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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), looks at a plaque detailing the sponsors of the state-of-the-art Union Gardens Infant School, at the official opening of the institution on Wednesday, January 13. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mr. Omar Sweeney. The school, located in South West St. Andrew was constructed last year through the collaboration of several public and private partners.

Early Childhood Education a Priority – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the development of the new Union Gardens Infant School as an example of the Government’s commitment to early childhood education. The state-of- the-art institution, located off Spanish Town Road in...

Project Coordinator for the Integrated Management of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas Project, National Environment and Planning Agency, Nelsa English-Johnson.

NEPA Hosts Land Husbandry Workshop in St. Thomas

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (3rd right), outlines features of the Cyber Security Awareness campaign to be launched this month, during a recent JIS Think Tank. The campaign dubbed ‘Stop. Think. Connect’ involves partnership with the Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA). Others (from left) are: Technical Advisor to the Ministry, Dr. Moniphia Hewling; JBA Executive, Stacy-Ann Escoe; JBA cyber security task force representative, Lloyd Parchment; Executive Director, JBA, Richard Murray; and Scotiabank representative, Derrick Cochran. Occasion was a JIS Think Tank held today (Jan. 12), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

National Cybersecurity Strategy Making an Impact

Improvement work being done on the Mandela Highway

Mandela Highway to be Expanded this Year

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 12).

Financial Closure and Handover of KCT in March

Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke, addresses the first monthly meeting of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) for the new year, held on January 12, at the KSAC’s head office at Church Street, downtown Kingston.

10 years ago Culture

KSAC Looking to Capitalise on Creative City Designation

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is taking advantage of the designation of Kingston as a Creative City to position the municipality as a major attraction for visitors. Kingston was named a “Creative City of Music” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on December 11 last year. Mayor of Kingston, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies.

10 years ago Transport

North-South Highway 90 Percent Complete

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, says the North-South Highway is 90 per cent complete and will be opened in phases beginning this month. The Angels to Linstead segment will open by the end of January, while the sections from Caymanas to Angels and Ocho Rios to Moneague will be opened by the end of...

Party Chief of the BGP Challenger seismic vessel, Yang Xiaorui (left), explains the seismic operations to Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (centre); and State Minister in the Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Ministry, Hon. Julian Robinson. Occasion was a tour of the vessel, which docked at the Port of Kingston on January 12.

10 years ago EnergyTechnology

Jamaica Moves Ahead with Oil and Gas Exploration

An offshore two-dimensional seismic survey is to be conducted by Tullow Jamaica Limited over the next 30 days to determine Jamaica’s potential for commercial oil and gas. Tullow, a leader in independent gas and oil exploration and production, is undertaking the 3, 000 kilometre survey as part of the work programme outlined in the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) the company signed...

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, displays a poster to be used in the Cyber Security Awareness campaign dubbed: ‘Stop. Think. Connect,’ to be launched this month. Occasion was a JIS Think Tank held today (Jan. 12), at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

10 years ago Technology

STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Cybersecurity Campaign to Be Launched this Month

The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM) will launch its cybersecurity awareness campaign dubbed ‘Stop. Think. Connect.’ this month. The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA), through a number of its member groups, is partnering with the Government on the campaign, which will sensitise Jamaicans about the threat of cybercrimes, and encourage persons to develop safe practices while using the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd left), and Chairman, Jamaica Broilers Group, Robert Levy (2nd right), exchange a warm handshake following the unveiling and official opening of the Best Dressed Chicken Cumberland Hatchery in Portmore, St. Catherine today (Jan. 12). Others (from left) are: Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan and Vice President in charge of Finance at Jamaica Broilers Group, Ian Persaud.

10 years ago Agriculture

GOV’T Implements Measures to Meet Demand for Chicken Meat

The Government is collaborating with the island’s two main chicken producers to satisfy the heightened demand for chicken meat and to ensure that there is no increase in price for the product. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, said that Jamaica Broilers, which produces the Best Dressed Chicken brand, has agreed to place an additional 50,000 chickens per...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, addresses the opening of the upgraded Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning’s (JFLL) literacy centre in Savanna -la-Mar, Westmoreland, recently.

10 years ago Agriculture

Over $6 Billion Invested in Sugar-Dependent Areas

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has invested over $6 billion on improvement projects in sugar-dependent communities across the island since 2009. The projects, undertaken through the European Union (EU)-funded Sugar Transformation Unit (STU), include the provision of, at a cost of some $2.4 billion cane road, and drain projects – $500 million; social infrastructure projects to include schools, clinics,...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (Right), in discussion with Executive Chairman of FLOW Foundation, Errol Miller, at today’s (January 12), launch of National Careers Week, held at JA Biz Town, in Kingston.

10 years ago Education

Education Minister Calls for Promotion of Non-Traditional Careers

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says society should embrace and promote non-traditional careers that are offering huge incomes for young people, while also expanding the economy. Addressing the launch of National Careers Week at JA Biz Town, in Kingston, today (January 12), the Minister said that a radical shift is needed from the perception that only careers in...