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Executive Director of the Jamaica Diaspora Institute, Professor Neville Ying. (FILE)

CaPRI Launches Study on Value of the Diaspora

A study to examine the value of the diaspora to Jamaica’s development will be launched on Jamaica Diaspora Day (June 16), which is celebrated annually in Jamaica and abroad. Some of the results will be revealed at the Jamaica 55...

Director of Emergency Cardiac Care at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr. Hugh Wong, highlights the importance of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, during a JIS Think Tank on Tuesday (June 13).

Jamaicans Urged to Learn CPR

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (third left); Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Raymond Spencer (second left); and Chief Executive Officer of National Fire Safety Limited, Julian Templar (right), sign a contract for the acquisition of two new fire trucks for the JFB. The signing took place on June 13 at the Ministry, on Hagley Park Road, in Kingston. At left is Deputy Assistant Commissioner (acting) Emelio Ebanks.

Two New Trucks for Fire Brigade

Prime Minister, the Most Honourable, Andrew Holness. (File)

Establishment of National Identification System a Priority – PM

“As a former Minister of Education, I must especially salute Lady Cooke. Her contribution to the sector cannot be overstated."

House Pays Tribute to Lady Cooke

United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Mark Connolly (second left) in discussion with (from left) Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings; Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Foundation, Dane Richardson, and Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, after the announcement of a $58-million partnership to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on children, at the UNICEF Jamaica office, in New Kingston, on June 13.

9 years ago Social SecurityVision 2030

JCPD Partners with UNICEF and Digicel Foundation to Help PWDs

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Digicel Foundation will partner to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs), particularly children. The two-year $58-million partnership will bolster registration of children with disabilities to improve access to social services from the JCPD; support efforts geared towards the full implementation of the Disabilities...

In this file photo, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), adjusts the collar of a student at Spanish Town High School, during a tour of the institution.

9 years ago Education

Education Ministry to Allocate $1 Billion to Support Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to allocate $1 billion in budgetary support to primary, all-age and junior high schools for the 2017-2018 academic year. This is in line with the Ministry’s commitment to provide greater support to schools to improve the quality of education in Jamaica. A bulletin issued by the Ministry states that all schools at...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague. (FILE)

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Ministry and Security Forces Devising Strategies to Reduce Crime

The Ministry of National Security and the security forces are actively devising strategies to address the increase in the levels of crime affecting the island over the last few weeks. This was stated by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 13). Mr. Montague said there has been an increase in police operations islandwide,...

Chief Executive Officer of technology firm, tTech Limited, Edward Alexander, giving a testimonial at a recent Jamaica Stock Exchange Junior Market stakeholders luncheon in New Kingston.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Tax Incentive Big Boost for Companies on JSE Junior Market

Companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Junior Market are reaping dividends from the accompanying Government tax incentive, which is also generating benefits for the country. The regime sees the firms benefiting from a 10-year tax break. For the first five years, entities are exempt from paying corporate income tax, but are required to pay 50 per cent of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), in discussion with (from left), Past President, Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Dr. Lloyd Eubanks-Green; member of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Minna Israel; and President, Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Wayne Strachan. Occasion was the club’s luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on June 13.

9 years ago Education

New Curriculum to Improve Methods of Teaching

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the new National Standards Curriculum (NSC) will improve methods of teaching, particularly for boys. Mr. Reid was responding to a question on ways to improve the performance of boys in schools, during the Rotary Club of St. Andrew luncheon meeting at the Hotel Four Season in St. Andrew,...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (right), in discussion with Executive Director of the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, Lilyclaire Bellamy (centre); and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Valerie Veira, on the first of a three-day workshop, at the JBDC resource centre on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, on June 13.

9 years ago Commerce

MSME and Entrepreneurship Policy to be Made More Effective

A review of the Micro, Small and Medium-size Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy is being completed by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, with a view to making it more effective. First adopted by Parliament in 2013, the Policy serves as a comprehensive framework for the implementation of strategies to support the growth and development of the MSME...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

9 years ago Education

Education Minister Confident 100 ECIs will be Certified by August

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, remains confident that the Ministry will meet the August 2017 timeline for the certification and registration of 100 early childhood institutions (ECIs). He says 34 of these are already registered, having fulfilled the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 12 stipulated certification Standards, adding that a number of the others are “not...