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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (right), and Government Senator, Sophia Frazer Binns, consult on an issue during Friday’s (Jan. 8) sitting of the Senate.

Local Government Bills Passed in the Senate

Three strategic bills, which are pivotal to the Local Government reform process in Jamaica, were passed in the Senate on January 8. They are the Local Governance Bill; Local Government (Unified Service and Employment) Bill; and the Local Government (Financing...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, addresses the ceremony for the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St. Ann on Friday (Jan. 8).

Insurance Companies to Pay for Services Delivered at Public Health Facilities

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (4th left), presents Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Horace Morgan (2nd right), with a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St Ann. The MoU was signed on Friday (Jan. 8) on the grounds of the hospital.
Looking on are (l-r) are: former Member of Parliament for South-West St Ann, Glenville Shaw; Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Dr. Hillary Johnson Morgan, representing project partner the Patel Foundation for Global Initiatives; Custos of St Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; and Member of Parliament for South-West St. Ann, Keith Walford. — Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (4th left), presents Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Horace Morgan (2nd right), with a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the upgrading of the Alexandria Community Hospital in St Ann. The MoU was signed on Friday (Jan. 8) on the grounds of the hospital. Looking on are (l-r) are: former Member of Parliament for South-West St Ann, Glenville Shaw; Director of Mind Body and Soul Health Ministry, Dr. Hillary Johnson Morgan, representing project partner the Patel Foundation for Global Initiatives; Custos of St Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; and Member of Parliament for South-West St. Ann, Keith Walford.

MOU Signed for Upgrading of Alexandria Community Hospital

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency, Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey.

CDA Rolls Out Child Case Management System

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill (left), and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (centre), share a moment with General Manager of Meliá Braco Village Hotel in Trelawny, Dimitri Kosvogiannis (right), at the ground breaking ceremony for renovation of the hotel in April 2015.

Tourism Minister Urges Jamaicans to Grasp Investment Opportunities in Sector

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), shakes the hand of Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe, at the official handing over of energy efficient solutions at the JIS.

10 years ago Technology

Public Sector Entities Reduce Use Of Electricity Under EECP

The Government is achieving its goal of reducing electricity used by its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), through the introduction of energy efficient solutions, under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP). So effective is the thrust, that the Government is extending the three-year programme. “The programme has realized a good measure of success and so Government has decided to...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill addresses visitors during the celebration to mark the 278th anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty between the Maroons and the British government and the birthday of Captain Kojo of the Trelawny Town Maroons Sovereign State of Accompong, on January 6, in St. Elizabeth.

10 years ago Tourism

Tourism Minister Commends Maroons

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has hailed the annual January 6 celebration of the Trelawny Town Maroons Sovereign State of Accompong, as it offers visitors and locals a rich historical and cultural experience. “Though traditional beach and site-seeing tourism has been a boon to Jamaica’s economy, community tourism, like the offerings here at Accompong, allows us...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), comforts Elizabeth Goodleigh, daughter of the late trade union leader, Lloyd Goodleigh, at his funeral service, held on January 9, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Kingston.

10 years ago CommunityPrime Minister

Prime Minister Hails Lloyd Goodleigh As Exemplary Advocate

The late trade union leader, Lloyd Goodleigh, has been hailed as an exemplary advocate for the cause of workers, by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller. Delivering a tribute on behalf of the Government at the funeral service of Mr. Goodleigh, held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, in Kingston, on January 9, the Prime Minister said the trade...

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, addresses the opening of new classrooms and refurbished building at the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) Adult Education Centre in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 8.

10 years ago Education

Adult Education Centre In Savanna-La-Mar Upgraded

The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) is the beneficiary of a $4 million upgrade of its Savanna-la-Mar Adult Education Centre, in Westmoreland. This was made possible through a joint partnership between the Sugar Transformation Unit (STU) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the European Union (EU). The three-classroom facility was officially opened on January 8, by Minister...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ about the assistance provided by the Fund.

10 years ago Health & Wellness

National Health Fund Pays $3.8 Billion In Subsidy

The National Health Fund (NHF) is reporting subsidy payments of just over $3.8 billion to NHF cardholders for claims made in 2015, a six per cent increase over the $3.59 billion that was paid out in 2014. The sum represents approximately 3.9 million claims made by 228,000 Jamaicans using their NHF cards at participating pharmacies island-wide, last year. An additional...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right),
having a light exchange with Head of Delegation for the European Union,
Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei at the opening of the Jamaica Foundation
for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) classrooms and refurbished building at Barracks
Road, Savanna-la-Mar, on January 8.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

EU Delegation Head Says Organization Has Impacted Every Parish

Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Paola Amadei, says while her four-year stint as Ambassador is coming to an end, she will leave knowing her organization has made an indelible mark in almost every community in Jamaica. Speaking at the opening of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) classrooms and refurbished building at Barracks Road,...

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese (left), discusses the phased implementation of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA), with Chief Information Officer at the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), Andre Williams.

10 years ago Commerce

Commissioner of Customs Satisfied with ASYCUDA

Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reese, says he is satisfied with the implementation of the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA). “We have already implemented the export module and the import module for Sufferance Wharves [in Kingston]. We have also implemented the import module for personal shipments in Kingston and Montego Bay,” he told JIS News. The Commissioner explained that...