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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

A greenhouse project, sponsored by Carib Cement Company Limited, was handed over to the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre, in St. Catherine, on March 6. Some 10 inmates at the centre have been trained in modern agricultural techniques to manage...

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

DSP Mercedes Currie Clarke Committed to Serving and Protecting Citizens

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (left) speaks with Deputy Financial Secretary, Wayne Jones (right), ahead of a ceremony to unveil the name and logo of a Human Capital Management Enterprise System (HCMES), at the Ministry’s offices on March 6. At centre is Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit, Maria Thompson Walters.

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

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.

August Town Residents Benefit from Wellness Fest

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's (DBJ) Infrastructure Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on March 6.

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

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,...

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., addresses the recent ground-breaking ceremony for a new training facility at the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine, which is being built by Food For The Poor at a cost of approximately $3.19 million.

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Food For The Poor Hailed for Work in the Prison System

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has praised Food For The Poor (FFP for its work in the prison system. He noted that the charity organisation, which supports the Ministry’s delivery of programmes and services in correctional institutions, has a long and distinguished track record in safeguarding the welfare of persons regarded by sections of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (3rd left), presents the Mathematics Teacher of the Year trophy to teacher of Crescent Primary School in St. Catherine, Neisha Grant Lawrence (3rd right). The presentation was made at the launch of Mathematics Week at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Visitors’ Lodge on March 6. Sharing the moment (from left) are National Mathematics Coordinator at the Education Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Senior Manager, Learning Development Culture, Jamaica National Group, Dr. Renée Rattray; Vice President, Insurance Association of Jamaica and Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank Insurance Company, Vernon James; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean Roy Bernard.

9 years ago Education

Crescent Primary Educator is Mathematics Teacher of the Year

Neisha Grant Lawrence, teacher at the Crescent Primary School in St. Catherine is the Mathematics Teacher of the Year. She was presented with her award by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during the launch of Mathematics Week at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Visitors’ Lodge on March 6. Her prizes include...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (fourth left), officially launches the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Degree Programme at the University of Technology (UTech) on March 2 at the university’s Papine campus. Others (from left) are Chargé d’Affaires at the German Embassy, Michael Dumke; Dean, Faculty of the Built Environment at UTech, Dr. Garfield Young; President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; UTech’s Sustainable Energy Head, Dr. Ruth Potopsingh; Manager, Energy, CARICOM Secretariat, Dr. Devon Gardner, and Representative from the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in the Dominican Republic, Anya Shwerwin.

9 years ago Education

UTECH Offers Master’s Degree in Sustainable Energy

Jamaicans will now be able to pursue a master’s degree in Sustainable Energy and Climate Change at the University of Technology (UTech). Speaking at the official launch of the programme on March 2 at the University’s Papine campus, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, said “this deliberate move to grow the home-base of energy and...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, speaks at the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme, (TSEP) awards presentation ceremony on March 4, at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in St. James. He announced that a pension plan for tourism workers will come on stream in September this year.

9 years ago Tourism

Pension Plan for Tourism Workers in September

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says a pension plan for tourism workers will come on stream in September of this year. Addressing the 2016 Tourism Service Excellence Programme (TSEP) awards presentation ceremony on March 4 at the Hyatt Ziva Resort in St. James, the Minister said a series of sensitization sessions are being held across the island to ensure that...