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Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses a Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister’s Western Regional Office in Montego Bay on Friday (September 4). The briefing was held on the eve of the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement, on September 5 to 6, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica Has Benefitted From Petrocaribe Agreement

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said Jamaica and other participating states have benefited significantly from the PetroCaribe Agreement. “Jamaica’s ability to afford its energy requirements has been favourably impacted by this single most important PetroCaribe...

Minister with Responsibility for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), examines a photograph during the press launch to open nominations for the 11th annual Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, held on September 3 at Cuddy’z Sports Bar and Restaurant in New Kingston. With the Minister (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven and Chairman of the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence Selection Committee, Brian George. The Courtney Walsh Award of Excellence was inaugurated in 2005 and seeks to recognize sportspersons who demonstrate positive attitudes and have made outstanding achievements in their fields. The award is administered by the CHASE Fund.

Proposals Invited for Insurance Coverage of Athletes

Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (right), is in discussion with Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) for St. Ann, Wayne Cameron (left), and Port Antonio Resort Board President Larry Robertson. Occasion was the handing over of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system for the town of Ocho Rios, held on September 3, at the Ocho Rios Police Station in St. Ann.

CCTV System Installed In Ocho Rios

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), is in conversation with President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Andre White and Chargé d'affaires, Canadian High Commission, Colleen Pigeon. Occasion was the launch of Engineers’ Week 2015 on September 2, at the offices of the National Works Agency (NWA) on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston.

Gov’t Working to Have Building Act in Place By Year-End

Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Mendoza Ortega (left), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on September 3. At right is Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Anne Marie Bonner.

Bolivar’s ‘Jamaica Letter’ Has Strengthened Relations Between Jamaica and Venezuela

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, addresses the closing ceremony for the Steps-To-Work western region summer camp held on August 28 at the Maldon High School in St. James. Listening in the background are Senior Advisor in the Ministry, Phyllis Mitchell (left); and Chief Technical Director, Dionne Jennings.

11 years ago Labour

Minister Kellier Urges Youngsters To Use Skills Training To Better Themselves

Labour Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has encouraged young people from western Jamaica, who benefited from a Steps-to-Work Summer Camp, to use the experience to improve their social and economic circumstance, and contribute to the development of their communities and country. During the three-week camp organised by the Ministry, the 88 youngsters, from the parishes of St. James, Hanover and St....

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), responds to questions from journalists at a back-to-school press conference on Thursday (September 3), at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). To his right is Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Elaine Foster-Allen.

11 years ago Education

Grade Four Students Exceed Target for Mastery of Literacy

Jamaica’s grade four cohort has exceeded the target for mastery of literacy in this year’s sitting of the Grade Four Literacy Test, with 86.5 per cent of the 38,700 first-time candidates achieving mastery. This is 1.5 per cent increase over the 2015 target of 85 per cent. This was announced by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, at a...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), dances with a student at the Balmagie Primary School, Bobbian Pinnock, during a behaviour management breakfast meeting, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, today (September 3). At right is Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr. Grace McLean.

11 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Instill Positive Values Early

Parents are again being urged to instill positive values and attitudes in their children from the earliest age, so that they will be less disruptive in schools and become productive citizens. The call has come from Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who said this is very important, as weak social values may oftentimes be the root cause of...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) and President of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), Andre White (left), shake hands after unveiling the JIE Engineers’ Week of Activities 2015, during the launch on Wednesday, September 2, at the offices of the National Works Agency (NWA) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston. At left is Charge d’affaires, Canadian High Commission, Colleen Pigeon, and in the background is President Elect of the JIE, Gary Walters. The Week will be observed from September 20 to 27.

11 years ago Local Government

Engineers Urged to Incorporate Energy Efficient Designs in Plans

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is encouraging the country’s engineers to incorporate environmentally friendly and energy efficient designs in plans. The Minister, who was speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE) Engineers Week, at the offices of the National Works Agency (NWA) on Maxfield Avenue, in Kingston, on September 2, encouraged...

Senior General Manager, Customer Relations, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Lanie-Marie Oakley Williams, makes a point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Thank’ on September 2.

11 years ago HousingOffice of the Cabinet

NHT Executive Lauds Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Senior General Manager, Customer Relations, at the National Housing Trust (NHT), Dr. Lanie-Marie Oakley Williams, has lauded the Public Sector Customer Service Competition for helping the NHT to improve its service delivery. The NHT is one of six organisations that have been short-listed in the 2015 competition, a biennial event coordinated by the Cabinet Office, through the Public Sector Transformation...

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Simpson Miller to Co-Chair PetroCaribe 10th Anniversary Summit in Montego Bay

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro will co-chair the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement on Saturday, September 5 in Montego Bay, the city where the Agreement was first signed in 2005. Several Heads of Government and State, Energy Ministers and other Ministers of Government will participate in the Summit meeting. Other high...

Managing Director of C and D Construction and Engineering Limited, Clive Wint (left), looks on as (from second left), Director of Corporate Services at the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, Paul Badresingh; Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill and Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, sign contract for the rehabilitation of the west wing of the Milk River Hotel and Spa, in Clarendon, on September 2, at the Ministry, in New Kingston. Overseeing the signing are (from left, standing) are: Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Clyde Harrison and Chairman, Milk River Hotel and Spa, Dr. Guyan Arscott.

11 years ago Tourism

$50 Million Contract Signed To Rehabilitate Milk River Hotel and Spa

The Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment has signed a contract for more than $50 million for the rehabilitation of the west wing of the Milk River Hotel and Spa, in Clarendon. Funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the project is expected to begin on September 7 and last for a month. The agreement was signed by Director of Corporate...