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

BPO Companies Seeking to Expand in Manchester

Several companies in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector are seeking to set up operations in Manchester and other areas of central Jamaica, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. The Minister said, recently he met...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (4th left); and Mexican Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Cecilia Jaber (centre); cut the ribbon symbolising the official opening of the Riverton City access road in West St. Andrew today (November 14). Others sharing in the moment (from left) are Councillor Candidate, Seaview Gardens Division, Hazel Anderson; Chairman, National Solid Waste Management Authority, Dennis Chung; Member of Parliament, West St. Andrew, Anthony Hylton; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe; United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat; Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney; and City Engineer, Norman Shand.

Minister McKenzie Opens Riverton City Access Road

Career Development Officer at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Daemion McLean.

‘There is Strength in Being Blind’ – McLean Paving the Way for the Disabled

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (centre), responds to a question during the Bank’s quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston on Monday (November 14). Others (from left are BOJ Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson; and Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.

BOJ Governor Says Dollar is Fairly Valued

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (centre), emphasises a point during the Bank’s quarterly media briefing at the BOJ auditorium in downtown Kingston on Monday (November 14). He is flanked by BOJ Senior Deputy Governor, John Robinson (left); and Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.

BOJ Governor Welcomes Approval of IMF Standby Agreement

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (2nd left), assists Board member of Hardware and Lumber, Erwin Burton (left), in cutting the ribbon to officially reopen Rapid True Value’s expanded Mandeville store in Manchester on Sunday (November 13). Hardware and Lumber is the parent company for Rapid True Value. Board member of Hardware and Lumber, Christopher Bovel (party hidden); and Chief Executive Officer, Donna Doran, look on.

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Seamless Transfer of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite – Minister Shaw

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reporting that the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite operation in St. Ann has officially changed ownership in a “seamless” transfer. Noranda's parent company, Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation, received court approval to sell the operations to DADA Holdings LLC, under its affiliate, New Day Aluminum LLC for a purchase price of $24.4...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), applauds principals inducted into the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Executive Principals’ League, during a ceremony held recently at The Marriott Hotel Courtyard, in New Kingston. They are (from second left) Principal, York Castle High, Raymon Treasure; Principal of Belmont Academy, Rayon Simpson; Principal at the Petersfield Primary and Infant, Susan Rattray-Hammond; Principal of Ardenne High, Nadine Molloy; Principal for Manchester High, Jasford Gabriel; and Principal of Allman Town Primary, Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith.

9 years ago Education

Six Inducted into Executive Principals’ League

Six Principals who have demonstrated exemplary leadership qualities have been chosen as the second batch to be officially inducted into the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) Executive Principals’ League (EPL). They are Principal of Allman Town Primary, Kandi-Lee Alexandria Crooks-Smith; Principal of Manchester High, Jasford Gabriel; Principal of Ardenne High, Nadine Molloy; Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant, Susan...

9 years ago Commerce

JPC Embarks on Productivity-Awareness Drive

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) has embarked on a public-education programme in order to build a culture of productivity and to motivate persons to recognise the value of production to national development. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held Wednesday, (November 9), Executive Director of the JPC, Dr. Charles Douglas, said students are being targeted in the...

9 years ago Education

Cabinet to Consider Proposal For District Constables at Transport Centre

Cabinet is to consider a proposal to engage 25 District Constables for the maintenance of public order, particularly at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Coleridge Minto, said Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, will take the proposal to Cabinet. Mr. Minto, who was addressing...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen (left), affixes a pin to the lapel of Sanata Morris at the 25th staging of the Governor-General’s Achievement Award pinning ceremony held on the lawns of King’s House yesterday (November 10). Ms. Morris was among 39 persons recognised for selfless contribution to the upliftment of their communities.

9 years ago Executive

39 Receive Governor-General’s Achievement Award

Thirty-nine distinguished Jamaicans, have been bestowed with the 2016 Governor-General’s Achievement Awards (GGAA), in recognition of their sterling contribution to the upliftment of their communities and country. The recipients were honoured during the 25th staging of the pinning ceremony held on the lawns of King’s House yesterday (November 10). Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, praised the...

Co-Chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles. (File photo).

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Improved FDIs Good Indicator of Confidence in Country – Byles

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says significant improvement in foreign direct investments (FDIs) is a good indicator of confidence in the Jamaican economy. Mr. Byles, speaking at an EPOC press briefing at Sagicor head office in Kingston yesterday (November 10), said FDI stood at US$946.3 million for the 2015/16 fiscal year. This represents a 43...

Senior Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Manager and Trainer at the National Spatial Data Management Division (NSDMD), Simone Lloyd (centre), introduces Chief Technical Director, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lt. Col. Oral Khan (left), to Head of the University of Technology’s (UTech) School of Public Health and Technology, Professor Winston Davidson. Occasion was the NSDMD’s GIS Business Executive Forum held on November 9 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston.

9 years ago Technology

GIS Technology Useful in the Fight Against Diseases

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Development and Job Creation, Audrey Sewell, says the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology could be pivotal in the country’s fight against the spread of diseases and in the quest to improve general public health. She noted that GIS maps can assist in identifying disease patterns, risk factors, and sources of pollution...