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) during a Charity Ball at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Forty girls enrolled at the secondary level and four tertiary students will be presented with grants...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shares a light moment with Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, during Wednesday’s (March 14) Memorandum of Understanding signing by member agencies of the Financial Regulatory Committee (FRC). The signing took place at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. The member agencies include the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Financial Services Commission, Jamaica Deposit Insurance Company, and the BOJ. Mr. Wynter chairs the FRC.

8 years ago Finance & Public Service

Framework Facilitating Oversight of Financial Sector Strengthened

The framework facilitating oversight of Jamaica’s financial sector by the Financial Regulatory Committee (FRC), will be further strengthened through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has been established. Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has endorsed the MOU, which was signed by representatives of member agencies comprising the FRC, at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), downtown Kingston,...