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Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, addressing journalists during a quarterly media briefing. (File photo).

Inflation Continues to Fall

Jamaica’s inflation rate continues to decline, with the figure falling to 1.9 per cent for the September 2016 quarter. This was 0.6 per cent lower than the out-turn for the June quarter, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, has...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) makes an address to the National Youth Parliament, held at Gordon House in Kingston on November 14.

Young People Take on Pivotal Issues

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

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.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor Says Dollar is Fairly Valued

Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter, is maintaining that the Jamaican dollar is fairly valued at the current exchange rate of just over $129 against the US dollar. Speaking at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) quarterly media briefing at the bank in downtown Kingston, on November 14, the Governor said that economic assessments support this, and that the Bank of Jamaica...

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.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor Welcomes Approval of IMF Standby Agreement

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, has welcomed approval of the country’s new three-year US$1.64-billion Standby Agreement by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board. The agreement, which was ratified at the Board’s meeting on Friday, November 11, immediately replaces the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) that has been in place since 2013 and will enable Jamaica to immediately access...

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.

10 years ago Finance & Public ServiceMining

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.

10 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...

10 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...

10 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.

10 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...