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Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated) and Minister of Local
Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, seated), sign
a document for the restructuring of committees of the National Disaster Risk
Management Council (NDRMC) following a meeting of the Council at Jamaica House on
Tuesday, June 27. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Director General of the Office of
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; Chairman of ODPEM, Joy Douglas; Member of Parliament, Clarendon South West, Noel Arscott; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry,
Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. — Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right, seated) and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left, seated), sign a document for the restructuring of committees of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) following a meeting of the Council at Jamaica House on Tuesday, June 27. Looking on (from left, standing) are: Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; Chairman of ODPEM, Joy Douglas; Member of Parliament, Clarendon South West, Noel Arscott; Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson; and State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer.

PM Charges MDAs to Ensure All is in Place for Hurricane Season

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has charged all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that all systems, protocols and practices are in place that will ensure optimal efficiency and effectiveness in their response during the hurricane...

Minister of Transport and Mining , Hon. Mike Henry (right), looks on as Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Cecil Morgan (left), signs a contract for the construction of administrative offices for the Transport Authority and the Island Traffic Authority in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The signing ceremony was held on Tuesday, June 27 at the Ministry’s head office located on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. Also observing is the Ministry’s Director of Communication and Public Relations, Vando Palmer.

New Island Traffic Authority, Transport Authority Office for Westmoreland

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), shares a photo opportunity with the Jamaica Institute of Management (2009) (JIM) Managers of
the Year for 2016, National Commercial Bank Group Managing Director, Patrick Hylton
(left), and outgoing Jamaica Public Service Company President and Chief Executive
Officer, Kelly Tomblin, after presenting them with their awards. The Governor-General,

who is also JIM’s President, made the presentations during a ceremony at King’s House on Tuesday, June 27. — Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (centre), shares a photo opportunity with the Jamaica Institute of Management (2009) (JIM) Managers of the Year for 2016, National Commercial Bank Group Managing Director, Patrick Hylton (left), and outgoing Jamaica Public Service Company President and Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Tomblin, after presenting them with their awards. The Governor-General, who is also JIM’s President, made the presentations during a ceremony at King’s House on Tuesday, June 27.

Kelly Tomblin & Patrick Hylton are JIM’s 2016 Managers of the Year

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness pays tribute to former Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller during a joint meeting of the House of Representatives and the Senate on June 27.

Parliamentarians Pay Tribute to Portia Simpson Miller

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses a meeting at the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, held recently at the Institute of Chartered Accountants on Ruthven Road.

Service Clubs Urged to Aid in Rehabilitation of Inmates

Acting Manager for Customised Programmes Delivery and Administration, Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Latoya Swaby-Anderson (right), provides details about the institute’s upcoming Regional Public Sector Leadership Development Conference during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday, June 27. Listening are Chief Executive Officer, MIND, Dr. Ruby Brown (centre); and Director, Business Development and Communication, Marlene Campbell. The conference will be held from July 19 to 20 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

9 years ago Education

MIND to Host Two-Day Regional Public Sector Leadership Conference

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) will be hosting its Regional Public Sector Leadership Development Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel from July 19 to 20. The two-day event will be held under the theme: ‘Adaptive Public Sector Leadership, Changing MINDsets, Challenging Assumptions, Creating Transformation’. “The conference will challenge the mindsets of our public sector leaders, ensuring that they...

Acting Principal Director, Technical Services, at Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Marina Young.

9 years ago Agriculture

Field School Helping to Boost Farm Yields

The European Union (EU)-funded Farmer Field School (FFS) programme is helping to boost the yield of the country’s farmers, by scaling up best practices in agricultural production. Dubbed the “school without walls,” the initiative, being implemented by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), engages farmers in areas such as crop management and integrated pest control, among others. It is part...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange with Captain Horace Burrell in one of their last meetings.

9 years ago Culture

JFF Technical Centre Renamed in Honour of Captain Burrell

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Technical Centre located at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, has been renamed in honour of the federation’s late President, Captain Horace Burrell. The UWI-JFF Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence was unveiled on Monday (June 26). Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre) and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (left), listen to Acting Commissioner for the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Raymond Spencer, at the handover of two Command vehicles and a Hiace panel van to the (JFB) on June 21 at the York Park Fire Station on Orange Street in Kingston.

9 years ago Local Government

900 Fire Hydrants Repaired

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reporting that some 900 fire hydrants across the island have been repaired as part of upgrading work to improve the emergency response of firefighters. The repairs were made possible through the Japanese Embassy’s Grant Assistance for Grass Roots and Human Security Project, after it was discovered that out of 13,207 fire hydrants, some 4,919...

Senior Economist at the World Bank, Philip Schuler.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

World Bank Says Jamaica is Poised for Increased Growth

The World Bank says Jamaica is poised to generate increased economic growth of two per cent and more per annum by the 2018/19 fiscal year. The Bank’s Lead Economist, Philip Schuler, says this projection is based on the Government’s prudent fiscal stance and the resulting stable inflation rate; improvement in the country’s current account balance; and heightened business confidence, which...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third right), speaks with Davian Burke, one of the first batch of 250 participants who have been recruited under the newly instituted National Service Corps (NSC) Programme. The Prime Minister met with the group on Sunday (June 25). The recruits will benefit from military, vocational and life skills training over a one-year period. Also pictured (from right) are Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Rocky Meade; and Adjutant Quarter Master, Lt. Col. Roderick Williams.

9 years ago Prime Minister

First Batch of NSC Recruits Being Trained by JDF

The first batch of 250 participants have been recruited under the newly instituted National Service Corps (NSC) Programme. These recruits are the first of four batches who will be trained by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) this year. The youngsters, aged 18 to 23, will benefit from military, vocational and life skills training over the one-year period. Prime Minister, the...

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green (right), makes a point to Director in the Office of Citizen Security at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Andrew Colburn. Looking on (at centre) is Family Health International (FHI) 360 Country Programme Director, Ruth Chisholm. Occasion was a function at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on June 26 to announce an agreement between the FHI 360 and the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ), which will see community colleges benefiting from support to strengthen the delivery of technical-education programmes.

9 years ago Education

Community Colleges Receive Support to Strengthen Technical Education

The island’s community colleges will receive support to strengthen the delivery of technical education programmes and to provide market-relevant, quality training to disadvantaged youth, under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Family Health International (FHI) 360 and the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ). The agreement will result in the institutions adopting FHI 360’s Latin America and the Caribbean...