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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left) greets a scholarship recipient, Alyssa Boothe (right), at the Betting, Gaming & Lotteries Commission Education Fund Meet and Greet at the Commission’s Head Office on August 30. Looking on are scholarship recipients Brittney Walters (2nd left) and Glason O’Connor (3rd left).

Finance Minister wants Self-Financing Public Bodies to Provide Scholarships

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he will be recommending the institution of a policy that will encourage self-financing public bodies to establish scholarship funds for the nation’s students. “If every self-financing public body were...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), addressing the press briefing on the Tourism Enhancement Fund/EXIM Bank loan facility at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston on Wednesday, August 30. Looking on is Managing Director, National Export-Import Bank of Jamaica (EXIM), Lisa Bell. The loan facility, which was launched in September 2016, will allow operators of small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMTE) to access loans.

TEF Provides Additional $350M for EXIM Bank Loan Facility

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, addressing a sensitisation session for lay magistrates and justices of the peace on the Law Reform (Zones of Special Operations) (Special Security and Community Development Measures) Act at the Ministry's offices in Kingston on August 31. Others (from left) are Director/Principal, Justice Training Institute, Karen Campbell Bascoe; and Special Projects Manager, Office of the Public Defender, Victor Hemmings.

First Zone of Special Operations to be Declared Within Days – Chuck

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), emphasises a point while speaking during the Teachers Colleges of Jamaica professional development workshop at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Wednesday, August 30. Looking on is Jamaica Teachers’ Association President, Georgia Waugh Richards. The two-day workshop, held from August 29 to 30, was staged for administrators at the island’s eight teacher-training institutions.

Gov’t Targeting Increased Use of Technology in Education

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry.

PIOJ Head Optimistic Country will Recover

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

9 years ago Culture

Jamaica to Officially Commemorate Kendal Train Crash on September 1

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has announced that from this year, September 1 will be observed as the date on which the nation officially commemorates the Kendal Train Crash. September 1, 2017 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Kendal Crash which happened at Kendal in Manchester, central Jamaica on Sunday, September 1,1957. “This...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission a Jetty at the Port Royal Sufferance Wharf, run by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), in Kingston today (August 30). With the Minister are Chief Executive Officer of the JCA and Commissioner of Customs, Velma Ricketts Walker (centre), and Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

North-South Highway Opens Opportunities for Port Royal – Finance Minister

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says building of the North-South Highway has opened up business opportunities for Port Royal, and investors should seize the moment. Mr. Shaw, who was delivering the keynote address at the commissioning of a Jetty at the Port Royal Sufferance Wharf, run by the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), on August 30,...

Planning Institute of Jamaica Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry. (FILE)

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

PIOJ Reports Growth of Economy

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the country grew by an estimated 0.3 per cent for the April to June 2017 quarter. It has also noted that the country has now recorded 10 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth. Director General, Dr. Wayne Henry, says growth in the June 2017 quarter reflects a 1.2 per cent increase...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), in discussion with (from left) Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton; and General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown. Occasion was the launch of the JN Foundation Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on August 30.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Proceeds from Run/Walk to Upgrade Trelawny Infirmary

This year’s proceeds from the JN Foundation Heroes in Act!on Run/Walk, will go towards upgrading the Trelawny Infirmary. The infirmary, which currently houses 52 residents, operates under the purview of the Poor Relief Department of the Local Government Ministry. The funding will ensure that the facility’s occupants have access to the kind of environment that promotes physical and emotional well-being....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), gives details on the Pilot Rural School Bus Transport System, which will be rolled out in September 2017. The Minister was addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28. Others (from left) are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Dean-Roy Bernard and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

9 years ago EducationTransport

Education Ministry Rolls out Pilot Rural School Bus System September

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be rolling out a pilot Rural School Bus Transport System in September, through a special partnership with the Ministry of Transport and Mining. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on August 28. The pilot will initially target students...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (left), in discussion with Deputy Chairman of the Trade Board Limited and Motor Vehicle Import Committee Chairman, Danville Walker, at a used-car dealer consultation, held at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, in New Kingston, on August 29.

9 years ago Commerce

Government to Implement Pre-Shipment Inspection Process for Imported Used Vehicles

The Government is moving to implement the Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) process for used vehicles entering the island. Permanent Secretary in the Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry, Donovan Stanberry, provided details at a consultation with used-car dealers, on August 29 at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) in New Kingston to outline the process. The Permanent Secretary explained that the...

Then Acting Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Winston De La Haye (left), administers polio drops to young Mickayla Edwards, during the official launch of the 14th Vaccination Week in the Americas at Emancipation Park in New Kingston on April 23. Observing the procedure (from right) are Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, and Mickayla’s mother, Carla Peart. Vaccination Week in the Americas is marked annually during the last week of April and is used to promote the benefits of vaccination.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Parents Urged to Have Children Fully Vaccinated

The Health Ministry is reminding parents to ensure that their children are fully vaccinated before sending them to school in the new school year. Vaccinations are given to prevent 10 diseases that have historically proven harmful to children, causing serious complications and even death, including polio, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus and hepatitis B. The vaccines are...