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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.
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.

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...
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.
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.

Minister Hylton Calls for Research Partnerships
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.
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.

Schools Encouraged To Make Repellents Available To Students
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.
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.

Jamaica Fire Brigade Expands EMS
Nurse Jennifer Turner (left) checks the blood pressure of National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) employee, Roy Gager. Occasion was a health and wellness fair staged by the company for its western regional staff on Thursday (Feb. 4), at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay, St. James.
Nurse Jennifer Turner (left) checks the blood pressure of National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) employee, Roy Gager. Occasion was a health and wellness fair staged by the company for its western regional staff on Thursday (Feb. 4), at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay, St. James.

NSWMA Western Region Staff Benefit from Health Fair

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Team Leader for the Children and Family Support Unit of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Carmen Mullings (right), speaking to participants who attended the CDA’s Parenting Seminar at the Alpha Institute in Kingston, last year June.
Culture

Parenting Workshops for Foster Care Week

Parenting workshops, community walk-throughs and recreational excursions for parents are among the many activities scheduled for  the annual Foster Care Week, from February 7 to 13. The week-long activities are being organised by the Child Development Agency (CDA), an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, under the theme:  ‘Share your Home… Foster a Child’. The week will commence...
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Outgoing Speaker of the House and Member of Parliament, Michael Peart, who presided over his last sitting of the House of Representatives on February 2.

MPs Bang Desks for Michael Peart

On February  2, the House of Representatives adjourned on a celebratory note with rousing applause and loud banging on desks as Speaker of the House, Michael Peart, exited the halls of Parliament for the final time in this capacity. This exuberant showing was in acknowledgement of Mr. Peart’s 22 years of stellar service to his country. A Member of Parliament...
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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas (left), having a light discussion with Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor, Boyd Rutherford (centre), at the Maryland State Capital in Annapolis, on Monday, February 1. At right is Maryland Secretary of State, John Wobensmith.
Foreign Affairs

Maryland wants to Deepen Relations with Jamaica

The State of Maryland, in the United States, is looking to deepen its relationship with Jamaica in the areas of Agriculture, Education, Commerce and Cultural Exchange. This was disclosed by the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, Boyd Rutherford, during talks with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, at the Maryland State Capital, in Annapolis, on February 1....
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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), and Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Democratic Women’s Federation’s (FDIM), Alecia Campos Perez, engages with babies at a day care facility run by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). Occasion was a tour of the facility’s Trafalgar Road location in St. Andrew on Thursday (February 4), with a delegation from Cuba.
Information

Gov’t Looking To Improve Services for Teen Mothers

The Government has completed a study, aimed at improving the services offered by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). The study was undertaken through support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the research looked at all the WCJF facilities across the island with a...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated, second right) and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated, second left) sign a Memorandum of Understanding that is designed to provide career guidance and improve access to labour market information system among young people at parish and community levels. The signing was undertaken at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive on February 3. Others (seated, from left) are: Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden. Overseeing the signing (standing, from left) are: Public Relations and Marketing Officer, JLS, Kimberly Whilby McLaughlin and Record Clerk, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Vennecia Francis.
LabourNational Security and Peace

Labour Ministry and JLS Sign MOU for Use of LMIS

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate the use of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS) in the library network, to foster career development and job placement. Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the $3.5 million project is designed to provide career guidance and...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), listens to Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Ivan Anderson (left), during a tour of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway on February 4. At right is Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Niu Qingbao. . The road will be officially opened to the public on February 8.
Prime MinisterTransport

PM Says New Opportunities Will Come with Opening of Angels to Linstead Highway

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says new opportunities for economic growth and job creation will result from the opening of the Angels to Linstead leg of the North South Highway. The opportunities are to be provided through the “rapid expansion” in the hotel and tourist industry, which will be spurred on by “this new mega infrastructural” development,...
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