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Fees for some Land Title Transactions to be Increased

Come April 1, the National Land Agency (NLA) will be increasing the fees for some land title transactions. The existing fee structure, which was implemented in 1995, has become unsustainable over time, due primarily to inflation and increased operational costs. Fees...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, goes over his notes prior to the start of the Post Cabinet press briefing at the Office of Prime Minister, in Kingston, on March 22.

Government to Finalise Board Chairpersons

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Conservator of Forests in the Forestry Department, Miss Marilyn Headley (right), interact with students, while on a tour of an Expo in observance of World Water Day, on the lawns of Devon House, on March 22.

Expo to Mark World Water Day

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), observes while Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Masanori Nakano (centre) and Principal of the Clarendon based Rock River Primary School, Marcia Ankle, display the agreement for a grant of $10 million, to build a learning centre at the institution. The agreement was signed at the Japanese Embassy, in St. Andrew, on March 22.

Rock River Primary to get Learning Centre

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (3rd-Right) joins Shaggy (4th-Left), Mr. Kenneth Benjamin (1st-Left), Chairman, Bustamante Hospital for Children Foundation and the team from the Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation along with the senior medical staff of the Bustamante Hospital for Children during the handover of funds raised from the Shaggy & Friends 2016 Charity Concert - I Dare. The event was held on March 22, 2016, at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.

Over $64M Donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children

Fulbright Core Scholar and Geoscientist based at the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Katherine Kelly Ellins, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, recently. She is assisting in the creation of the Jamaica Educational Seismic Network (JAESN), by placing seismographs in schools across the island.

10 years ago Environment

ODPEM Commits $1.24 Million for Earthquake Project

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has committed $1.24 million to fund workshops to train teachers of the schools that will be a part of the Jamaica Educational Seismograph Network (JAESN). Five schools have so far committed to having seismographs placed in their locations. These include Jamaica College, Ardenne High, Mount Alvernia High, Immaculate Conception High and...

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, responding to questions posed at a Post Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of Prime Minister in Kingston, on March 22. At right is Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Frontline Health Workers Vaccinated

Approximately 90 percent of frontline health workers have received vaccination to protect themselves against the Influenza A (H1N1) virus. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the Post Cabinet press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, in Kingston, on March 22. “It’s a voluntary process. In the past, I’m told that...

(Second right) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (CGES), Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange shared a photo opportunity with members of the National Football Team as they received a cheque from (left) CEO, Digicel, David Butler to aid their quest to World Cup 2018. The moment was also shared with (right) President, Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell.

10 years ago Sport

“Sports remain a critical vehicle for economic growth” – Grange

Sports Minster, Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, yesterday, pledged her commitment in using her best efforts in convincing her colleague, Transport Minister, Honourable Mike Henry in providing a team bus for the Reggae Boyz as they continue their campaign to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia. Minister Grange made the commitment at the media launch...

:(Front Row) Dr. Kevin Harvey (1st Left), His Excellency, His Excellency Ambassador Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (3rd-R), Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Winston De La Haye (2nd-Right), Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Lundie Richards (1st-Right), Director, Health Service Planning and Integration among Cuban Health Workers at a Reception held on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Offices of the Ministry of Health, 10-16 Grenada Way, Kingston 5.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

Twenty Cuban Health Workers Arrived in Jamaica to Strengthen Primary Health Care and Oral Health

Twenty (20) Cuban Health Workers arrived in Jamaica as part of a long-standing relationship with the Cuban Government under the Technical Cooperation Agreement between Jamaica and Cuba. This group will particularly strengthen primary health care and oral health. The Cubans arrived on Monday, March 21, 2016, and were welcomed by Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kevin Harvey, at a Reception hosted at...

Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Vendolyn Cameron-Powell, addresses policy forum on building safe communities, staged by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), at its Mandeville campus, in Manchester, on March 18.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

Police Supt. Suggests Bonding JCF Members

Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Vendolyn Cameron-Powell, is suggesting that the Government consider bonding members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), to stem the high attrition rate within the organisation. She noted that the JCF, which is currently seeking to fill about 3,000 vacancies, is losing well-trained officers to other countries that are “doing everything to recruit them.” Superintendent...

Commissioner of Police, Dr. Carl Williams.

10 years ago National Security and Peace

District Constables to Return to Communities

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, has announced the planned re-assignment of District Constables (DCs) from police stations back into their communities. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on March 21, Dr. Williams explained that the function of these officers is primarily to support the regular Police men and women at the community level. He pointed out that...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), addresses senior managers of the Child Development Agency (CDA), at the agency’s head office in downtown Kingston, on March 21. To the State Minister’s left is Chief Executive Officer of the CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

10 years ago Youth

Strategic Review of Residential Care Facilities

The Government is to undertake a strategic review of its residential child care facilities, to strengthen the services provided for children in State care. This was disclosed by State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, following a meeting with the senior management team of the Child Development Agency (CDA), at its head office in downtown Kingston, on March 21....