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Project Manager for the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project, Mrs. Belinda Brown-Austin during an interview with JIS News. The Project is being administered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and has led to the full-time employment of 27 persons.

27 Persons With Disabilities Receive Employment

Twenty-seven persons with disabilities have received permanent employment through a Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Project currently being done through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The project, funded through the World Bank at a cost...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Kevin Harvey (2nd left); and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Luis G. Moreno (right), look at documents being pointed out by Country Programme Manager, Health Policy Project (HPP) Jamaica, Sandra McLeish (2nd right). Occasion was a ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (July 14), to mark the end of the HPP Jamaica. Also looking on is Programme Management Specialist, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Dr. Jennifer Knight-Johnson.

Jamaica Making Strides in Reducing HIV/AIDS Stigma

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 14 where he gave an update on the Safe Schools Programme.

Education Minister Reports Decline in School Violence

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

Minister Expresses Condolences and Outrage at the Slaying of Two Constables

Montego Bay’s Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, today (July 14). He said that despite the challenges, Montego Bay has achieved a lot in its 35 years of becoming a city.

St. James Parish Council Adopts Zero Tolerance Approach

11 years ago JIS Think Tank

Mayor of Montego Bay Highlights City’s Achievements

With Montego Bay celebrating its 35th anniversary of being granted city status, Mayor Glendon Harris says there are major achievements of which the city can be proud. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay, on July 14, Mayor Harris said despite some obvious shortfalls, the city has grown in stature and currently stands as the fastest developing city...

Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) General Manager, Courtney Wynter (centre), engages (from left), District Assistant Governor, Jamaica South East, Noel Osbourne and Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal President, Michael Johnson, at the Club’s meeting, held at the Eden Garden Wellness Resort and Spa, in Kingston, on July 13.

11 years ago Housing

Mortgage Banker Suggests Growth Through Housing

One of the country’s leading mortgage bankers has suggested that Jamaica could use housing developments to effectively grow the economy, as the country is lagging behind in that area. “If you look at mortgages in Jamaica as a percentage of gross domestic product, compared to developed countries, I think that is a clear indicator that we are not using housing...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left) and Chairman, Board of Directors, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Senator Norman Grant (second right), display Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Jamaica 4-H Clubs and the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST), at the Office of the Prime Minister, in St. Andrew, today (July 14). The three-year agreement is aimed at enhancing agricultural production as well as capitalising on opportunities available in the dynamic nutraceutical industry. Others (from left) are: Director General, NCST, Professor Errol Morrison and Project and Product Development Manager, Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lloyd Robinson.

11 years ago Technology

Country Positioning Itself to Benefit from Nutraceutical Industry

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the country is positioning itself to derive tremendous economic and social benefits from the global nutraceutical industry, which is valued at over $150 billion. “Within our hemisphere, Brazil is one of the major providers of raw materials for the industry (and) these raw materials include oils, algae and herbs...

Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

Owen Arthur for Social Partnership Retreat

Former Barbadian Prime Minister, Owen Arthur, will speak about Barbados’ social partnership experience at the Partnership of Jamaica Retreat, this Thursday (July16), at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. The retreat, which will be chaired by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is the second since Jamaica’s partnership agreement was signed by the Government, trade unions, the private...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents Mr. Leroy Gooden with the trophy for most outstanding male student at the Majesty Gardens Community Education Programme Graduation Ceremony held at the Knutsford Court Hotel on Wednesday, July 8. Mr. Gooden was among seventy-seven graduates who received certificates of participation and competence. The programme was spearheaded by the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning, The Planning Institute of Jamaica (through its Community Renewal Programme) and the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) which operates out of the Ministry of Justice.

11 years ago Prime Minister

PM Commends Graduates of the Majesty Gardens Community Education Development Programme

Seventy-seven (77) residents from the Majesty Gardens community were presented with certificates of participation and competence at the Majestic Gardens Community Education Development Programme’s Closing Ceremony on Wednesday, July 8 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Speaking at the Ceremony, Member of Parliament for South Western St. Andrew and Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller commended the graduates for...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), exits one of two new elevators at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), which he commissioned into service on July 10.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Health Minister Urges Continued Vigilance Against ZIKV

While there are no reported cases of the Zika Virus (ZikV) in the island, the Minster of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is imploring the public to continue to be vigilant in destroying breeding sites for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. He said that this is especially critical during the current period of drought, as mosquito eggs...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott (centre), is shown where to sign the contract for the construction of a new administrative building for the Westmoreland Parish Council, by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe. The signing ceremony was held on July 13 at the Ministry in Kingston. Looking on at right is
Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore.

11 years ago Local Government

$74.8 Million Contract Signed For New Westmoreland Parish Council Building

Work on the construction of a new building to house the Westmoreland Parish Council is slated to begin on July 27. Minister of Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, on Monday, July 13, signed a $74.8 million contract to facilitate the project, at his Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston. Work on the new building, to be...