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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (second right), addresses signing ceremony for a US$15-million loan agreement that will provide greater financial support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on March 2. Others (from right) are Country Manager, World Bank, Galina Sotirova; Minister of State in the Ministry, Fayval Williams; and Minister of State in the Ministry, Rudyard Spencer.

More Support for MSMEs

The Government and the World Bank, today (March 2), signed a US$15-million loan agreement that will provide greater financial support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Under the Access to Finance Project, US$5 million will go towards boosting the...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw.

Gov’t Programmes $87.3 Billion for New and Ongoing Projects

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ainsley McCarthy, speaking to JIS News.

Enhanced Security Measures Suppressing Gang Activities in St. James

Chief Technical Director for the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, makes her presentation on the National Identification System (NIDS) on Thursday, March 1, at a public forum at the Webster Memorial United Church in St. Andrew. The forum was one of several public education initiatives being spearheaded by the OPM on the system.

Biometric Data for NIDS Will Reduce Identity Theft

Medical Oncologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Sheray Chin, addresses a JIS Think Tank, where she presented research findings on breast cancer in Jamaica.

Jamaican Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Younger Age

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), engages with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, Dr. Gillian Smith, at the launch of the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on February 13.

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FAO Conference Starts Monday

Officials from the 33 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) member nations across the Americas will converge in Montego Bay, St. James, from March 5 to 8 for the 35th Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will take place at the Montego Bay Conference Centre in Rose Hall. The three-day meeting is expected...

Oil and Gas Manager at Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Brian Richardson (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on Thursday (March 1) at the Agency’s Head Office in Kingston. Also pictured is Manager for Corporate Affairs and Communications at PCJ, Camille Taylor.

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Oil and Gas Explorations to Resume off Jamaica’s South Coast

British multinational company, Tullow Oil Limited, will conduct the first ever 3D seismic survey off Jamaica’s south coast this month, as the Government continues oil and gas explorations in the island’s territorial waters. The exercise is being carried out under a Production Sharing Agreement with the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) that was signed in 2014, and follows a 2D...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid with grade-10 student, Atoya Anderson, of Frome Technical High School after delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Ministry/Joint Committee for Tertiary Education Symposium and Expo held at the St. Hilda’s Diocesan High School, in St. Ann, on February 28.

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103 Early-Childhood Institutions Fully Registered, another 300 Soon

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says 103 early-childhood institutions have, so far, been fully registered by the Early Childhood Commission, and that another 300 will be certified in short order. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Ministry/Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) Symposium and Expo on February 28 at the St....

(FILE) The Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Karl Samuda

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Gov’t Looking to Improve Ganja Licence Approval Process

The Government is seeking to improve the approval process for licences to be issued to stakeholders in the local cannabis industry. This is according to Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, who says the industry has not progressed as anticipated. “We are not satisfied with the pace at which approvals are made (nor) the manner in which...

Project Manager for the Denham Town Community Development Committee, Dellon Gayle, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank on February 27.

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Denham Town Poised for Sustainable Development

Project Manager for the Denham Town Community Development Committee, Dellon Gayle, says the community is poised to benefit significantly from activities and engagements being implemented by the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSOs) Social Intervention Committee. Several government agencies have been carrying out social-intervention activities, including work on the physical environment, skills and educational development and social services, which the Project...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information.

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Gov’t in Advanced State of Readiness for Primary Exit Profile Roll-Out

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is in an advanced state of readiness for roll-out of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) in the 2018/19 academic year, which begins this September. Addressing the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament meeting at Gordon House on March 1, Senator Reid said stakeholders are being engaged to ensure...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her address at the public forum on ‘Back Pay Dispute: Reparation and the outstanding labour struggle with Britain and Spain’, which was held at the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (February 27).

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Those Who Have Wronged Our Ancestors Must Pay – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to pursue reparations for the injustices of slavery. Ms. Grange said “it is only fair for those who have wronged our ancestors, to pay the debt they owe to the present generation”. “Back pay is based on the very important reality of something owed –...