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Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (right), makes a point to Acting Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane, at the opening of the MIND Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on July 19.
Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (right), makes a point to Acting Financial Secretary at the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane, at the opening of the MIND Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, on July 19.

Senior Public Sector Managers Urged to Make Leadership Development a Priority

Participants attending the two-day Management Institute for National Development (MIND) conference have been urged to make leadership development a priority. The charge was issued by Acting Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Everton McFarlane, at...
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (2nd right); and outgoing British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton (2nd left), pose beside the Cessna aircraft dubbed the ‘Beek Air’ which was donated by the British Government to the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) last year for its student pilot training programme. Others (from left) are: Commanding Officer, Air Section, JCCF, Major Gerald Ford; and Chief Executive Officer/Director for Flight Operations, CATC, Captain Errol Stewart.
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., (2nd right); and outgoing British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton (2nd left), pose beside the Cessna aircraft dubbed the ‘Beek Air’ which was donated by the British Government to the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) last year for its student pilot training programme. Others (from left) are: Commanding Officer, Air Section, JCCF, Major Gerald Ford; and Chief Executive Officer/Director for Flight Operations, CATC, Captain Errol Stewart.

Young Cadets Take Flight
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on July 18.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, makes a point as he addresses the House of Representatives on July 18.

House Passes Bill to Allow Recess Period for Municipal Corporations
Artist’s impression of the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas.
Artist’s impression of the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St. Thomas.

Morant Bay Urban Centre Blueprint for Other Parishes
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), is briefed on details of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) by Director General, Carol Coy (2nd right), following the opening of a stakeholders’ training workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday, July 18. Also listening are (from left): Regional Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21), Millicent Gay Tejada; and United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune.
State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (2nd left), is briefed on details of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) by Director General, Carol Coy (2nd right), following the opening of a stakeholders’ training workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Tuesday, July 18. Also listening are (from left): Regional Programme Coordinator, Asia-Pacific and Small Island Developing States, Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21), Millicent Gay Tejada; and United Nations Development Programme Deputy Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Elsie Laurence Chounoune.

State Minister Welcomes Move to Establish National Statistics Framework

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (3rd right), and Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (right), share a photo opportunity with sanitation workers, who are attired in their new uniforms. Occasion was a ceremony for the handover of four compact trucks to the NSWMA, held on Tuesday (July 18), at the agency’s Half-Way Tree Road headquarters in St. Andrew.
Local Government

Uniforms for NSWMA Workers

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is outfitting its sanitation workers with new, professional uniforms through a $20 million allocation from the Government. The smart navy overalls come with neon-green vests, which reflect light, making the workers more visible to motorists when they work at night. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the uniforms...
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Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (second left), and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) implemented Summer Camp 2017 on July 17 at the JSIF Oxford Road offices in Kingston. Signing at left is Chairman of Operation Friendship, Dr. Webster Edwards. The camp targets at-risk youth in five communities within the World Bank-funded Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP). Standing (from left) are: Procurement Manager for JSIF, Suzette Livermore East; Social Officer for the ICDP, Shunelle Nevers, and JSIF Social Development Manager, Mona Sue- Ho. The initiative involves JSIF, the JCF and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information and is in response to the growing need for targeted social interventions to foster positive youth development.
Social Security

JSIF Provides $3 Million for Summer Camps for At-Risk Youth

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) is providing $3 million in grants for the staging of several summer camps targeting 700 at-risk youth. Under Summer Camp 2017, the JSIF will provide the money for the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to support five residential summer camps across the 18 communities that fall under its Integrated Community Development Project (ICDP), which is...
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The first group of 250 recruits to benefit from military, vocational and life skills training over a one-year period under the National Service Corps (NSC) Programme. (FILE)
Prime Minister

Youth Welcome National Service Corps

For as long as he can remember, Yohan Smith has wanted to join the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and become a “good soldier” like his father. “I see my father as a successful member of the JDF and I would love to follow in his footsteps and have a successful career myself,” he tells JIS News. The young man from...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the second HOPE for Jamaica town hall meeting, organised by the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, at the old Goodyear factory complex in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on Thursday, July 13.
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Lauds St. Thomas for Low Crime Rate

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has lauded the parish of St. Thomas for maintaining a low crime rate since the beginning of the year. “Compared to other parishes, this parish is doing very well...and I want you to take pride in that and keep that crime rate down,” he told residents of the parish. The Prime Minister was...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, touring Colbeck Castle, in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on July 14.
HousingPrime Minister

NHT Asked to Restore Colbeck Castle in St. Catherine

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has requested the National Housing Trust (NHT) to restore the historic Colbeck Castle in St. Catherine. Mr. Holness said the castle belongs to the people of the parish, and the NHT, the St. Catherine Municipal Corporation and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) must work to reclaim its value. He was addressing the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. (FILE)
Prime Minister

Prime Minister Says there is Strong Confidence in Economy

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says there is strong confidence in the economy from the business community and the rest of the country. He noted that this “unyielding strength of confidence” has been reflected in the latest Business and Consumer Confidence Indices, which show that “business confidence remains firmly entrenched above the crucial 100-point mark.” The Prime Minister...
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Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (foreground), addresses members of the Senate on July 14. In the background is Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison.
Parliament

New Post in Integrity Commission to Strengthen Management Structure

Leader of Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says creating the post of Executive Director to head the proposed Integrity Commission will serve to strengthen the management structure of the new body. “We feel very strongly that this was the right path to have established that posting. (This) also allowed us to expand the responsibilities of...
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