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Time with the PM: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller raps with Global Youth Ambassador for the Caribbean and Latin America Shaquille Ramsay Wednesday (February 17), during a courtesy call at the Office of the Prime Minister, 1 Devon Road. Mr. Ramsay was accompanied by a delegation of youth ambassadors as well as representatives of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The Global Youth Ambassador discussed with the Prime Minister matters concerning his mandate and the Global Volunteer Network which appointed him. Mrs. Simpson Miller congratulated him on being the first Jamaican to be appointed to the position and expressed confidence that he will do well.

PM Encourages Youth Leaders to Strive for Excellence

Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller on Wednesday, February 17 reminded a group of young persons that they are the ones to take the reins of the country in the future, urging them to continue to strive for excellence even in the...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips (2nd right); Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (2nd left); and Managing Director, Red Stripe, Ricardo Nuncio (left), listen to Chairman, Red Stripe, Richard Byles. Occasion was a press conference at Red Stripe’s Spanish Town Road headquarters on Wednesday (Feb. 17), to announce the resumption of production of beer in Jamaica for export to the United States.

Jamaica to Resume Red Stripe Production for North American Market

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding.

Justice Ministry Welcomes Improved CPI 2015 Ranking

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in conversation with Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability at the International Labour Organization, Dr. Hassan Ndahi (centre) and Chairman of HEART Trust/NTA Board, Dr. Moses Peart (left), before the start of HEART Trust/NTA’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown, Kingston, on February 16.

ILO Commends Jamaica

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (third left), and Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven (second left), break ground for the Liberty Hill Infant School, in Discovery Bay, St. St. Ann, recently. Others (from left) are: People's National Party (PNP) candidate for North West St. Ann, Dr. Dayton Campbell and Chairman of Liberty Hill Infant School, Coyed Jarrett. The school, which was destroyed by fire in 2014, will be rebuilt by the CHASE Fund at a cost of $24.4 million.

CHASE Continues to Support Critical Areas of National Development

Director, Minerals Economics in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Denis Miller, speaking at a Mining Sector Stakeholders Meeting, on February 17 at JAMPRO’S head office in New Kingston.

10 years ago Mining

Minerals Industry Profitable – Miller

Director of Minerals Economics in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Denis Miller, says the minerals sector is very important to the economy in terms of providing valuable foreign exchange, and as well as creating critical linkages for employment and economic growth. He was speaking at the Mining Sector Stakeholders Meeting held today (February 17), at the JAMPRO head...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, addresses a function in Gillard, St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (Feb.16), for the commissioning of electricity service for 29 residents.

10 years ago Agriculture

Gov’t to Expand Ganja Research and Development

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is encouraging Jamaicans to prepare to take advantage of the economic benefits to be derived from the ganja industry. He said licences will shortly be issued to farmers for the legal cultivation of ganja, and plans are in place to expand research and development. “In April to May of this...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left); and Senior Director in the Ministry, Colin Barnett (right), share a light moment with students of the HEART Trust/ NTA, at the institution’s inaugural Labour Market Research Day held on Tuesday, February 16 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Labour

More Employers Urged to Hire Persons with Disabilities

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is calling for more employers to hire persons with disabilities (PWDs). He noted that the Ministry, through its agencies, the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) and the Abilities Foundation, along with HEART Trust/NTA, has made “tremendous progress” in training and certifying PWDs in skilled areas. “I want us...

Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Mr. Dennis Chung (left), responds to questions during a public forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, which was hosted as part of the HEART Trust/NTA Labour Market Research Day on February 16. Fellow panelists (from second left) are: Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, International Labour Organisation (ILO), Dr. Hassan Ndahi; Executive Director of the HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Wayne Wesley; and Head, Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute, Mr. Danny Roberts.

10 years ago Economic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentLabourVision 2030

Research Day Facilitates Discussions on Labour Market and Economic Growth

The Labour Market Research Day, hosted by the HEART Trust/NTA on February 16, facilitated a range of discussions on the ways to position the labour market to enable economic growth. Senior Director of Information System Technical Services at HEART Trust, Colin Barnett, in an interview with JIS News following a public forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, said the inaugural...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill.

10 years ago Environment

Keep Water Storage Containers Covered – Pickersgill

Minister for Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, is advising persons engaged in rainwater harvesting, to ensure that storage facilities are properly covered so that they do not become breeding sites for mosquitoes. “I have been asking citizens to become involved in rainwater harvesting, so I’m further advising that you make adequate preparation to secure the water;...

Director of Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division in the Youth and Culture Ministry, Dr. Janice Lindsay (second left), presents Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage Grey, with culture passports, at the CDA offices in downtown, Kingston, on February 17. Observing the hand over are: Director of Community Cultural Services at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden Vernon (left) and some wards of the State.

10 years ago Culture

CDA Head Says Wards of The State Will Benefit From Culture Passports

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage Grey, says the donation of culture passports to 100 wards of the State will lead to their holistic cultural development. The passports will allow the wards to access cultural sites and institutions and communities free of cost or at reduced rates. “To get them in touch with their...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), is joined by People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the February 25 General Elections for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan (centre) and Chairman of National Energy Solutions (NESol), Garfield Daley, to officially commission into service electricity supply for 29 houses in Gillard in South West St. Elizabeth, on February 16.

10 years ago Technology

Residents of Gillard Now Have Electricity

Electricity has been made available to some 29 households in the Gillard community of South West St. Elizabeth. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on February 16, officially commissioned the service in the area. The project, which was undertaken by National Energy Solutions (NESol), saw some 1.6 kilometres of cable being installed at a cost of...