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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (3rd left), greets Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), just before the start of the signing ceremony for two loan agreements with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), valued at US$75 million in support of Jamaica’s Social Protection Strategy and the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP). The signing took place on Wednesday, November 25, at the National Heroes Circle offices of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Others (from left) are: Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley; IDB Country Representative, Therese Turner-Jones; and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. In background is Branch Director, International Programme Management Branch of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Rose Lemonius-Stewart.

Gov’t to Expand Benefits Under PATH

Government will be expanding the provision of cash grants under the Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). The enhanced benefits, to be facilitated through a $6 billion (US$50 million) loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in...

Senior Resident Magistrate at the Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, Paula Blake Powell, looks through the Family Court handbook at an exposition staged last Friday (November 20) at the Court’s Duke Street headquarters, downtown Kingston.

Family Court Reaches Out To Persons In Need Of Support

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

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.

11 years ago Health & WellnessJusticeNational Security and Peace

MOU Signed For Effective Operation of Drug Treatment Programme

The Ministries of Justice, National Security and Health, along with the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to clarify and expand their responsibilities for the operation of the Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs). Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said the MoU recommits the NCDA and the Ministries to contributing the various inputs...

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

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Minister Nicholson Announces New Ambassador to China

Senator the Honourable Arnold J. Nicholson, QC, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, announces the appointment of Mrs. Fay Pickersgill, CD, as Ambassador of Jamaica to the People’s Republic of China. “I believe that Mrs. Pickersgill is uniquely qualified to serve as Jamaica’s top diplomat in Beijing. In her lifetime of service, she has proven to be a strong...

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.

11 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.

11 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.

11 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.

11 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.

11 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...