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Negotiations in Final Stage with Another Oil Company for Licence to Explore

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the Ministry is in the final stages of negotiation with a major oil and gas company, to explore another section of the island to determine the potential for commercial oil...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and students, Amir Nelson (left) and Alison Johnson (centre) plant an orange tree at the Orange Hill Primary School, on February 5. Mr. Kellier launched a tree planting project at the school.

Tree Planting Project Launched At Orange Hill Primary School

Firefighters demonstrate the fire fighting capabilities of one of three new fire units, which the Government has acquired for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, handed over the units on February 4, at the York Park Fire Station, Orange Street, Kingston.

Three Fire Trucks Added To JFB Fleet

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (right), engages in conversation with Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Niu Qingbao, during the signing ceremony for a US$20.5 million contract for the rehabilitation and widening of the Marcus Garvey Drive roadway. The signing ceremony was held on February 4, at the Ministry’s head office in Kingston.

Gov’t Signs US$20.5 Million Contract to Widen Marcus Garvey Drive

Chairman of the Western Medical Association (WMA), Dr. Garfield Badal (left), with recipients of the 2015 WMA Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) award, at a ceremony held on January 24. From second left are: Jessica McKnight, Antonio Colman and Candice Owens.

WMA Continues to Support Students

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (second left), signs contract for the rehabilitation of the John Common Road, near Stonehenge, in Southern St. James, on February 5. The work is being funded by the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH) Limited, at a cost of $6.5 million. Others (from left) are: Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris; Councillor Gladston Bent; Project Manager, Andrew Jeffery; Project Engineer, Dwight Mullings and Chief Executive Officer of SCJH Limited, John Gayle.

10 years ago Agriculture

John Common Road To Be Repaired

A section of the John Common Road, near Stonehenge, in St. James, will be repaired at a cost of $6.5 million. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, signed the contract on February 5, at the Orange Hill Primary School, in St. James. In his address, Mr. Kellier informed that the work will get underway next week and completed...

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Mrs. Antonica Gunter-Gayle, interacts with young children enrolled in the programme, at the Stimulation Plus (STIM-PLUS) Child Development Centre, in Kingston.

10 years ago Education

Director Gives All to Early Stimulation Programme

Twenty-eight years ago, Antonica Gunter-Gayle embarked on a career in the special needs field, when she accepted a job as Child Development Officer with the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP). She began teaching children with developmental disabilities and later moved on to being the Supervisor of the programme. Now, for the past 10 years, she has been at the helm as...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), examines pineapples on the Orange Hill Primary School compound, during a tour of the community on February 5. Others (from left) are: Councillor Martin Kellier and Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings (SCJH), John Gayle.

10 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Minister Hints at Establishing Pineapple Factory in St. James

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the time is ripe to revisit the plan to establish a pineapple factory in Stonehenge, Southern St. James, to utilize the abundance of pineapple produced in that community and the adjoining areas. “We had planned some time ago, that we would establish in this zone, as part of our development plan...

Chairman, Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph M. Matalon (left), having a light exchange with (from second left), Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; and Managing Director, DBJ, Milverton Reynolds. Occasion was the signing ceremony for a new US$3.5 million Technical Co-operation Agreement (TCA) between the DBJ and the IDB-Multilateral Investment Fund, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, on February 4.

10 years ago CommerceFinance & Public Service

Jamaica Hailed for Taking Lead in Venture Capital

Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones, has hailed Jamaica for leading the way in the development of a venture capital eco-system in the Caribbean. “What we are witnessing is the evolution of the development of the eco-system for venture capital and angel investors in providing more opportunities for small and medium entrepreneurs to thrive in Jamaica,” she said....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (second right), in conversation with Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Technical Working Group of the Cultural and Creative Industries, Dr. Deborah Hickling (left), at the Creative Economy Research Symposium, hosted by the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on February 5. Others (from second left) are: Vice-Chancellor of the University of West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir. Hilary Beckles; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen and Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Colin Gyles. Minister Hylton represented Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, who chairs the Commission.

10 years ago Commerce

Minister Hylton Calls for Research Partnerships

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging the establishment of research partnerships for the provision of data on cultural and creative activity in Jamaica. Mr. Hylton was delivering the keynote address at a Creative Economy Research Symposium, hosted by the National Cultural and Creative Industries Commission (NCCIC), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on the University of...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, bushes an area of the Alpha Infant and Primary School compound, while participating in the National Clean-up Day in Schools, today (February 5). The Day was held to facilitate vector control activities and to get rid of mosquito breeding sites in schools. The Minister also visited Calabar Primary and Junior High School.

10 years ago EducationHealth & Wellness

Schools Encouraged To Make Repellents Available To Students

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging schools with adequate resources, to make insect repellents available for students, to assist with the Government’s drive to combat the spread of the Zika Virus (ZikV). “We are inviting schools that have the resources or can get them, to make (repellents) available to the various classes, and to the school nurses...

Members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) climb aboard one of the three new units that were handed over to the JFB, during a ceremony held on Thursday, February 4, at the York Park Fire Station, on Orange Street, in Kingston.

10 years ago Local Government

Jamaica Fire Brigade Expands EMS

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has expanded its Emergency Medical Services (EMS), to offer a range of first responder services at the station level. “Members of the public can now walk in the station at any time and access services, such as basic burn and wound care, blood pressure checks, blood sugar tests, general first aid and advice on...