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Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna views Barrington Watson’s Mother and Child during the National Gallery of Jamaica’s 40th Anniversary exhibition.

Culture Minister saddened by the passing of Cultural Icons

The Ministry of Youth and Culture notes with regret and sadness the passing of two of Jamaica’s cultural pioneers who have undoubtedly made significant contributions to the cultural and creative industries over the years. Barrington Watson, lauded as one of...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left), and Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Officer at J. Wray and Nephew, Kerry-Ann Johnson (centre), gesture to Director of Nursing Services at the Spanish Town Hospital, Shirlene Johnson Davis (right). Occasion was today’s (Jan. 26) handing over of 76 semi-electric hospital beds, valued at US$57,000, which were procured by Food For the Poor (FFP) through funding from J. Wray and Nephew. The beds, to be distributed to six hospitals, were handed over at FFP’s headquarters in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Others (from left) are: Executive Director of FFP, David Mair; Chairman of FFP, Andrew Mahfood; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Spanish Town Hospital, Jennifer Chambers.

Govt to Expand Bed Space at Four Hospitals

Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (left), and Former Commissioner of the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Alison Moore, unveil the plaque dedicating the Alison Moore Multipurpose Room today (Jan. 26), at Customs House, Newport East in Kingston. Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese (left), and Director of Valuation in the JCA, Devon Manahan, share the moment.

Jamaica Customs Opens Alison Moore Multipurpose Room

Mayor of Montego Bay, Glendon Harris, walks along St. James Street in Montego Bay, where preparations are underway for upgrading of sidewalks. The sidewalk project, which will also entail Barnett Street, is being undertaken through $13 million from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

St. James Parish Council Upgrading Sidewalks in Montego Bay

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (fourth left), addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ on the Cyber Security Public Awareness Campaign, to be launched this month. Others (from left) are: Technical Adviser in the Ministry; Dr. Moniphia Hewling; JMMB representative, Stacy-Ann Escoe; Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) cyber security task force representative, Lloyd Parchment; Executive Director, JBA, Richard Murray and Scotiabank representative, Derrick Cochran.

Code of Conduct for all Deposit Taking Institutions

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General, Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo (2nd right), engages in discussion with Jamaica Promotions Corporation President, Diane Edwards (left), during a tour of the Kingston Container Terminal on January 18. The tour was part of Ambassador Azevêdo’s three-day official visit to Jamaica, from January 17 to 19, at the invitation of the Government.

10 years ago Commerce

Director General of WTO Commends the Government

Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ambassador Roberto Azevêdo, has lauded the strategies implemented by Government to facilitate trade and to ensure the ease of doing business in the country. “You cannot have successful trade policies without having an environment which is friendly for business and I think Jamaica has done a tremendous effort in this area, moving...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Carol Palmer (centre), receives an item from Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Bruno Pouzat (left), at the handing over of victim support tools to the Ministry’s Victim Services Division (VSD) by the UNDP on January 25, at the Ministry’s offices on Oxford Road, in Kingston. The toys are intended to assist in enhancing psychological support services for children suffering from emotional trauma associated with crime. At right is Director of the Division, Rev. Osbourne Bailey.

10 years ago Justice

Victim Services Division Receives Support Tools from UNDP

The Victim Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Justice has received support tools from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to assist in enhancing psychological support services for children suffering from emotional trauma associated with by crime. The items include dolls, building blocks, play doh, puzzles and children’s furniture. They will serve as psychological support tools for children who...

Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Cliff Riley (centre), addresses JIS ‘Think Tank, today (January 26). At left is General Manager, Marketing, at the SRC, Roselyn Fisher, and at right is Manager, Process Development, Julia Brown.

10 years ago Technology

GEF Using SRC’S Work to Design Regional Bio-Gas Project

The Global Environment Fund (GEF) is designing programmes around the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) case studies on bio-gas technology. This is being done as part of the implementation of a regional bio-gas project, Manager of Process Development at the SRC, Julia Brown, explained at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on January 26. “The SRC, through the Government of Jamaica, has a...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton.

10 years ago Commerce

Minister Hylton Urges Private Sector Partnership in Creating BPO Space

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has renewed the call for private sector entities to partner with the Government in providing additional work-ready space for the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. BPO, which involves subcontracting various business-related operations to a third party provider, is considered one of the most promising areas for spurring job creation and development...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles.

10 years ago Local Government

Private Investors show Confidence in Local Economy

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says there is indication that increasingly, private investors are buying into the local economy, as the country continues to reflect economic improvements. “If you speak to manufacturers, they will tell you that they are investing. Confidence has come back pretty strongly in recent times,” he said. Mr. Byles was responding...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to formally open Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Others in foreground (from left): are Chief Commercial Officer, Sutherland Global Services, K.S Kumar; Chief Delivery Officer, Sutherland Global, Jan Uhrich; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Dianne Edwards. Others in the background (from left) are: Country Head and Associate Vice President, Sutherland Global Services, Odetta Rockhead Kerr; Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; and Member of Parliament for South Central St. Catherine, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, who represented the Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness.

10 years ago CommercePrime Minister

BPO Sector to Create 6,000 Jobs

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says that eight of the approximately 40 business process outsourcing (BPO) companies operating in Jamaica have five-year expansion plans that could create almost 6,000 additional jobs. She made the disclosure at the official opening of Sutherland Global Services’ New Kingston offices on January 22. Describing the BPO industry in Jamaica as a...

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (3rd left), prepares to cut the ribbon to open a roadway in the community of Keith in St. Ann, which was repaired under the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). Others (from left) are: Deputy Mayor of St. Ann

10 years ago Transport

JEEP Delivers

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, said the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) has been impacting positively on the lives of many Jamaicans, through the delivery of houses, roads, schools and other basic infrastructure, while creating employment. He was addressing a meeting at the Discovery Bay community centre on January 22, after a...