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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the annual Dispatch of Farm Workers to Canada ceremony on Tuesday, January 5, at the Overseas Employment Services Centre on East Street, Kingston.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, speaking at the annual Dispatch of Farm Workers to Canada ceremony on Tuesday, January 5, at the Overseas Employment Services Centre on East Street, Kingston.

More Than 8,000 Jamaicans to Benefit from Employment Opportunities in Canada

More than 8,000 Jamaicans are to benefit from employment opportunities in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP), this year. The farm workers, 310 of whom will leave on January 6 as the first batch, will be engaged in...
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth left) with (from left) Master-in-Chambers, Miss Carolyn Tie; Justices Chester Stamp and Lorna Shelly-Williams; Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla; newly-appointed Court of Appeal President, Justice Cecil Morrison; Justices Vinette Graham Allen and Sonia Bertram Linton; Master-in-Chambers, Miss Rosemarie Harris; and Justice Dale Palmer. Occasion was a swearing in ceremony for the five Puisne Judges and the two Masters-in-Chambers at King’s House, on January 5.
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fifth left) with (from left) Master-in-Chambers, Miss Carolyn Tie; Justices Chester Stamp and Lorna Shelly-Williams; Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla; newly-appointed Court of Appeal President, Justice Cecil Morrison; Justices Vinette Graham Allen and Sonia Bertram Linton; Master-in-Chambers, Miss Rosemarie Harris; and Justice Dale Palmer. Occasion was a swearing in ceremony for the five Puisne Judges and the two Masters-in-Chambers at King’s House, on January 5.

Puisne Judges Sworn In
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller offers congratulations to newly appointed President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison, at a swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House on January 4. At right is Opposition Leader, Mr. Andrew Holness, at centre (background), is Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller offers congratulations to newly appointed President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Cecil Dennis Morrison, at a swearing-in ceremony, held at King’s House on January 4. At right is Opposition Leader, Mr. Andrew Holness, at centre (background), is Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller.

PM Assures the Public of Efficient and Accessible Justice System
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

PM Says Gov’t to Continue Justice Reform this Year
Assistant Commissioner in charge of Fire Prevention at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Sean Martin (2nd right), looks on as Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks (right), presents a fire extinguisher to Rochelle McCalla and her children. The family of four lost their home in a blaze that occurred at 22 Mandela Terrace, Kingston 11 on May 26, 2015. They were presented with two fire extinguishers, bed, bed linen, pillows, food items, cash and gift vouchers by the JFB on December 31.
Assistant Commissioner in charge of Fire Prevention at the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Sean Martin (2nd right), looks on as Public Relations Officer at the JFB, Emeleo Ebanks (right), presents a fire extinguisher to Rochelle McCalla and her children. The family of four lost their home in a blaze that occurred at 22 Mandela Terrace, Kingston 11 on May 26, 2015. They were presented with two fire extinguishers, bed, bed linen, pillows, food items, cash and gift vouchers by the JFB on December 31.

Jamaica Fire Brigade to Assist Families Affected By Fire

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Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh (centre), and Head of Section (Cooperation) European Union (EU) Delegation, Achim Schaffert (right), listen to Senior Lecturer, International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Stephen Woolcock, at the opening session for a five-day training course on public procurement, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, today (January 4).
Finance & Public Service

Public Procurement System Being Strengthened

The Government has been working to transform and strengthen its public procurement system, to ensure greater transparency and efficiency in the management of this process. Among the measures in the streamlining of the procurement process to reduce the time and money spent. This was noted  by Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Dianne McIntosh, while addressing the opening...
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Newly appointed Minister of Health, the Hon. Horace Dalley
Health & Wellness

Minister of Health Wishes a Speedy Recovery for the More than 4000 Patients Currently in Public Hospitals

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley is wishing all patients who are presently in public health facilities a speedy recovery as we approach 2016. Minister Dalley says more than four thousand persons will welcome the New Year as patients in Government health facilities across the island. He is assuring them and their families that health workers will continue to give...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), is greeted by Chief Technical Director of Social Services in the Ministry, Miss Dionne Jennings (right), ahead of a tour of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, on Thursday (December 31). Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, Mr. Errol Greene (second left) and General Manager, Mrs. Laurette Adams-Thomas (second right), look on.
Labour

Social Security Minister Pledges Continued Support for Golden Age Home

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, has pledged the Ministry’s continued support of the staff and residents of the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home, in Kingston. Speaking  on Thursday, December 31,  ahead of a tour of the facility, he said social protection is the responsibility of the Jamaican Government, and its work in this area, in...
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Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.
Technology

Energy Minister Appoints Committee to Review Petrol Trade

Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell has appointed a private sector-led committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the petroleum trade in Jamaica and make recommendations to protect the integrity of the trade. The Committee is mandated to examine and review the protocols and regulations governing the trade, act as an impartial arbiter in the investigations being undertaken to identify the source,...
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Dana-Gaye Weller (in wheelchair), is all smiles after receiving a plaque and laptop from Internet Income Jamaica at Emancipation Park recently, after successfully completing a training programme with the company. Also sharing in the moment are (from left): Parent with disabled child, Denise Williams; Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks, and Chief Executive Officer at Internet Income Jamaica, Alicia Lyttle.
Labour

Dana-Gaye Overcomes Disability to Excel

Dana-Gaye Weller is living proof that there are no boundaries to excelling. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at age three, a genetic disorder that progressively weakens and results in the loss of muscle mass over time, she was given until age eight to live. Now 27 years old, she has surpassed all expectations. A contrast for many persons with disabilities (PWDs),...
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Immediate past Chairman of the Kitson Town Community Development Committee (CDC), Donna-Marie Daley (right), converses with (from left): Principal of the Kitson Town All Age School, Nerica Hay-Powell, and Social Development Commission (SDC) Community Development Officers, Janice Golding Williams and Norda Lyons, at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million community resource centre, in Kitson Town, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Community

Kitson Town CDC Putting Together Economic Enterprise to Benefit Community

The Kitson Town Community Development Committee (CDC), in St. Catherine, is putting together an economic enterprise to earn from some of the fruits produced in the area, at the $15 million resource centre now under construction. The community and its surroundings are known for mangoes and other crops, much of which are not developed into profit making enterprises, but Immediate...
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