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Programme Manager of the Poverty Reduction Programme (PRP), at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Eleanor Henry, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JSIF to Award Scholarships to Final Year Students in Underserved Communities

Scholarships valued at $100 million are to be given to final year students living in communities served by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme. Each recipient will receive up to $350,000 to cover tuition and miscellaneous fees....

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller shares a moment with the Governor General at the celebratory tribute in honour of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II at King’s House on Wednesday, September 9. Also photographed is former Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall. The Prime Minister extended best wishes to Jamaica’s Head of State on achieving the milestone of being the longest reigning Monarch in British history.

PM Extends Congratulations to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on Being the Longest Reigning English & British Monarch

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open Industrial Chemical Company Limited’s (ICC) expanded facilities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (September 9). Others from (from left) are: Industrial Chemical Limited’s Managing Director, Lynden Nugent; Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton; Chairman of the company, Peter Melhado; Principal Director, Janine Ewart; and Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) President, Marjory Kennedy (right).

US$2 Million Expansion By Salt Company a Vote of Confidence in Economy – PM

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (left), fields questions from journalists during today’s (Sept. 9) Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston. At right is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Govt to Channel Funds into Athlete Welfare and Development

(Left) President of the Union of Clerical, Administrative and Supervisory Employees, Vincent Morrison, makes his contribution during the final leg of the Minimum Wage Consultations held at the Labour and Social Security Ministry in Kingston on September 9. At the head table are: ( (from left): Chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Commission, Silvera Castro; Commission member, Bernita Locke; Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions Representative, Danny Roberts; and Secretary to the Commission, Latoya McCatty.

Commission to Submit Minimum Wage Recommendation by End of October

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet-Assamba (4th left), shares a moment with panellists at the Inspirational Women Super Summit held last night (September 8) at Barclays Bank in London. They are (from left to right): Jagdeep Rai from Barclays Bank; Executive Director, Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales, Sharron Gunn; Matt Tuck, Barclays Bank; Director, Government Equalities Office, Alison Pritchard; former Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth and Prime Minister’s Small Business Ambassador, Mary Macleod; Managing Director Eastern Region, Barclays Corporate Banking, Jane Galvin; Chief Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service Redbridge, Sue Williams; and founder of the National Black Women’s Network, Sonia Brown.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica has Made Strides in Gender Equality – Ndombet Assamba

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, said Jamaica has made major strides in advancing gender equality. “Women have done well in Jamaica relative to many other countries around the world. This has been driven in part by increased education of women as well as social and legal reforms over the years that support equality...

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCCA), Nari Williams-Singh, addresses a JIS Think Tank recently.

11 years ago Transport

Jamaica Has Enviable Record in Air Safety and Security

Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Nari Williams-Singh, says the country boasts a first rate air transport system, with an enviable record of safety and security, which it continuously seeks to maintain. He was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held recently at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Mr. Williams-Singh noted that the JCAA...

Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Administrator for St. James, Garfield McGhie (right), presents a backpack with school supplies to Davian Malcolm (3rd right). Occasion was the PMI’s annual back-to-school event for students of inner-city communities in Montego Bay, held on September 7, at the PMI Church Street offices. Looking on are PMI Administrative Assistant, Ganneth Mullings (left); Community Action Officers, Lavern Johnson (3rd left) and Beverly Gentles (background right), and other students.

11 years ago Education

PMI Donates Back-To-School Supplies to Montego Bay Students

Eighty students from 10 inner-city communities in Montego Bay were on Monday (September 7) presented with back-to-school supplies by the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) branch in St. James. The students, who attend primary and high schools, received bags with exercise books, pens, pencils and other items valued at $150,000. The beneficiaries are drawn from the communities of Anchovy, Cambridge, Adelphi,...

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ms. Onika Miller.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Office of the Services Commissions Confirms Permanent Secretary’s Resignation

STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF THE SERVICES COMMISSIONS IN RELATION TO THE RESIGNATION FROM THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF JAMAICA BY MS. ONIKA MILLER, PERMANENT SECRETARY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER KINGSTON, Sept. 9 The Office of the Services Commissions (OSC) is confirming that the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ms. Onika Miller,...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd left), with (from left): members of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Corporal Xuandre Mohansingh of the Fifth Battalion; Sergeant Cleveland Palmer of the Second Battalion and Corporal Nichola Perkins of the Third Battalion, at the launch of Wings Appeal 2015, at King’s House, on September 8. The Governor-General presented trophies to the cadets for helping to raise funds for World War II veterans. Others in the background (from left) are: Chairman of the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), Jamaica Branch, Major Johanna Lewin; Commandant of the JCCF, Colonel Lemuel Lindo; Pilot, Captain Lewis Mayne; and President of RAFA, Major General Robert Neish.

11 years ago Governor General

Cadets Help Raise Funds for War Veterans

Three units in the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) have been awarded for their outstanding fundraising efforts in the Royal Air Force Association (RAFA), Jamaica Chapter’s Wings Appeal Competition. Proceeds from this effort will go toward providing care for war veterans of the Royal Air Forces (RAF) 580 Jamaica Branch, who fought in World War II. The Governor-General’s Trophy for...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (3rd left), addressing a motor vehicle policy forum, held on September 8, at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium, in Kingston. Others (from left) are: Chairman of the Trade Board, Benthan Hussey; Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Dolsie Allen, and Chief Executive Officer of the Trade Board, Victor Cummings.

11 years ago Commerce

Consumers Urged To Check Before Importing Motor Vehicles

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is urging consumers who import motor vehicles into the island, to first ascertain if the manufacturers have dealers or representatives in Jamaica. The Minister’s advice comes as a result of several persons buying vehicles from overseas and cannot obtain proper servicing for them, due to the fact that the makers of...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady.

11 years ago Transport

Jamaica Seeks Re-Election to IMO Council

Jamaica is seeking re-election to the prestigious International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for a fifth consecutive term. First elected to the Council in 2007, Jamaica is one of 25 states vying for 20 of the available seats on the 40-seat body. The country was first elected to the IMO Council in 2007 and has been successfully re-elected since then. In...