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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Noel Arscott (2nd right), listens to comments from Interim Executive Director at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Colonel Daniel Pryce (left), at the launch of the Riverton City Access Road project on Friday (Nov. 27) at the project site in St. Andrew. Others (from 2nd left) are: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, and Member of Parliament for Western St. Andrew, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and Mexican Ambassador, Cecilia Jaber.

Work Commences On Riverton City Access Road

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, yesterday (Nov. 27) launched work on the US$1.8 million project for the rehabilitation of the access road to the Riverton City disposal site. The one-year road construction project, slated to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), is assisted by Head Boy at the McIntosh Memorial Primary School in Royal Fats, Manchester, John Wayne Sinclair (3rd left), to cut the ribbon marking Friday’s (November 27) official opening of a new eight-classroom block at the school, built at a cost of over $25 million. Others (from left) are: Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Maurice Smith; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster-Allen; and National Security Minister and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester, where the school is situated, Hon. Peter Bunting.

PM Opens Upgraded Schools In Central Manchester

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre) and State Minister, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd right), inspect peppers being grown on a farm in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth during a tour agricultural areas of the parish on November 26. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton; Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan; and RADA St. Elizabeth Parish Manager, Neville Morgan.

Govt Committed To Building Resilience Of Agricultural Sector – Kellier

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley (third left); and Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (4th left), participate in the breaking of ground for the renovation and expansion of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine, during a ceremony on Thursday (November 26). Others assisting (from 3rd right) are: Board Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke; Project Manager at the National Health Fund, Orette Clarke (partially hidden); and Acting Senior Medical Officer at the Linstead Hospital, Dr. Tanesha Burke Grant (right). Looking on (from left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Camile Wallen (left); and Deputy Director of Nursing Services, Vivette Lawrence Ramsaroon.

Ground Broken For $100 Million Expansion Of Linstead Hospital

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (3rd left), and Principal, Pembroke Hall Primary School, Norma McNeil (3rd right), cut the ribbon to open the Norma McNeil Auditorium at the school in Kingston on November 26. Others (from left) are: Member of Parliament for North Western St. Andrew, Derrick Smith; representative of the Greater Works International Fellowship, Ann McCarthy; Past President, Parent-Teachers Association (PTA), Sonia Morgan; and School Board Chairman, Novlette Howell.

$30 Million Auditorium Opens At Pembroke Hall Primary School

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addressing the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Forum of Caribbean Community Media Partners, held on Thursday (November 26) at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, St. James.

10 years ago Information

Community Media Play A Key Role – Senator Falconer

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has expressed full support for community media entities and small cable operations, noting that they have an important role to play in national development. Stating that she is a “big believer” in these entities, the Minister said they ensure that the voice of the dispossessed, the elderly, the disabled and...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Christine Hendricks.

10 years ago Labour

More Jamaicans Accepting Persons With Disabilities

More Jamaicans are accepting persons with disabilities (PWDs), as the agency charged with promoting equal opportunities among the able-bodied and disabled has been educating members of the public on the importance of inclusion. Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, says that with the passage of the Disabilities Act in 2014, there has been...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right); and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council and Mayor of Black River, Councillor Everton Fisher (2nd right), cut the ribbon to officially open the new Council Chamber in Black River on November 25. Looking on (from left) are: Rev. Godfrey Watson; Secretary/Manager of the Council, David Gardner; and Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan.

10 years ago Local Government

Minister Arscott Opens New Council Chamber in St. Elizabeth

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, on Wednesday, November 25, officially opened the Council Chamber of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council, which was built at a cost of approximately $20 million. The opening of the chamber is the first phase of construction of a new municipal building for the parish at a cost of $50 million....

Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman (left), presents Roy Nelson with the ‘Team Spirit Award’ for outstanding performance in the parent mentors training course. Occasion was the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of parent mentors held today (November 26), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

10 years ago Education

18 More Parent Mentors To Serve Communities

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) graduated its second cohort of parent mentors during a ceremony held today (November 26) at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston. The 18 parent mentors were recruited under the ‘From Street Talk to Real Talk’ campaign, as well as through strategic partnership with the Ministry of National Security under their Citizen Security and Justice...

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Financial Secretary Puts Paid To Speculation

The Financial Secretary, Devon Rowe, states for the record that, "under the current Heads of Agreement signed this year for the 2015/17 Contract period, there are no planned job cuts. The measures that are under consideration, include management of vacant positions, voluntary retirement and voluntary separation." In addition, Rowe says, "reform measures which include technology-aided processes are underway as part...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier (2nd right), listens intently as Chief Executive Officer of Nature’s Premium, Jennifer Jones (left), provides information on the company’s products. Occasion was an Eat Jamaican Day Exposition held at the Jamaica 4-H Clubs headquarters in St. Andrew on November 25.Others (from left) are: National Farm Queen, Peta-Gaye Stewart; President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; and Advisor to the Minister, Phyllis Mitchell.

10 years ago Agriculture

Agriculture Sector Remains Buoyant

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the agricultural sector remains buoyant, delivering some 3.3 per cent of growth during the July to September quarter. He said the sector, which is a major employer and foreign exchange earner, is one of the pillars on which the country’s agenda for economic growth rests. As such, he said that the...

10 years ago National Security and Peace

JCF Must Engage in Process of Change – Dr. Williams

Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which is marking 148 years of existence this year, must engage in a continuing process of change in order to remain relevant and to effectively serve the public. “We cannot remain the police force of our grandparents’ era. We must realign our operation and adopt innovative crime fighting techniques....