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

Cabinet Approves Revised Budget to Complete FINSAC Report

Cabinet has given approval for a revised budget of $58.3 million for the completion of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) Commission of Enquiry Report. Making the disclosure at yesterday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of...

Nursing students at the Trench Town Polytechnic College, in St. Andrew, pay keen attention to address by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at a media launch of the College, on September 13.

Students Must See Investment as Push to Achieve Greatness – Education Minister

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck. (FILE)

Custodes and JPs Have Important Role to Play in ZOSO – Justice Minister

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (second right), is being shown a map of works to be undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), while on a tour of sections of Central Clarendon on September 14. Looking on (from left) are Project Officer of JSIF's Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), Craig Williamson; Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Hon. Mike Henry and Social Development Officer of JSIF's ICDP, Shunelle Nevers.

Government to Regularise Informal Settlements in Central Clarendon

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague (right), highlights a point to executives of the newly formed Security Programme Oversight Committee (SECURIPOC), Co-Chair and Chairman, Doreen Frankson, and Peter Moses, respectively. Occasion was the launch of SECURIPOC during a ceremony at the Oxford Road offices of the Ministry of National Security on September 14. The Committee, which comprises a wide cross section of stakeholders in the public and private sectors, academia and civil society, is tasked with monitoring the compliance and progress of the departments and agencies of the Ministry of National Security in relation to implementation of their key performance indicators and make recommendations as necessary to the Minister.

Security Programme Oversight Committee Launched

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts (left), shakes hands with Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young-Gyu. Occasion was a ceremony at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive offices in Kingston on Wednesday (September 13), where Mr. Lee formally handed over three sport utility vehicles (SUV), valued at US$100,000, to the Jamaican Government.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

Korea Donates Three SUVs to Jamaican Government

The Republic of Korea has donated three motor vehicles valued at US$100,000 to the Government of Jamaica. The gift was made possible through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a government-funded agency dedicated to providing grant-aid programmes for the sustainable socio-economic development of partner countries. Chargé d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Lee Young-Gyu, formally handed over...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), addresses a press conference held yesterday (September 14) at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Others (from second left) are Advisor to the Minister, Leroy Lindsay; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Airports Authority of Jamaica, Audley H. Deidrick.

9 years ago Transport

Full Restoration of Air Services Within 48 Hours

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry, says full restoration of air services should take place within the next 48 hours. He was speaking yesterday (September 14), at a press conference held at the Ministry’s Maxfield Avenue offices. Major damage to the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) radar communication system, due to a lightning strike last Friday (September 8),...

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (left), greets Alternate Executive Director, World Bank, Hoe Jeong Kim (right), when he, along with other members of the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors, arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, today (September 14). Others (from second left) are Country Director for Caribbean Countries, in the Latin American and Caribbean region, World Bank, Tahseen Sayed; and Operations Officer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Unit, World Bank Group, Karlene Francis.

9 years ago Justice

Attorney General Says Government has Full Support of World Bank

Attorney General, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Government has the full support of the World Bank on key initiatives that aim to enhance the country’s growth agenda. “They report that we are at a good place at this time, and they are in full support of what the Government is doing, particularly on the economic-reform front, on the public-sector-reform...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), delivers a presentation to a team at the Ministry during a ceremony hosted for a visit by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on September 6. In the audience (front row, from left), is IDB Country Representative, Therese Turner Jones; and IDB Executive Vice-President, Julie Katzman. The visit was hosted at the Ministry’s North Street office to highlight to IDB the location and operation of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) programme, a component of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS).

9 years ago Labour

Labour Market Information System Facilitates Jobs for 2,000 Persons

Some 2,000 persons have been successfully placed in employment through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Labour Market Information System (LMIS) since 2013, when the website was enhanced and redeployed. Additionally, more than 3,700 vacancies were identified and 6,000 individuals referred for employment. Through the LMIS, employers can post job openings and search for matching candidates, while jobseekers can...

Director of Communication and Marketing, National Youth Service, Julia Smiley Green (left), converses with United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, during the launch for the Youth Conference on Climate Change (YCCC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona, St. Andrew, on Tuesday, September 12. The two-day conference is slated for October 10 and 11 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

9 years ago Youth

Youth Climate Change Conference Slated for October 10 and 11

Six hundred delegates from nine countries are expected for the 2017 Youth Climate Change Conference, slated for October 10 and 11, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. The event will bring together persons from Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Japan for two days of consultations and discussions aimed at...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), interacts with Campion College sixth-form students at the launch of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), ‘Talk Di Truth’ ganja public-education campaign for students on September 12 at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Ministers Back NCDA Ganja Education Campaign

Ministries of Government have given their full support to the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) ‘Talk Di Truth’ public-education campaign aimed at engaging youngsters in discussion and information-sharing surrounding marijuana use. The initiative is targeted at youths aged 13-18, and the objective is to teach them the facts so as to reduce abuse of the substance. Every high school...

Chairman, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Phillip Henriques (right), responds to questions during today’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. At left is Aviation Advisor to the Minister of Transport and Mining, Leroy Lindsay.

9 years ago Transport

Full Access to Jamaica’s Airspace Today

Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Phillip Henriques, says the Authority is working to restore full access to the country’s airspace. Speaking at yesterday’s (September 13) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, he said the aim was to be able to facilitate landing and departure of all flights between yesterday and today. Major damage to the JCAA’s radar...