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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, delivers Jamaica’s Policy Statement at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on September 23, at its headquarters in New York.

UN Urged to Establish Mechanism to Support Countries Affected by Natural Disasters

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has called on the United Nations (UN) to establish a mechanism to provide the requisite support and compensation to vulnerable countries affected by natural disasters. The Minister’s...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), converses with Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left) and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Omar Robinson at the 27th Annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) trade show at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James, on September 24.

Prime Minister Highlights Impact of Climate Change

President of the Caribbean Urological Association and Senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies, Dr. William Aiken.

New Technology Revolutionising Prostate Cancer Treatment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)

Gov’t to Partner with Church on Social Intervention Programmes

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (front centre), makes a point as he looks at equipment in the industrial arts department at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in Kingston during his visit to the institution on Monday, September 25. Listening keenly to Minister Reid are Wolmer’s Bursar, Eaton Facey (left), and Board Chairman, Lincoln McIntyre (right).

Education Minister Pledges $6 Million to Improve Industrial Arts Department at Wolmer’s Boys

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (centre), seems pleased with proceedings at the opening of the 27th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James on September 24. With the Minister are: President of the Jamaica Tourist and Hotel Association (JHTA) Omar Robinson (right) and Chief Executive Officer of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart.

9 years ago Tourism

Sector Attracting Record Levels of Investments – Tourism Minister

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says the sector is growing by leaps and bounds, attracting levels of both local and foreign investments never seen before. “We are experiencing record visitor arrivals and earnings as well as a vibrant investment climate,” Mr. Bartlett told delegates and stakeholders at the opening of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) on September 24 at...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. (File)

9 years ago Local Government

Fire Brigade to Get Over $30 Million to Purchase Boats

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will be providing more than $30 million to the Jamaica Fire Brigade for the acquisition of boats. He noted that the boats will better enable “the firefighters as first responders to be able to respond in a timely fashion if the...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

9 years ago Education

42 Schools to be Taken off Shift System

Within the next three years, 42 schools will be taken off the shift system, says Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on September 22, the Minister noted that 13 of these will be removed from the shift during this academic year. He...

Participants in the Homestead Place of Safety cosmetology and life skill programme pictured during the closing ceremony held on Friday, September 22 at the institution, located in Stony Hill, St. Andrew. The initiative was facilitated by the Child Development Agency (CDA) in collaboration with the social intervention programme, Children First Jamaica.

9 years ago Youth

25 Wards of the State Benefit from Cosmetology and Life Skills Training Programme

Twenty-five wards of the Homestead Place of Safety have been trained in cosmetology and life skills to assist them in making the transition to independent living. The four-month pilot programme, which ran from May to August, was a HEART Trust/NTA-accredited level-one course facilitated by the Child Development Agency (CDA) in tandem with the social-intervention programme, Children First Jamaica. It was...

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left) addresses a panel discussion on childhood obesity at a CARICOM Roundtable Forum at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters in New York, on September 22. Others (from 2nd left) are: Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Courtenay Rattray; and Chairman of the Panel Discussion and former UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS and immediate past University of West Indies Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne.

9 years ago Health & WellnessVision 2030

Government Targeting Significant Reduction of Non-Communicable Diseases

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is targeting a significant reduction in the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through policies promoting healthier lifestyles and measures to mitigate their effects on the population. She gave this assurance while addressing a panel discussion on childhood obesity at a CARICOM Roundtable Forum at the...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents the keys to a new ambulance to Jamaica Fire Brigade Commissioner, Raymond Spencer. The presentation was made at the Lucea Fire Station in Hanover on Friday, September 22.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Local Government and Health Ministries Partner to Provide Ambulances for Firefighters

The Ministries of Local Government and Community Development, and Health have partnered to provide the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) with ambulances to boost firefighters’ capabilities to assist persons sustaining injuries in motor vehicle accidents and other mishaps. Local Government and Community Development Minister. Hon. Desmond McKenzie, notes that the JFB’s role “goes beyond putting out fires”, pointing out that they...

Manager of the Local Area Planning Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Dwight Williams, shows two of the most recently drafted development orders, during a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ forum at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

9 years ago Environment

NEPA Invites Feedback on Provisional Development Orders

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding interested parties to submit feedback on recently drafted provisional development orders by the September 30 deadline. Persons are being asked to send comments, recommendations and objections to the Town and Country Planning Authority regarding the Kingston and St. Andrew and Pedro Cays, and the St. Mary provisional development orders which were...