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Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Mr. Richard Byles, addresses the monthly press briefing at the Sagicor head office in New Kingston on September 13.

Jamaica Records Surplus of US$116.3 Million

Jamaica’s current account has recorded a surplus of US$116.3 million for the January to March 2016 quarter. Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, said preliminary Balance of Payments reports from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), show...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Gov’t to Proceed with Issuing of Telecoms Licence to Symbiote Investments

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon Christopher Tufton. (FILE)

Health Minister Requests UHWI to Work on Telemedicine Platform

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Well Done Dana-Gaye – Minister Grange Congratulates Paralympian

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, addresses the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) breakfast meeting, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel on September 13.

Bill to Restore Junior Stock Exchange Incentives to be Tabled

Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Marcia Thomas (left), in discussion with Trade Officer, Delegation of the European Union in Jamaica, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, and the Cayman Islands, Koenraad Burie, during a one-day workshop for the private sector on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, yesterday (September 12).

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Ministry to Increase Public Education on CSME

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade will be increasing its public education on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), to ensure Jamaicans benefit from the regional arrangement. This was disclosed by Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade in the Ministry, Marcia Thomas, during a one-day workshop for the private sector on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy, at The...

Acting Director of the Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) in the Ministry of the Labour and Social Security, Lyndon Ford.

10 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabour

Job Seekers Benefit from Electronic Labour Exchange

With an increasing demand for jobs in Jamaica, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its Electronic Labour Exchange (ELE) system has been matching prospective employees to jobs. Since its inception in 2002, more than 14,000 persons have registered with the system, including almost 900 employers. Labour Component Coordinator, ELE, Lyndon Ford, tells JIS News that the Ministry has...

Environment Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Esther Zeledon (right), gives her remarks at a meeting on the Climate Economic Analysis for Development Investment and Resilience (CEADIR) Project at the Climate Change Division’s Half-Way Tree Road offices yesterday (September 12). Listening (from left) are Principal Director, Climate Change Division, Una May Gordon and Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Lieutenant Colonel Oral Khan.

10 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Jamaica a Regional Leader in Mainstreaming Climate Change

Environment Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Esther Zeledon, says Jamaica is considered a pioneer and leader in the region in its efforts to mainstream climate change considerations into national development. She made the comments at a meeting on the Climate Economic Analysis for Development Investment and Resilience (CEADIR) Project at the Climate Change Division’s...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (left), looks on as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Coordinator with the North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA)), Dr. Tamara Henry (right), points out health information on display at the 4th National Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Workshop held on September 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Looking on is Dr. Tamika Henry, who is also attached to NERHA.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Leaders Urged to Keep up NCD Fight

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, is urging leaders in the health sector to remain persistent in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Jamaica. He noted that seven out of every 10 deaths in Jamaica are related to some form of NCD, and as such, there should be no let-up in the campaign against the conditions, which...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is joined by Lucea’s Mayor, Councillor Wynter McIntosh (second left) and community members from Johnson Town, Hanover, in removing an old freezer as part of the five-day clean-up programme which began in the parish on Saturday, September 10.

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Hanover Residents Pleased With Clean-Up Exercise

Residents of several Hanover communities are praising the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development for implementation of the national clean-up programme in the parish. The five-day drive commenced in Hanover on Saturday, September 10, with the communities of Johnson Town, Elgin Town, McQuarrie, Hopewell, Sandy Bay and Lucea being cleared of tons of solid domestic waste. Expressing support for...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), is being shown a piece of equipment in the newly established state-of-the-art isolation room at the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) Paediatric Oncology Department by Paediatric Oncologist, Dr. Michelle Reese Mills (centre). Occasion was the official handover of the project dubbed ‘Sean’s Gift’ by the Rotary Club of Kingston on Friday (September 9). At left is Acting Chief Executive Officer, UHWI, Kevin Allen.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Isolation Room for Paediatric Cancer Patients Opens at UHWI

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, has welcomed the establishment of a state-of- the-art isolation room at the Paediatric Oncology Department, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). The project, dubbed ‘Sean’s Gift’, was undertaken by the Rotary Club of Kingston at a cost of $8 million. It involved the conversion of existing space into a much-needed unit...

Film Commissioner at Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Renee Robinson.

10 years ago Commerce

Five Local Films to Premiere at Trinidad Festival

Five local films will premiere at the upcoming Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival (TTFF), slated for September 20 to 27 in Port-of-Spain. The projects are ‘Original’ by Kurt Wright and Noelle Kerr; ‘Shock Value’, Adrian Lopez; ‘Shoot the Girl’, Tony Hendricks and Natalie Thompson; ‘Sugar’, Laurie Parker, Sharon Leach and Michelle Serieux; and ‘The Silent Ones’, Gregory Lopez and Janet...