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: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, addresses the Upper House.

NHT Drawdowns Will Only be Done if Necessary – Senator

Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is reassuring that drawdowns to support the budget will only be taken from the National Housing Trust (NHT) if deemed crucial. “It is not intended if it is not...

Members of Zones of Special Operations (ZoSo) Task Force, comprising representatives of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and Jamaica Defence Force, in attendance at Friday’s (July 21) penultimate day of the five-day ZoSo Human Rights and Social Development training at the JDF Directorate of Training and Doctrine, Up Park Camp, Kingston.

Senior Officers Of JCF And JDF Upbeat About Training For ZOSO

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Ministry Looking to Hire Health Aides Under Zika Virus Programme

Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (2nd right), participates in a light exercise session during the launch of the ‘Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge’ held on July 19 at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston. Others (from left) are: Director of Running Events Limited, Alfred Francis (left); Race Director, Running Events Limited, Diane Ellis; and Managing Director of Guardsman Armoured Limited and Guardsman Group Limited, Renee Menzies McCallum.

Health Ministry Gets Corporate Jamaica Moving

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (left), presents Horace Allen with a relief cheque, at the Linstead New Testament Church of God, in Commodore, St. Catherine, on July 21. Occasion was a ceremony to commence distribution of the $35 million relief grant for households which were damaged during the recent flood.

Government Begins Distribution Of Relief Funds

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Public Education Campaign On Ganja For Youth

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) will be embarking on a full scale youth public education campaign to delay initiation into smoking and to provide young persons with information about healthy coping and lifestyle options. Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, provided details at the sitting of the House of Representatives on July 18. He was making...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (at podium), addresses the opening of Ackee Village in Portmore, St. Catherine, on July 19. At left is Mayor of Portmore, Leon Thomas.

9 years ago Local Government

2,300 Young Persons to be Employed by Municipal Corporations

Come August 14, some 2,300 young persons will be employed by the Municipal Corporations to identify shut-ins; and to undertake the auditing of street lights. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says each division in the Corporations across the island will be allocated 10 summer workers for two weeks. “The purpose is to help identify, in...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, emphasises a point while addressing journalists
at Wednesday’s (July 19) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House. Seated (from
left) are: Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis; and Education,
Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

9 years ago Tourism

Government Rescinds Decision to Sell Land in St. James

The Government has rescinded its approval for the sale of 96.5 acres of land at a section of the Success Estate in Rose Hall, St. James, known as North Estate, to Celebrate Jamaica Limited for US$40.1 million. According to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, this resulted from the entity’s failure to execute certain prerequisites for the property’s development as an...

9 years ago Senate

Senate Approves Bill for Single Anti-Corruption Agency

The Senate has approved the Integrity Commission Bill, paving the way for the establishment of a single anti-corruption unit, which will investigate and prosecute corruption in Jamaica. The Bill was piloted in the Senate yesterday (July 20) by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith. This legislation, which...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), with Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) Child Ambassador for St. Catherine, Terry-Ann Wilson. They were participants in a workshop held to discuss the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV), which is expected to be finalised within six months. The event was staged at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on July 20. The goal of the NPACV is to create and maintain a protective environment, supportive of and responsive to the issues of violence, child abuse and maltreatment of children in Jamaica.

9 years ago Education

Plan of Action to Protect Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV) is to be finalised within six months. This will follow a revision of the document which will incorporate recommendations to come out of a workshop focusing on the plan’s continued development. The...

Project Manager for the Household Expenditure Survey (HES), Shelly-Ann Chambers (left), gives an update on the year-long survey being conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) at a recent Think Tank session. At right is Director General of the Institute, Carol Coy.

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

Jamaicans Urged to Support Household Expenditure Survey

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is urging persons to support its household expenditure survey (HES) now underway. The survey, which is being conducted from February 6, 2017 to February 2018, collects information on the amount households spend on consumer goods and services such as food, education, health, transportation, recreation and communication. Data obtained is critical to the decision-making processes...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (2 nd right), is introduced to Tourism
Product Development Company Limited’s (TPDCo) Manager of the Year for 2015/2016,
Julian Thompson (left), by Community Awareness Coordinator, Marlene Stephenson-
Dally (right), at the company’s staff service awards function held at the Caymanas Golf
and Country Club in St. Catherine on July 18. Sharing in the moment (from 2 nd left) are
Employee of the Year awardees Doreen Forrester and Lorna Newsome. Mrs.
Stephenson-Dally was named Manager of the Year for 2013/14 and 2014/15.

9 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Hails TPDCo

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has hailed the Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo) for its critical role in the advancement of the nation’s tourism sector. He said the entity continues to be a custodian of integrity and quality advancing the reputational value of the industry. “TPDCo stands in the gap between the promise made to the (tourists) in the...