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State Minister in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (right), points out something of interest to Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Garnett Roper (right); and Manager of Tank Weld’s Port Rio Bueno, Marianne Greaves, as they inspect material, which was part of a load shipped from the Trelawny-based port to storm-ravaged Dominica on Wednesday (November 5). The donation, valued at about $50 million, represents a joint public/private sector partnership, and included two bailey bridges, six tons of steel, 18 tons of cement, and other items. Oslo Bulk is shipping the items to Dominica.

Jamaica Sends Off $50 Million Worth Of Supplies To Dominica

Jamaica, on Wednesday (November 4), shipped off close to $50 million worth of bridge infrastructure and materials to tropical storm-ravaged Dominica, fulfilling a pledge that was made nearly two months ago. The donation, initiated by the Ministry of Transport, Works...

Coordinator of the Greater Involvement of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) programme at the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Ainsley Reid, addresses a recent JIS Think Tank.

Govt’s Sustained Support For Persons With HIV/AIDS Hailed

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

PM Gives Instruction for Public Release of Health Sector Audit Report

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (seated, right); and Associate, Harold Morrison and Robert Woodstock Associates, Lisa Seivright (seated, left), sign copies of a contract for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector, during a ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (November 3). Also pictured in the background (from left) are: British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton; Head, Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Ambassador Paola Amadei; Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Barbara Scott; and Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey. The contract signing falls under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica.

Gov’t Committed to Providing Quality Maternal and Neonatal Care

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise
Chevannes-Vogel, engage in light discussion shortly before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to undertake a $39 million (€300,000) programme aimed at improving health seeking behaviour among pregnant women. The signing took place during a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. The ceremony also involved the signing of contracts for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector. The signings fall under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica. — Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (right); and Executive Director of the National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Dr. Denise Chevannes-Vogel, engage in light discussion shortly before signing a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) to undertake a $39 million (€300,000) programme aimed at improving health seeking behaviour among pregnant women. The signing took place during a ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on November 3. The ceremony also involved the signing of contracts for the design and equipping of maternal and neonatal high dependency units within the public health sector. The signings fall under the $3 billion (€22 million) Programme for the Reduction of Maternal and Child Mortality (PROMAC), funded by the European Union (EU), which is aimed at reducing the incidence of neonatal and maternal deaths in Jamaica.

Expectant Women To Benefit From $39 Million Programme

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams (2nd left), cuts the ribbon to formally open the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) Integrated Work Force Development Centre (IWDC) in the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) on October 29. Others (from left) are: Minister of Education, Hon. Rev Ronald Thwaites; Assistant Vice President for Operations and Customer Affaires at the MBFZ, Gloria Henry; and Director of the IWDC, Osric Forrest.

10 years ago CommerceEducation

Skills Training And Medical Centres Open In Montego Bay Free Zone

Two facilities for the delivery of world-class skills training and medical and wellness services have set up operations in the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ). They are the Integrated Workforce Development Centre (IWDC) and the e-Shore Medical Centre which were officially opened on October 29. The IWDC, a project of the Caribbean Maritime Institute’s (CMI) School of Advanced Skills, began...

Industry, Investment, and Commerce State Minister, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), is shown a bag of organic charcoal by Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) President, Robert Rainford, while admiring items manufactured locally from bamboo. Occasion was the launch of the Bamboo Industry Association (BIA) on November 4 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. Looking on (from 2nd left) are: Director, Special Projects, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; President, Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), Hugh Johnson; and BSJ Chairman, Professor Winston Davidson.

10 years ago Commerce

Bamboo Industry Association Launched

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) have partnered to establish the country’s first ever Bamboo Industry Association (BIA). The BIA forms part of collaborations between the Ministry and private sector stakeholders to engage and heighten awareness among owners of properties with bamboo, about the potential economic values to be derived from the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the official launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week at the ATL Automotive Centre in Kingston on Friday October 30. The week will run from November 16 to 21 under the theme: ‘Going for G.R.O.W.T.H’.

10 years ago Commerce

Global Entrepreneurship Week A Good Opportunity For Young Business People – Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) offers young entrepreneurs the perfect opportunity to improve their skills, and develop strategies to start new businesses or expand on existing ones. “I think it is very important, particularly for the young entrepreneur or someone who’s starting out, or who has a business idea or innovation,”...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris (right), presents 19-year old Montego Bay Community College student Mirakay Collins with the Junior Mayor trophy, after she won the coveted title in the Junior Council Competition held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (October 28).

10 years ago Local Government

19-Year-Old Student Is Montego Bay Junior Mayor

Nineteen-year-old Montego Bay Community College student, Mirakay Collins, is the 2015/16 Junior Mayor for Montego Bay. She won the coveted title from a field of 17 students, who participated in the St. James Parish Council-sponsored Junior Council Competition, which was held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Wednesday (October 28). Her animated presentation on the topic, ‘Jamaica passed its...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), interacts with students in attendance at the launch of activities for Youth Month on October 23 at the Simόn Bolívar Cultural Centre in downtown Kingston. Youth Month will be celebrated in November under the theme: #IAmConnected. (FILE)

10 years ago Culture

#Chance2Connect to be launched in Youth Month

During the month of November, the Ministry of Youth and Culture, in preparing young people for a brighter future is shifting the conversation to ways in which youth can make the necessary connections with opportunities that are available to them through the Government of Jamaica. Youth Development remains a main focus for the Government as it continues to implement ways...

Secretary General of the Organization of the American States (OAS), H.E Luis Almargo (left), and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Archibald McDonald, shake hands at the official launch of the OAS-UWI Partnership Programme on Citizenship Education on November 2, at the Faculty of Law, Mona campus. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the partnership was signed in June.

10 years ago Education

UWI Collaborates With OAS to Deliver Citizenship Education Programme

A partnership between the Organization of American States (OAS) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has strengthened the capacity of the institution to educate the youth about the value of governance to the Jamaican society. In June, the OAS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UWI to provide support to a Citizenship Education programme, being done...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant is presented with the Order of Distinction, Officer Class, by Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Patrick Allen during the 2015 Honours and Awards Ceremony at King’s House on Heroes Day, October 19. He was honoured for more than 30 years of contribution to the agricultural sector.

10 years ago Agriculture

More to Come from JAS – Senator Grant

Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Senator Norman Grant, is pledging more to come from the entity in advancing the welfare of the farming community and the development of agriculture in Jamaica. “There is a lot more to come in terms of more service, more commitment to the development of the agricultural sector, the farmers and, by extension, the Jamaican economy,”...