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Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (at podium), addresses a group of Jamaican medical practitioners at a dinner at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington DC recently. To the Minister’s right is Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Health Ministry Receives Proposals for Adopt a Clinic Programme

The Ministry of Health has received proposals for 50 of the 100 health clinics that form part of the Adopt a Clinic Programme that will be launched soon. According to Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, the response to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), conversing with Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Noami Francis, prior to the start of yesterday's (October 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston.

Cabinet Approves Final Draft of National Youth Policy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), cuts the ribbon to officially open the newly upgraded 2.44-kilometre section of Marcus Garvey Drive, between East Avenue and Harbour Street in Kingston, on Thursday, October 5. The US$20.5 million project was implemented by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation through the National Works Agency (NWA) and executed by China Harbour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) under the Government’s Major Infrastructure Development Programme. Sharing in the occasion (from left) are Kingston’s Mayor, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams; Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister/Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell; Opposition Spokesman on Works, Mikael Phillips; Local Government and Community Development Minister and Member of Parliament for West Kingston where the roadway is located, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; NWA Chief Executive Officer, E.G. Hunter; CHEC Deputy General Manager, Dr. Zhimin Hu; and NWA Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw.

Prime Minister Officially Opens Upgraded Marcus Garvey Drive

) Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), views products from Rainforest Seafoods, while on a tour of the company’s processing plant on Slipe Pen Road, in Kingston, today (October 5). At left is Director of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the company, Roger Lyn.

Health Minister Commends Rainforest Seafoods

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on September 13.

Cabinet Approves Amendments to Poor Relief Act

Principal Director of the Modernisation Programmme Implementation Unit of the Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division, Office of the Cabinet, Wayne Robertson.

9 years ago Office of the Cabinet

Service Delivery Issues Being Addressed in Public Sector

Service delivery issues are being addressed across the public sector through the establishment of customer improvement plans and teams within ministries. The Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Division (PSTMD), which was created to streamline activities aimed at boosting government efficiency, has been engaging technocrats in ministries to formalise their service improvement plans. This was noted by the Principal Director of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, emphasises a point while updating the nation on the results of the 2017 Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests in the Senate today (October 6).

9 years ago Education

More Students Achieve Mastery In Literacy And Numeracy Tests

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has announced improvements in the results for this year’s Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests. Speaking at today’s (October 6) sitting of the Senate, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, informed that 84.6 per cent of all the candidates who sat the Grade Four Literacy Test received a level of mastery, while...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Productivity Conference On October 19

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) will host a conference on October 19 geared at providing public- and private-sector organisations with the tools necessary to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and profitability in a sustained way. The Productivity and Continuous Improvement Conference involves partnership with Make Your Mark Consultants, and will be held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on Chelsea Avenue in New...

Senior Advisor in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forrest, addresses St. Joseph’s Teachers’ College’s Research Day on the grounds of the institution in St. Andrew on Thursday (October 5).

9 years ago ScienceTechnology

Science & Technology Park Readiness Study Being Reviewed

Senior Advisor, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Trevor Forrest, says a feasibility study to determine Jamaica’s readiness for the establishment of a Science and Technology (S&T) Park has been completed and is now being reviewed. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, made mention of the study in his Sectoral presentation earlier this year. Mr. Forrest, who was speaking...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, pilots the the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) Act in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (October 3).

9 years ago National Security and Peace

150 District Constables to be Recruited

Some 150 District Constables are to be recruited as part of efforts to strengthen community policing. Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, explains that the recruitment will fill the vacancies being created by 150 District Constables who are now participating in training to join the Jamaica Constabulary Force. Speaking in the House of Representatives on October 3, Mr. Montague...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (second left) and Group Chief Executive Officer for GraceKennedy Limited, Senator Don Wehby (third left), present trophies to winners of the GraceKennedy/Heather Little-White Household Worker of the Year Awards, Anthony Houston (left) and Cherilene Williams-Case (right) during the awards ceremony, held on October 5 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston.

9 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Commends Household Workers

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has commended household helpers for their dedication and tireless service to their employers. “Your work as caregivers, gardeners, nannies, cooks, handymen, and the list goes on, is indispensable to the running of Jamaica’s economy. We salute you for your tireless and often overlooked work,” the Minister said, as she addressed the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shakes hands with Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Director General, Ansord Hewitt, during Thursday’s (October 5) session of the three-day Natural Gas Conference, jointly hosted by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and the OUR, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Looking on (from left) are PCJ Chairman, Russell Hadeed; and Chairman of the OUR, Joseph Matalon.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Energy Diversification a Priority of the Gov’t – Shaw

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says energy diversification, with increased use of renewable solutions, is a strategic priority of the Government in order to achieve sustainable economic growth. The country’s National Energy Policy of 2009-2030 speaks to Jamaica having a secured, diversified and sufficient supply of energy, which will, in turn, support long-term economic and social...