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Principal Director of Culture in the Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

Jamaicans on World Heritage Committee

Two Jamaicans will sit on UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC), when it meets in Bonn, Germany, from June 28 to July 8, to examine proposals to inscribe 37 properties on the World Heritage List (WHL). The two who have been...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson (right), and a Director of the training and development firm, EduCentres Information Services Limited, Richard Shaw, peruse a copy of the United States-based Data Warehouse Institute’s (TDWI) business principles and practices manual, titled ‘Charting the Path to Business Intelligence Success’, being used in EduCentre’s week-long training seminar, from June 24 to July 1, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The seminar, whose participants were addressed by Mr. Robinson on Thursday (June 25), is focusing on Business Intelligence, Big Data, and Analytics.

Government Moving To Protect Technology Infrastructure

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right-background), looks as Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), John Morton (seated left), and Chairman of WRB Enterprises, G. Robert Blanchard (seated right), sign the $US47 million financing agreement to develop the $US 60 million Content Solar Limited (CSL) in York Town, Clarendon. The signing ceremony was held at the Office of the Prime Minister in St. Andrew on June 25. Also observing are Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hilary Alexander (left), and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency, Luis G. Moreno.

US Signs US$47 Million Financing Agreement for Solar Energy Project in Jamaica

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre); Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (seated third right); and Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (seated second right); pose with the 40 educators, who were honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the sector, during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on June 24. Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness (seated second left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen (seated right); and President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, Doran Dixon (standing right), also shared with the educators.

Gov’t Will Continue to Increase Investment in Education – PM

The JIS webteam is assisted by the cybersecurity team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), following the attack on the JIS website late Monday night (June 22). From left are: Andre Allen, Systems Administrator; Detective Inspector, Patrick Linton from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency; Oneil Morgan, Computer Services Manager and Constable Jouvan Murray of the Communication Forensics and Cybercrime Unit.

Police Investigating Hacking of JIS Website

11 years ago Culture

Jamaica to Defend World Heritage Status Proposal

Jamaica is preparing to defend a proposal to have the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park considered for World Heritage status at the upcoming Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, from June 28 to July 8. Recommendations to accord World Heritage status to the National Park was made by UNESCO evaluators when they visited the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

11 years ago Education

Factsheet on Proposed Closure of Small Schools

INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Education in keeping with the procedures below has been monitoring small schools over the last five years. This procedure was circulated to all schools and letters were sent to schools that are under enrolment of 100 students. Meetings have been held with all stakeholders including the churches, Members of Parliament, Board Chairmen and community members to...

Mayor of Kingston, Her Worship, Senator Councillor, Dr. Angela Brown Burke (third right) and Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second left), unveil plaque at the opening of the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) Teen Training Centre, in Parade Gardens, Downtown Kingston, on June 23. Others (from left) are: Country Director for the IYF in Jamaica, Pastor Jin Hee Kim; State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian Robinson and President of the School of Mahanaim in New York, Pastor Terry Henderson.

11 years ago Culture

IYF Opens Teen Training Centre in Parade Gardens

Young persons in the inner city community of Parade Gardens, in downtown Kingston, are to benefit from a new Teen Training Centre, which has been established in the heart of the district. The International Youth Fellowship (IYF) in Jamaica, in its continued mandate to facilitate youth development in Jamaica, opened the training centre to offer assistance to the youth of...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses a Corporate Governance seminar held today (June 24), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston., Seated at right is Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Onika Miller.

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State Agencies Must Provide Quality Service – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is reminding state agencies that they have an obligation to provide quality service to the public and ensure the timely completion of projects. Mrs. Simpson Miller gave the charge while addressing a corporate governance seminar for departments, agencies and statutory boards under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), held on Wednesday,...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), greets Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (second left), just before the start of the closing ceremony for the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project, held at the Altamont Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday, June 24. Looking on are: Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis; and Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator, Councillor Dr. Angela Brown Burke.

11 years ago Local Government

Four Communities Strengthened Against Natural Disasters

Residents of four communities in the parishes of St. Andrew and Portland, are now better equipped to mitigate the effects of natural disasters. The residents, from Breastworks in Portland; and Melbrook Heights, Harbour Heights and Bedward Gardens in Kingston and St. Andrew, have benefitted from interventions under the Community-Based Landslide Risk Reduction project. The project, which got underway in 2010,...

Transport, Works, and Housing State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), is presented with a cheque in the sum of $1.4 million for the Peckham community bamboo project in North West Clarendon, by Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun (2nd right). The handing over ceremony was held on Tuesday (June 23) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. Mr. Azan is also the Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon. Sharing the occasion (from left), are: Peckham Bamboo Committee member, Andrew Carty; Socio-Economic Technical Specialist, Community Renewal Programme (CRP), Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm; and Senior Technical Services Director, Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), and Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Committee Chairman, Gladstone Rose.

11 years ago Transport

OAS Provides $15 Million for Peckham Bamboo Project

The Organization of American States (OAS) has provided just over J$15 million (US$130,000) in funding support for the Peckham community bamboo project in North West Clarendon. The project is being implemented under the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s Bamboo Products Industry Project (BPIP). The funding was secured through representation made by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) under its...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, emphasises a point while making a statement in Parliament on Tuesday (June 23).

11 years ago LabourParliament

Recruitment for Canada Farm Work Programme August 10 to 28

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be undertaking an islandwide recruitment exercise for the Canadian Farm Work Programme from August 10 to 28. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, in a statement to Parliament on Tuesday, June 23. “The Ministry will be going islandwide to preselect persons, who will be suitable...