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In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, has the attention of security guards from Hawkeye Limited, at a press conference at the Ministry’s head office on Oxford Road on November 8, 2016 to announce a self-contributory health-insurance scheme for security guards through Guardian Life.

Minister Wants Improved Working Conditions for Security Guards

Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, says he will be lobbying for improved working conditions for private security guards. Speaking at an interactive session with heads of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) islandwide, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in...

Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)

Unemployment Down

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

National Security Ministry to Make Greater Use of Space in Island’s Prisons

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (FILE)

Business Confidence at All-Time High

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), is in conversation with (from left) Gruppo Campari Managing Director for Business Unit, North America, Jean-Jacques Dubau; Gruppo Campari CEO, Bob Kunze-Concewitz; and J. Wray & Nephew Chairman, Clement ‘Jimmy’ Lawrence, following a tour of J. Wray & Nephew’s environmental and conservation solutions at its 234 Spanish Town Road location on Wednesday, January 18. J. Wray & Nephew, through its parent company Gruppo Campari, unveiled a waste-water treatment facility, a solar-energy system and a solid-waste recycling facility. Looking on (in background) is J. Wray & Nephew Product Supply Chain Director, Jorge Gonzalez.

PM Hails J. Wray & Nephew on Environmental and Conservation Solutions

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is greeted by United States Vice-President Elect, Governor Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen, as she arrives at the Chairman’s Global Dinner and Diplomatic Ball given in honour of President Elect, Donald Trump and the Vice President, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, on January 16. The Vice President-Elect expressed his love for the people of Jamaica and hopes to visit one day. The Ambassador will represent the Government and people of Jamaica at the inauguration ceremony of the President and Vice President of the United States on January 20.

9 years ago Foreign Affairs

PHOTOS: Ambassador Audrey Marks Meets US Vice President-Elect Mike Pence

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right), is greeted by United States Vice-President Elect, Governor Mike Pence, and his wife, Karen, as she arrives at the Chairman’s Global Dinner and Diplomatic Ball given in honour of President Elect, Donald Trump and the Vice President, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington DC, on January 16. The...

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Expects 2% Growth for 2016/17

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says he expects growth in the economy to be about two per cent by the end of the 2016/17 fiscal year. The Minister was opening the Debate on the first Supplementary Estimates in the House of Representatives on January 17. Tabled on January 10, the Estimates showed that the budget...

Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh (left), accepts cheques valued at $4.5 million from Board Director, the Project For The Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada, Ms. Diana Burke, in November 2016.

9 years ago Education

ECC Receives $20 Million to Assist with Development Of ECIs

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that it received $20 million in 2016 to help with efforts to develop early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that are in need. This amount was donated by stakeholders and partners, such as the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, the New York-based Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations; West Portland Member of Parliament, Hon....

9 years ago Parliament

2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure to be Tabled February 9

The Estimates of Expenditure for the 2017/18 financial year will be tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday, February 9. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw during his presentation on the first Supplementary Estimates for 2016/17 in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 17). He informed that he will be...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre); Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); and Kingston’s Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Ennis, view the 1907 Earthquake Monument at Bumper Hall in south west St. Andrew, during a 110th anniversary commemorative ceremony at the site on January 13. The function was organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). Mrs. Simpson Miller is Member of Parliament for the area.

9 years ago Culture

Culture Minister Seeks Support to Maintain Heritage Sites

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is lobbying stakeholder support for the Ministry’s programme of maintenance for heritage sites, being developed for implementation shortly. She extended the invitation while addressing a ceremony marking the 110th anniversary of the 1907 Kingston earthquake, at the commemorative monument in Bumper Hall, St. Andrew, on January 13. Ms. Grange said the...

Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies Dr. Carl Bruce addresses a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North

9 years ago Health & Wellness

University Hospital Provides Further Clarification on Cancellation of Surgeries

Medical Chief of Staff and Consultant Neurosurgeon at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce, has provided further clarification on the recent cancellation of major surgeries at the institution, which was announced by Board Chairman, James Moss-Solomon. Dr. Bruce, who was speaking at a recent St. Andrew North Rotary Club meeting at the Institute of Chartered...

In this file photo, Minister of National Security, Hon. Robert Montague, is in discussion with Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (right), during an interactive session with heads of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (January 17).

9 years ago National Security and Peace

Corporate Area Police to Ride Free on JUTC Buses

Police officers in the Corporate Area will soon be able to ride the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) buses free of charge. The initiative, which has resulted from a partnership between the Ministries of National Security, and Transport and Mining, will see the law-enforcement personnel benefiting from the service for approximately one year. This was disclosed by Minister of National...