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Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (4th right); and Mission Director at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise A. Herbol (3rd left), unveil the signage for the new community resource centre in the East Kingston community of Rockfort, which was officially opened on November 5. Looking on are (from left) are: Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Representative, Pearnel Charles Jr.; Police Commissioner, Dr. Carl Williams; Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, and East Kingston and Port Royal Member of Parliament, Hon. Phillip Paulwell; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major General Stewart Saunders; and Programme Director for the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Charles Clayton. The centre was established under the USAID’s Community Empowerment and Transformation Project Phase 2 (COMET II).

Community Resource Centre Set up in Rockfort

Residents of Rockfort in East Kingston now have a community resource centre (CRC), through which they can access services for their own enrichment and facilitate sustainable community development. The $15 million facility, which was officially opened yesterday (November 5), is...

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

‘This must not continue’ – Hanna tells Relatives of Criminal Elements

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), is presented with the Summary of Policy and Strategy Recommendations 2006-15 by Chairperson for the Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC) and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), Dr. Aldrie Henry Lee, at the Caribbean Child Research Conference held today (November 6), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston.

Major Gains Made in Child Development – PM

State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robison (right), is in discussion with former President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association (JSEA), Anthony Chang. Occasion was the Annual General Meeting of the JSEA, held yesterday (November 6), at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Government to Make Annoucement on Net Billing in Two Weeks

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents a certificate of title to Ivy Blake Daley, during the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP)/Geoland Titling ceremony held at the St. Matthews Anglican Church Hall in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth on November 4. Some 106 residents of the parish were presented with certificates of title by the Prime Minister.

PM Hands Over 106 Land Titles In St. Elizabeth

Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Dr. Garnett Roper (left); and Managing Director, JUTC, Colin Campbell (right), assist Senior Director (Acting) of the Modernization Programme Implementation Unit, Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon-Somers, in cutting the ribbon to officially open the JUTC’s Customer Care Centre at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre on November 5.

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JUTC Launches Customer Care Centre

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) officially launched its Customer Care Centre on Thursday (November 5), as it works to improve service delivery to its approximately 240,000 clients. The centre, which is located at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston was constructed at a cost of some $500,000. It is manned by five call centre representatives, and offers 24-hour...

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses the 78th annual conference of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann today (November 5).

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Govt Close To Reaching Agreement With JMA On Sugar Cess

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says the Government is close to reaching an agreement with the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) in relation to the imposition of a cess on imported refined sugar. He made the announcement while addressing the 78th annual conference of the Jamaica Sugar Technologists at the Rui Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann...

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, addressing journalists at Thursday’s (November 5) monthly media briefing, at Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited’s head office, in New Kingston.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Surpasses September Targets Under IMF Agreement

Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Co-Chairman, Richard Byles, says Jamaica has surpassed the quantitative targets for the July to September quarter under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As such, he said the country is expected pass the 10th quarterly review with the IMF team, currently underway. Mr. Byles was speaking at EPOC’s quarterly...

Senior Director, Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michele Small Bartley, addresses a High Level Youth Development Stakeholders Meeting and Awards Ceremony held at the University of the West Indies Mona campus on Wednesday (November 4).

11 years ago Culture

Youth Workers Hailed

Senior Director in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michele Small Bartley, has lauded the invaluable and often unrecognised contribution of youth workers to the empowerment of young persons in Jamaica. “The work that you do is important despite the fact that you might not be recognised by others, and people might not see it as a professional field just...

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.

11 years ago Transport

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 and Housing, represents a joint public/private sector partnership. It included two Bailey bridges from the National Works Agency (NWA), six...

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.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

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

The National Family Planning Board (NFPB) is hailing the Government’s commitment to enabling access to treatment for persons living with HIV/AIDS, despite resource constraints. “We are very happy that the Government continues to support access to treatment because, around the world, many other governments are worried about their ability to continue treatment access to their population,” said Coordinator for the...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller.

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PM Gives Instruction for Public Release of Health Sector Audit Report

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has given instructions for the Minister of Health Dr. Fenton Ferguson to publish to the nation tomorrow, Friday, November 6, (earlier than originally planned) the report of an audit of the Health sector which the Minister had commissioned earlier this year. The decision was taken at a Partnership for Jamaica National Council at a meeting...