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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), addresses signing ceremony for a loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) worth approximately J$3 billion to support the education sector reform, at the Ministry of Finance and Planning, on Wednesday, November 25. Looking on is Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley.

Education Minister Says ESTP Working

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP) is progressing well. “I want to declare irrefutably that the transformation programme is working. Every index of progress that we want to measure is going in...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, addresses Tuesday’s (November 24) educational achievement awards ceremony, jointly hosted by the Ministry and Child Development Agency (CDA) at the Terra Nova Hotel, St. Andrew. During the function, 55 current and former wards of the state were rewarded for outstanding achievements during the 2014/15 academic year.

More Children in State Care Matriculating To Tertiary Level

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents the Principal of the Year trophy to Kandi-Lee Crooks-Smith (2nd right) of Allman Town Primary School, while Founder and Executive Chairman of LASCO Affiliated Companies, Hon. Lascelles Chin, makes the Teacher of the Year trophy presentation to Nickashie Hardware of York Castle High School. Occasion was the 2015/2016 LASCO/ Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards ceremony held on November 24 at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Allman Town Primary Principal and York Castle High Teacher Cop Lasco/MoE Awards

Seated from left: Executive Director, National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Michael Tucker; Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding; and Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; and Chief Justice, Hon. Zaila McCalla participate in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to guide the operations of the Drug Treatment Court Programme. The signing took place at the Ministry of Justice offices in Kingston on Tuesday, November 24. Standing (from left) are: Director, Organisational Development, Ministry of Justice, Claudia Powell; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders (ret’d); Senior Medical Officer, Bellevue Hospital, Dr. Myo Kyaw Oo; Principal Executive Officer, Court Management Services, Carol Hughes; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer; and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock-Ducasse.

MOU Signed For Effective Operation of Drug Treatment Programme

Mrs. Fay Pickersgill, CD, has been appointed Ambassador of Jamaica to the People’s Republic of China.

Minister Nicholson Announces New Ambassador to China

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), congratulates some of the recipients of UC Rusal scholarships, valued at over $100 million, to study in Russia, at the presentation ceremony held today (November 24), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. At centre is Managing Director at Alpart, Sergey Kostyuk. The scholarships are valued at over $100 million.

10 years ago Education

UC Rusal Awards Over $100 Million in Scholarships

Twenty-five Jamaicans have been awarded scholarships valued at over $100 million to study in Russia by aluminium conglomerate, UC Rusal, which owns the Alpart and Windalco bauxite companies. The fully funded scholarships are valid for up to six years and the students will pursue studies in chemical, mining, electrical, instrumental, and mechanical engineering. Awardees are from the Alpart and Windalco-operating areas,...

The Post and Telecommunications Department’s Central Sorting Office (CSO), on South Camp Road, Kingston.

10 years ago Technology

Central Sorting Office to Accommodate BPO Operations

The Government has set aside offices at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) for business process outsourcing (BPO)/call centre operations as is looks to meet the huge demand for space to accommodate the fast-growing outsourcing firms, which generate thousands of jobs. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the move is aimed at creating additional employment, particularly in...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson (left), exchanges greetings with Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), prior to the start of a cyber security forum organised by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) on Friday (November 20), at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. Others (from left) are: Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (centre), and the agency’s Public Education and Special Projects Manager, Nicole Hayles.

10 years ago Technology

Limit Personal Information Online

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson, is again appealing to Internet and social media users to protect their personal information in cyberspace. He said they should limit the amount of information they post online in order to avoid fraud and personal injury. He was addressing a forum held at the Terra Nova Hotel...

Jamaica’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas.

10 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Ambassador to Visit Hartford Nov. 27 To 30

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Ralph Thomas, will pay a four-day official visit to Hartford, Connecticut, from November 27 to 30. While in Hartford, the Ambassador will tour the Sportsman Athletic Club and Cricket Hall of Fame, and worship at the Faith Seventh-day Adventist Church, on Saturday, November 28. The Ambassador will also visit a number of Jamaican...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), listens to a matter being outlined by a farmer in Maroon Town, St James, where he attended a recent stakeholders meeting. Also listening are other sector interests.

10 years ago Agriculture

Jamaican Farmers Have Evolved – Minister Kellier

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says a significant percentage of Jamaica’s over 200,000 farmers have evolved into modern practitioners, who are serving the agricultural sector and nation with distinction. Addressing a recent agriculture stakeholders meeting in Maroon Town, St. James, Mr. Kellier noted that, currently, the farmer is often depicted as “an old man with a machete…in a...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Gender Affairs, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (left), shares a moment with her mother, Gertrude Falconer (centre); and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Elaine Foster Allen, following Sunday’s (November 22) commemorative church service to launch the observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Senator Falconer delivered a message on behalf of Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, whom she represented. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women will be observed on Wednesday, November 25, under the theme: ‘Violence does not Discriminate: Unite to End Gender-Based Violence’.

10 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

Gov’t Embarks on Shelter Policy for Victims of Domestic Violence

To continue the drive against the scourge of domestic violence in Jamaica, the Government has embarked on a national shelter policy for victims. “The church is one of the organisations that we are working with to provide shelters across the island,” Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said in a message read by Information Minister, Senator the Hon....

Civil Servant of the Year 2015/16 and Senior Director, Planning and Development Division, Ministry of Education, Barbara Allen (foreground), accepts the symbolic baton from her predecessor, Sean Barrow, during the recent launch of Civil Service Week, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The week was celebrated from November 15 to 20, under the theme: ‘Diligently and Relentlessly Pursuing Quality Public Services for Sustainable Development’.

10 years ago Finance & Public Service

Barbara Allen – Top Civil Servant for 2015/16

Though her facial expression belied her emotions, Senior Director for the Planning and Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Barbara Annette Allen, deemed it an honour to be named 2015/16 Civil Servant of the Year. Ms. Allen, who has served the Ministry of Education for over 30 years, topped a field of four nominees, during the official launch of...