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Director of Policy & Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

Artistes to Speak Against Violence at Int’l Women’s Day Concert

Several Jamaican artistes will participate in a free concert on International Women’s Day (March 8), at Emancipation Park, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The concert, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, with support from the AIDS Healthcare...

In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, offers words of encouragement to Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students of Mona Primary in St. Andrew, prior to the sitting of day one of the examination last year.

Ensure Children are Prepared for GSAT

Work being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) as part of the Barbican Road Improvement project, which will see the corridor being upgraded from a two-lane to a four-lane carriageway with a median.

NWA Begins Work to Improve Traffic Flow Along Barbican Road

Detective Sergeant, Ava Lindo (left), receives the LASCO Police Officer of the Year trophy from the Founder and Executive Chairman, LASCO Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin.

Teacher Leaves Classroom to Serve with Distinction in JCF

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), examines crop being grown under the Tamarind Farm Greenhouse Project. Occasion was the official handing over of the project, sponsored by Carib Cement Company, at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town on March 6. The project, which commenced in September 2016, aims to assist with the rehabilitation of inmates.
Others (from left) are Senior Superintendent for Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Baldwin Rollins; Chairman of Carib Cement Company, Parris Lyew Ayee and Correctional Officer 1, Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Linton Campbell. — Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), examines crop being grown under the Tamarind Farm Greenhouse Project. Occasion was the official handing over of the project, sponsored by Carib Cement Company, at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in Spanish Town on March 6. The project, which commenced in September 2016, aims to assist with the rehabilitation of inmates. Others (from left) are Senior Superintendent for Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Baldwin Rollins; Chairman of Carib Cement Company, Parris Lyew Ayee and Correctional Officer 1, Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, Linton Campbell.

Greenhouse Project at Tamarind Farm Correctional Centre

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mercedes Currie Clarke.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

DSP Mercedes Currie Clarke Committed to Serving and Protecting Citizens

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mercedes Currie Clarke, is as committed to her duty to serve, protect and reassure citizens today as she was when she first enlisted in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) more than 27 years ago. Regarded as one of the “powerful women of the JCF,” the native of Montego Bay and past student of the Mount...

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Implementation of First Phase of HCMES to be Completed by End of 2017

Implementation of the first phase of a Human Capital Management Enterprise System (HCMES) in public-sector entities has already commenced and is to be completed by the end of 2017. Fourteen ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been selected to be the first to utilise the services of the system, which offers a standardised human-resource and payroll platform. All other entities...

Director in the Department of Community Services and Development at University of Technology, Paulton Gordon (centre) and Community Case Management Officer at the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) Angella Harris (left) listen as Coordinator of the football derby and Community Advocate Keith ‘Tess’ Henry shares an idea with them.

9 years ago Education

August Town Residents Benefit from Wellness Fest

Residents of August Town have expressed appreciation to the University of Technology (UTech) and its partners for hosting a Wellness Fest aimed at strengthening the social and economic fabric of the community. At the event, community members were engaged through a Health and Information Fair, where persons had access to oral-health screening and basic medical checks. They also had access...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), converses with Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Sylvain Fabi, on the opening day of the Development Bank of Jamaica

9 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure Development

More Public-Private Partnership Projects over Next Three Years – Dr. Chang

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the Government will be making greater use of public-private partnerships (PPP) over the next three years as it looks to significantly add to the country’s stock of infrastructure. He said the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be working with government agencies to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the launch of National Mathematics Week and the presentation of the Mathematics Teacher of the Year award at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre yesterday (March 6).

9 years ago Education

Ministry Intensifies Measures to Improve CSEC Maths Passes

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has redoubled its efforts to improve passes in mathematics at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, informed that the number of maths coaches deployed to the school system has increased from 40 to 70. “The Ministry has also awarded 168 scholarships to student teachers pursuing...

Vice President for Export and Market Development at JAMPRO, Robert Scott (right), has the attention of (from left) Audit Manager at Technological Solutions Limited (TSL), George Blake; Managing Director at the company, Dr. André Gordon; and Coordinator of the Food, Safety and Modernisation Unit, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Beverley Miller. Occasion was the opening of a three-day preventive controls workshop on Monday (March 6), at TSL in St. Andrew.

9 years ago Commerce

JAMPRO Targeting US Diaspora as Part of Export Thrust

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) will be targeting Jamaicans in the United States (US) as part of the thrust to increase food exports. Vice President for Export and Market Development, Robert Scott, said the entity will be engaging an in-market broker to take orders in key cities in the US where members of the Jamaican diaspora reside. “This will happen...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Stephen Wedderburn (left), at the ‘Made in Manchester’ Expo, held at Manchester High School, on March 5. Others (from second left) are Member of Parliament for Manchester North West, Mikhail Phillips and Mayor of Mandeville, Donovan Mitchell.

9 years ago Commerce

Industry Ministry Places More Emphasis on MSME Sector

Two of the key priorities of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries are to make the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) globally competitive, and to push entrepreneurship as a more attractive career choice for women. This was stated by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Stephen Wedderburn, at the second staging of the ‘Made in Manchester’ expo,...