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Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, addresses commissioning ceremony for liquefied natural gas (LNG), at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Bogue power plant in St. James on November 11.

Major Cruise Shipping Towns to be Upgraded

Chairman of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says the agency is fast tracking plans to upgrade the island’s major cruise shipping towns, to enable the country to attract more cruise vessels. Speaking to JIS News at...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), speaks with Chief Executive Officer of credit bureau, CRIF-NM Credit Assure Limited, Terrence Cooper, during the Jamaica Micro Financing Association’s (JaMFA) conference, which was held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on November 10.Mr. Shaw was one of the keynote speakers.

Finance Minister says Interest Rates must be Kept Low

Student at Spaldings Primary School, Tianna Brown, performs a cultural piece during the launch of the State of World Population Report 2016 at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston, on November 11.

Empowerment of Girls Remains High on Agenda – Grange

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, outlines the performance of key indicators under the country’s four-year extended fund facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a press briefing on Thursday, August 13. (File)

EPOC Co-Chair Commends EGC

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Audley Shaw, CD, MP

Financial Institutions Urged to Safeguard Operations

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley (centre), shares a light moment with Member of Parliament for East Kingston and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell (right) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, Suzette Buchanan, at the official opening of the Greater Brown’s Town Community Access Point (CAP), on November 11.

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Residents of Greater Brown’s Town in East Kingston Celebrate Opening of CAP

It was a celebratory atmosphere for residents of Greater Brown’s Town, in Eastern Kingston, as a $4.6 million Community Access Point (CAP) was opened in the community on November 9. The facility, which is located at 16 Shoe Lane, has been outfitted with 20 state-of-the-art computers, printers and air-conditioning units. It is expected to benefit students as well as other...

Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean (right), greets Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (centre), at the launch of Parent Month, held today (November 11), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, in New Kingston. At left is Special Education Consultant, Dr. Polly Bowes-Howell.

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NPSC to Host Education Fair Nov. 16

Come November 16, the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), will host its third of four education fairs for the fiscal year, to promote programmes offered by key social-service providers. The event, to be held at the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre, in St. Andrew, will also be used to encourage students to cultivate behaviours that can help in their developmental and...

Education Officer with Region One of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Sharon Smith-Whyte (right), delivers words of encouragement to a group of Pembroke Hall High School students, during a National Day of Prayer service at the school on Friday (November 11). Mrs. Smith-Whyte was at the school delivering a charge on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, for students and educators to unite in prayer for protection and peace. National Day of Prayer was staged in schools across the island.

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Teachers and Students Hail National Day of Prayer

Teachers and students have hailed as inspirational the move by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to declare today (November 11), a National Day of Prayer for the education system. Spanish Teacher at Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew, Suzette Hibbert, said it is very good that the Government recognises the challenges faced by educators and the impact...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (second left), presents a cheque, from the Washington Mission, to the Board Chairman of the Wortley Home for Girls, Raphael Sangster (third right), to assist in the rebuilding of the Home. The presentation took place today (November 11) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dominica Drive, Kingston. Others (from left) are Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey; Board member, Wortley Home for Girls, Tanya Wildish and House Mother of the Wortley Home for Girls, Deloris Bailey.

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Wortley Home Gets US$4,788

A cheque valued at some US$4,788 was this morning (November 11) handed over to the Wortley Home for Girls, 193 Constant Spring Road in St Andrew, to assist in rebuilding the place of safety. Work has started on the building, which was destroyed by fire in June last year. The private home is managed by the Diocese of Jamaica and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is in discussion with Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, at the NCMC’s annual Youth Forum held recently at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall.

9 years ago Youth

Youth Urged to Take Message of Good Health to Their Peers

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green is encouraging students who attended the recent Youth Forum to take the message of healthy lifestyle and good nutrition to their peers. He was addressing the session staged by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall. More than 200 students attended...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck (left), points out something in a document to Justice of the Peace and Principal of Mount Fletcher Primary School in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew, Marcia Tait Burke (centre) and Senior Teacher at the school Suzette Miller Hylton. Occasion was a sensitisation session on justice services held at the Ministry’s Constant Spring Road offices on November 11.

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Community Leaders Urged to Apply to Justice Ministry for Training

Teachers, pastors, Justices of the Peace (JPs) and community leaders are being encouraged to apply to the Justice Ministry for training in mediation and Restorative Justice (RJ) practices. The urging came from Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, at a justice services sensitisation session held at his Constant Spring Road offices on November 11. Mediation is an effective way of resolving...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), greets Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) President, David Wan, during a recent JEF Breakfast meeting at The Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Private-Sector Leaders Support Standby Successor Agreement

Several private-sector leaders have endorsed the Government’s decision to negotiate a standby successor agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). They deem this as ideal, based on several economic gains recorded under the outgoing four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF), which are yielding significant benefits for the country. Notable among these, Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) President, Warren McDonald, tells JIS...