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Equipment handed over to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, in June last year, under the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC).

PROMAC Project Allocated $589 Million

The Government has allocated $589.86 million towards the Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC) in Jamaica Project. This is outlined in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. One of the objectives...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ning Jizhe (right), affix their signatures to a Framework Agreement which will see both countries collaborating on various production capacity and investment projects in a number of critical areas. Overseeing the process is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry. The signing took place during a ceremony at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices yesterday (February 16).

Jamaica to Benefit from Framework Agreement with China

Some of the 27 new buses that were handed over to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in 2016, during a ceremony at its corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town.

$1.3 Billion to Buy Spare Parts for JUTC

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), addresses a press conference following a tour of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on February 16. Others (from left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Sancia Bennett Templer, and Chief Executive Officer at the hospital, Anthony Smikle.

Health Ministry Takes Action to Address Problem at Cornwall Regional Hospital

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), interacts with students of the St. Patrick Primary School while teacher Orlando Sculley (2nd left) looks on. Occasion was the National Careers Week 2017 regional forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston today (Feb. 16). The students are (from left): Tamilia Minott, Adriano Harris and Nyoka Betton.

Students Urged to Become Developers of Goods and Services

The Aedes Aegypti Mosquito which transmits Zika virus.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

$10 Million for Project to Control Infectious Diseases

The Government has allocated $10.13 million to strengthen the national surveillance, prevention and control of infectious diseases project. Details are provided in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objective of the project is to strengthen Jamaica’s response to the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and preparation for the threat of the Ebola virus disease (EVD). Specifically,...

Director of Enabling Environment and Human Rights at the National Family Planning Board Sexual Health Authority, Devon Gabourel, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Safer Sex Week 2017 on February 15.

9 years ago Health & Wellness

Jamaicans Urged to Use Dual Methods of Contraception

The National Family Planning Board Sexual Health Authority (NFPBSHA) is encouraging Jamaicans to use dual methods of contraception for effective protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 15, NFPBSHA Director, Devon Gabourel, explained that the Authority has been pushing the message for a while and has chosen to expand its dual...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), is shown the sugar-manufacturing process at the Worthy Park sugar factory in St. Catherine, by Senior Managing Director, Robert Clarke during a tour of the facility on February 15.

9 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Commends Management of Worthy Park Estate

The management of Worthy Park Estate Limited has been lauded for the high efficiency of the operations at its sugar factory in St. Catherine by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda. The factory has an annual output of 28,000 tonnes derived from some 260,000 tonnes of milled sugar cane. During a visit to the plant on...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), is greeted by Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission (J-TEC), Maxine Henry-Wilson, when he arrived at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St. Andrew on Wednesday (February 15) to attend the launching ceremony for the National Qualification Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J). The NQF-J is a new national policy for regulated qualifications in Jamaica’s education and training system.

9 years ago Education

Second Chance for Persons Without Formal Qualifications

Persons without formal qualifications, but with the requisite experience and vocational skills, will soon be able to access higher education. This will be made possible through the National Qualification Framework of Jamaica (NQF-J), which facilitates the identification of various avenues individuals can take to higher education, depending on the level of these qualifications. It also facilitates mature entry into programmes....

(Seated) The Hon. Audley Shaw CD, MP, (left) Minister of Finance and the Public Service and Mr. Xiao Jie, Minister of Finance, China. The Signing Ceremony took place at the at the Ministry of Finance in Beijing, China.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Contract Signed for Highway Improvement Project

PRESS RELEASE - Finance Minister, Audley Shaw, on Wednesday, met with his Chinese counterpart Mr. Xiao Jie, at the Ministry of Finance in Beijing, China. Minister Shaw updated Minister Xiao on the Jamaican economy and the status of Chinese investment projects in Jamaica’s infrastructure development. He briefed Minister Xiao on the increased activities since he met with the then Minister...

9 years ago Commerce

JMA President says Sector has Key Role to Play in Growth Agenda

President of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA), Metry Seaga, says the sector has a key role to play in facilitating the country’s plan of achieving five per cent growth in the next four years. He noted that the manufacturing sector contributes 8.5 per cent to gross domestic product (GDP) compared to agriculture, forestry and fisheries which contribute 7.3 per cent;...

The Post and Telecommunications Department’s Central Sorting Office (CSO), on South Camp Road, Kingston.

9 years ago Budget 2017/2018

Postal System to be Improved

The Government will spend $46.6 million to upgrade the country’s international postal system in the 2017-18 fiscal year. Funding for this initiative will be provided by the Universal Postal Union, an international organisation which helps to ensure a universal network of up-to-date products and services. The money has been set aside in the 2017-18 Estimates of Expenditure now before the...