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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, congratulates long servicing District Constable, Devon Green, after presenting him with an award at the 24th Annual General Conference of the United District Constables Association, held on December 2, at the Cardiff Hotel and Spa in Runaway Bay, St. Ann.

Gov’t Sets April 2016 Date For District Constables To Become Pensionable

The Government is working towards an April 1, 2016 date for the island’s district constables to become pensionable and be eligible for other benefits afforded to Government workers, including their counterparts in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Prime Minister, the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), participates in the cutting of ribbon to open the Moon Palace Jamaica Grande in Ocho Rios on December 2. Others (from left) are: Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill; President of Palace Resorts, the parent company for Moon Palace, Jose Chapur; Executive Vice President of Palace Resorts, Gibran Chapur; and Mexico’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Cecilia Jaber.

Over $64 Billion Invested in Tourism – PM

Siti Oussein, Deputy Director, UNFPA Sub-regional Office for the Caribbean presented a copy of the report to Ronald Jackson, Executive Director, CDEMA. UNFPA launched its State of the World Population 2015, Report entiled Shelter from the Storm: A Transformative Agenda for Women and Girls in a Crisis- Prone World today at the 9th Comprehensive Disaster Management Conference put on by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) at the Melia Hotel Resort, Nassau, The Bahamas.

Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters and Conflicts

Ambassador Thomas said the Government is committed to seeing that the role of the Diaspora fully evolves as a centrepiece for national development.

Ambassador Thomas Hails Contribution of Diaspora

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson makes a presentation at an entrepreneurial workshop on December 2 at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in New Kingston.

Entrepreneurs Receiving Vital Support

Their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Allen, His Excellency David Prendergast, High Commission for Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago and Mrs. Prendergast and Members of the Jamaican Community at Connections: Gala Fundraising Event on November 28.

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Governor General Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen Visit Trinidad and Tobago

The Governor-General of Jamaica, His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Patrick Allen and Her Excellency the Most Honourable Lady Allen, made a recent visit to the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 26th-29th November 2015 at the invitation of the President of the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC), Dr. Clinton Valley and Mrs. Martha Valley. Their Excellencies served...

Disabled Medical Student Evrich Watson (2nd right), engages in discussion with his fellow medical students (from left), Orlando Clarke, Sushanna Pryce, and Jade-Evette Strachan.

11 years ago Labour

Disability No Obstacle for Medical Student

Partially deaf student Evrich Watson is proof that living with a disability is no obstacle to success. The fourth-year medical student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), who is completely deaf in one ear, is well on his way to realising his dream of becoming a specialist in the medical field. Twenty-four-year-old Watson lost hearing in his left...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), shows students of Windward Road Primary and Junior High, the various features of the tablet computers that were donated to the institution today (Dec. 2), under the East Kingston and Port Royal Tablets in Schools Programme. Under the initiative, approximately 700 tablets are being provided to primary and junior high schools in the constituency.

11 years ago Education

Some 700 Tablets to Be Distributed To Schools in East Kingston and Port Royal

Students attending six primary and junior high schools in the constituency of East Kingston and Port Royal will now have access to computer tablets under a $6 million initiative spearheaded by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and Member of Parliament, Hon. Phillip Paulwell. Dubbed the East Kingston and Port Royal Tablets in Schools Programme, it is being funded...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, addresses the opening of the 19th annual general meeting of the Caribbean Millers

11 years ago Commerce

Business, Jobs To Flow From Logistics Hub

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says the Jamaica Logistics Hub initiative will facilitate expansion of businesses and make them more profitable, while boosting job creation. “It will provide numerous business opportunities for support services to companies and persons working in and around special economic zones and airports, logistic parks and industrial parks,” she...

Head of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Committee and Vice Principal of St. Andrew Technical High School, Yvonne Mamher-Tafari.

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St. Andrew Technical Blends Science and Arts to Transform Learning

Students at the St. Andrew Technical High School (STATS) are being introduced to new and exciting areas of study, under a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programme being undertaken by the institution. The initiative is in keeping with the Ministry of Education’s focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with the integration of subjects in the arts...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), exchanges greetings with Assistant Chief Education Officer, Dr. Hixwell Douglas, during a Special Education Awareness Symposium put on by the Ministry of Education’s Special Education Unit today (Dec. 2), 2 at the Caenwood Auditorium on Arnold Road, Kingston.

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Govt Committed To Special Education – Rev. Thwaites

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Government is committed to ensuring greater inclusion and access to education by children with special needs. “The goals of the Ministry of Education’s draft policy on special education are to promote equity, access and educational opportunities to children and youth with special needs at all levels of the education system,” he noted....

Commissioner General of Tax Administration Jamaica, Ainsley Powell (centre), provides details about phase two of the Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS), during a JIS Think Tank today (December 2). Listening are: Business Lead RAiS project, Jan James (left); and Director Communication, Meris Haughton.

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TAJ to Implement Phase Two of Revenue Administration System December 7

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will implement phase two of its Revenue Administration Information System (RAiS) on December 7 to boost efficiency of its operations as well as improve customer satisfaction. Business Lead for the RAiS Project, Jean James, said the agency expects to realise increased revenue under phase two as was the case for the first phase of the project....