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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), presents retiree of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Viviene Nelson, with a gift and a framed copy of her citation, which was read during the SDC’s retirement and staff recognition dinner at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester on Thursday, April 7. Ms. Nelson, who was a Senior Administrative Assistant at the time of her retirement, served the agency for 46 years.

Social Development Commission Honours Retirees for 167 Years of Service

Six retirees of the Social Development Commission (SDC), who gave a total of 167 years of service, were honoured during a retirement and staff recognition dinner at the Golf View Hotel in Manchester, on Thursday, April 7. The honourees are:...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), and World Bank Country Manager for Jamaica, Galina Sotirova, peruse multilateral programme briefs, during a meeting at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston, on Friday, April 8.

Minor Water Systems to be Established in Four Parishes

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, addressing journalists during Thursday’s (April 7) media briefing at the agency’s head office on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston. (FILE)

JAMPRO Not Involved In Fraudulent Investment Scheme

Minster of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), along with students of the Union Gardens Infant School enjoy the company of the Colgate Palmolive Mascot at the re-launch of the Colgate Mobile Dental Unit on April 7, at the school in Kingston.

Health Ministry Seeks Partnership in Strengthening Preventive Oral Care

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), is in conversation with Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry (left), and Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones, during a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday, April 7.

Government to Focus on Road Safety – PM

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for International Development (DFID), Baroness Sandip Verma, listens as Commanding Officer of 1 Engineer Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Lieutenant Colonel Martin Rickman, outlines the work being undertaken by Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) interns at Up Park Camp, St. Andrew. Occasion was tour of the CSJP activity site on April 4.

10 years ago Justice

DFID Pleased With Work of CSJP

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for International Development (DFID), Baroness Sandip Verma, is hailing the work of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in transforming the lives of young people residing in at-risk communities in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News after a tour of two CSJP project sites in Kingston on Tuesday (April 4),...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), listens to a question from British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News Correspondent for African and Caribbean Social Affairs, Elaine Dunkley, ahead of an interview at Jamaica House on Thursday, April 7.

10 years ago Prime Minister

Restructuring Bureaucratic System a Priority for First 100 Days – PM

Restructuring the country’s bureaucratic system to enable efficient and quick decision making is among the Government’s priorities for its first 100 days in office. This was stated by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) at Jamaica House on Thursday (April 7). He said reform of the country’s bureaucratic system will...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), interacts with students of the Padmore Primary School during a tour of the institution located in Red Hills, St. Andrew on Thursday, April 7.

10 years ago Education

Education Ministry Commits $3.5 Million for Refurbishing of Padmore Primary

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has committed $3.5 million for first phase improvement works at the Padmore Primary School in Red Hills, St. Andrew. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, told JIS News that the works will include renovation of the bathroom facilities, installation of a computer laboratory, which will also serve as a library, as well...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), is in discussion with captain of the West Indies Women’s Cricket Team, Stafanie Taylor, at a welcome reception in honour of Ms. Taylor, at the Pineapple Lounge, Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on April 6. Ms. Taylor led the West Indies team to its first victory in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup. The finals of the tournament took place on April 3 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India.

10 years ago Sport

Gov’t to Fast-Track Plans for Stafanie Taylor Oval

The Government is pushing forward with plans for the establishment of the Stafanie Taylor Oval at the Eltham High School in St. Catherine. The institution is the alma mater of the captain of the West Indies Women’s Team, which defeated Australia to lift the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s Twenty20 (T20) World Cup trophy for the first time. Making the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange shares a photo opportunity with (from left) President, Jamaica Cricket Association, Billy Heaven; West Indies female cricketer, Stefanie Taylor and Head of Public Relations, Digicel, Elon Parkinson at the welcome home reception held for Taylor. The event took place in the Pineapple Lounge at the Norman Manley International Airport on Wednesday, April 06, 2016.

10 years ago Sport

Sport Minister Calls for Gender Equality in Sport

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is calling on stakeholders within the sporting fraternity to join her in lobbying for greater gender equality in sport, particularly in the game of cricket. She made the appeal during a welcome reception in honour of the captain of the victorious West Indies Women’s T20 cricket team, Stafanie Taylor, at...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (centre), greets Japan’s Ambassador to Jamaica His Excellency Masanori Nakano (right), while Director, Sanmerna Foundation Limited, Robert White, looks on. Occasion was the launch of the Sanmerna Foundation on Wednesday (April 6), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters, Hermitage Road, St. Andrew.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance State Minister Welcomes Foundation Launch

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has hailed the launch of the Sanmerna Foundation Limited, which aims to improve the lives of the youth and the elderly in inner city communities through initiatives in education, health and sports. Mr. Spencer said the Government welcomes interventions aimed at assisting the most vulnerable...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry (left), looks on as President of the United States (US)-based National Association of Christian Educators (NACE), Dr. Amos Jones (seated, second left), and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Norman Grant (seated, third left), affix their signatures to certificates of alliance. This followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a US$29 million pilot project, which will see Jamaica’s agricultural produce being sold in the US. Also pictured (standing, from left) are: First Vice-President, JAS, Donald Berry; and Chief Executive Officer of the JAS, Christopher Emanuel. The ceremony was held at the JAS, in downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Agriculture

PS says Sugar Industry will Rebound

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, is confident the sugar industry will rebound, despite the challenges being faced. He cited exploitation of the Caribbean market as one avenue for the revival of the once booming industry. “I think that the survival of Jamaica’s sugar industry now rests with satisfying the huge demand for...