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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, interacts with students of the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann, during a visit to the institution on Monday (September 19) for the launch of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) islandwide ‘Break the Silence’ school tours.

Ministry Strengthening Support Systems for Child-Abuse Victims

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, continues to strengthen the systems to facilitate reports of child abuse and provide support for victims. “I think we always have to constantly reassess our systems to ensure that our children, who are...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the Island Routes Caribbean Adventures Conference, held at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort, St. Ann, recently.

Tourism Minister Pushes for Repositioning of Kingston

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (second right) and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), at the post-awards ceremony of the 2016 World Travel Awards, held at the Melia Braco Village, in Trelawny, on September 18. Others (from second left) are General Manager of Melia Braco Village, Dimitris Kosvogianni and President of World Travel Awards, Graham Cooke.

Hotel’s Award Feather in Cap of Brand Jamaica – PM

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation Hon. Dr. Horace Chang.

Construction Sector Urged to Engage in Sustainable Development Practices

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, addresses the post-World Travel Awards ceremony at the Melia Braco Village, in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18.

Tourism Minister Attends World Routes Conference in China

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, today (September 20). The Prime Minister is attending the 71ST Session of the UN General Assembly. At left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PHOTOS: PM Meets with Panama President

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), in discussion with President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, today (September 20). The Prime Minister is attending the 71ST Session of the UN General Assembly. At left is Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Committed to Public-Private Partnerships – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is committed to fostering increased public-private partnerships in order to grow the economy. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the 2016 World Travel Awards’ post-award ceremony at the Melia Braco Village in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18, said policies have been put in place to reduce bureaucracy and improve the...

Minister with responsibility for Water and Housing in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. (File)

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Engineers Hailed for Contribution to Growth Agenda

Jamaica’s engineers are being hailed for their role in the successful implementation of the Government’s economic growth agenda. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said the work of engineers is integral to the development of appropriate infrastructure that can position the country to record the level of growth that translates...

Attorney-at-Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, André Coore, with colleague, Gabrielle Elliott-Williams at his bar-calling ceremony at the Supreme Court. Mr. Coore is one of 23 Jamaicans selected for the Chevening scholarship for the 2016/17 academic year to pursue master’s degree programmes in the United Kingdom and will be reading for a degree in International Law at the University College London.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Chevening Scholars Eager to Make Their Mark

Young attorney-at-law André Coore is embarking on a journey that will better prepare him to contribute to the Government’s mission to bring prosperity to the Jamaican people. The 2016 Chevening scholar is in the United Kingdom (UK), where he is patiently awaiting the September 26 day when he starts his year-long Master of Laws course in International Law at the...

10 years ago Tourism

PM Commends Minister Bartlett on World Travel Awards Honour

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is commending Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett for being recognised as the Caribbean’s Leading Personality for Outstanding Services to Tourism by the World Travel Awards. Addressing the post-awards ceremony at the Melia Braco Village in Rio Bueno, Trelawny, on September 18, the Prime Minister described Mr. Bartlett as “one of the most passionate...

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages first-form students of Campion College . (File Photo)

10 years ago Foreign AffairsYouth

Education Minister Endorses UNICEF’s Global Goals

The Education, Youth and Information Ministry is endorsing the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Global Goals for Sustainable Development. In observance of this initiative, dubbed the World’s Largest Lesson, Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, said emphasis is being placed on students thinking about bigger global issues such as poverty, climate change and energy, among others. “We as a country...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is joined by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Bruno Pouezat, as they display the Development Goals of the organisation at the UNDP’s Social Good Summit, held on September 19, at the Spanish Court Hotel, in New Kingston.

10 years ago Education

Education Curriculum Realigned to Benefit the Youth

The Government has realigned the education curriculum to ensure that the nation’s youth are equipped for changes in the job market, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. Mr. Green said the innovative curriculum is technology-based, putting students at the centre of education, so that they will be able to cope with...