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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green

Tertiary Graduates to Help Clear Backlog at OCR and CDA

The National Youth Service (NYS) has assigned 17 tertiary graduates to the Office of the Children’s Registry and the Child Development Agency (CDA) to assist in clearing the backlog of reports. The graduates, who are participants in the NYS Graduate...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP

Government hails the life and work of Lindy Delapenha

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STATIN to Conduct Household Expenditure Survey

Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Sub-Regional Office of the Caribbean, Alison Drayton (second left), greets former Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga (right), following the opening ceremony for a Population Planning for Development in Jamaica conference, on January 25 at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Others (from left) are: Senior Fellow in the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard; Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy; and University Director, SALISES, Professor Patrick Watson. The three-day conference is being staged under the theme: ‘Theory, Practice and Policy for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agendas’.

STATIN Hosts Three-Day Population Conference

Executive Director of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Deborah Chen, speaks about activities for Heart Month in February, at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (January 25).

HEART Foundation to Screen for Sudden Cardiac Arrest Risks

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is presented with books on the development of Singapore by Daniel Seah (third left), Deputy Director, Singapore Corporation Enterprise during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister today. Looking on are: (L-R) Mrs Audrey Sewell, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister; Diana Edwards, President, Jampro; Metry Seaga, Chairman, Special Economic Zone and Dr Eric Deans, CEO, Special Economic Zone

9 years ago Prime Minister

GOJ Partners with Singapore to Develop Special Economic Zone

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, this morning (January 26) met with Daniel Seah, Deputy Director of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) and representatives from the Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) to discuss the partnership between both governments to develop Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ). A memorandum of understanding (MoU) which was signed between the Jamaican government and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise in December...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda (left), speaking at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony for the in vitro propagation of Irish potato seeds programme, held on January 25 at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices. Others (from second left) are: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; and Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley.

9 years ago Agriculture

Agricultural Sector Aims to Supply 100 Per Cent of Local Demand for Irish Potato

The agricultural sector is aiming to supply 100 per cent of local demand for Irish potato in another three years. This was noted by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, in an interview with JIS News at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the in vitro propagation of Irish potato seeds programme on...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), greets Managing Director of the United States investment firm, Jefferies; and Head of the entity’s Fixed Income Wealth Management division, Gregory Fisher (2nd left), on arrival at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday, January 24, for the opening ceremony of the 12th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference. Others (from left) are: JSE Chairman, Ian McNaughton; and The Jamaica Pegasus General Manager, Peter Hilary.

9 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Prime Minister Says Stock Market can Facilitate Equitable Wealth Distribution

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says Jamaica’s stock market represents an area of strategic investment capable of facilitating equitable wealth distribution across the society. Addressing the opening of the 12th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 24, the Prime Minister said that inequity has...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. (FILE)

9 years ago Sport

Grange: Jamaica Firmly Against Doping in Sports; Firmly Behind Athletes

PRESS RELEASE- The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment of Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has given a brief statement in reaction to the decision of the Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee in the case against Jamaica’s Nesta Carter. Minister’s Statement follows: “As a nation, we have grown quite accostomed to having our name in the sports headlines across...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), breaks ground for the construction of the Pennants water shop pilot project in Clarendon on November 23. Others (from left) are: General Manager for Engineering, Rural Water Supply Limited, Douglas Wilson; former Councillor for the Chapelton Division, Florette Stewart; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Denzil Thorpe; and Chief Executive Officer of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation, Rowhan Blake.

9 years ago Local Government

Pennants Water Shop Pilot Project to be Completed March

Work is underway on the construction of a $10 million water shop in Pennants, Clarendon. The project, which is being undertaken as a pilot, is expected to provide easier access to potable water for more than 1,000 residents in and around Pennants. Dillen Construction was selected to undertake the works after a public bidding process. Superintendent of Roads and Works...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), addresses the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) 12th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Seminar at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on January 24. Seated (from left) are: JSE General Manager, Marlene Street Forrest; Chairman, Ian McNaughton; and Managing Director of the United States investment firm, Jefferies, Gregory Fisher.

9 years ago Prime Minister

More State Assets to be Divested

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to divesting more State assets, in order to facilitate increased investments that yield greater levels of economic growth. The Prime Minister was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 12th Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), shares a light moment with Chairman, Economic Growth Council, Michael Lee-Chin, during a stakeholder meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston yesterday (Jan. 25).

9 years ago Education

Govt Committed to Providing Opportunity for Continuous Learning

The Government remains resolute in creating the enabling environment that will allow Jamaicans to access continuous training opportunities aimed at equipping them for the 21st century labour market. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, made the declaration at a stakeholder meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston yesterday (Jan....