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Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (2nd left), participates in the breaking of ground for a $32.7 million renovation and expansion project at the Morant Bay Health Centre in St. Thomas, which took place on Thursday (June 25) at the project site. Others (from left) are: Board Chairman, South East Regional Health Authority, Dr. Andrei Cooke; Chairman, Morant Bay Health Centre, Cordinal Beckford; and Councillor, Morant Bay Division, Rohan Bryan.

Morant Bay Health Centre to be Renovated

Residents of Morant Bay and surrounding communities are to benefit from significant improvement in health services, through renovation of the health centre located in the St. Thomas capital. The $32.7 million project, which is being financed by the Sugar Transformation...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), accepts a gift from Chief Executive Officer, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Foundation, Nadeen Matthews, during the Foundation’s $1 Billion Donation celebration event held on June 25, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston.

PM Says Government Committed to Ensuring Sound and Stable Economic Environment

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), shares a light moment with Director of the Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Dr. Denise Eldemire Shearer, at the National Council for Senior Citizens’ (NCSC) Ageing Conference held on Thursday (June 25), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Make Pension Contributions Mandatory

The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON., MP., Prime Minister

Government Lauded by Opposition Leader

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Peart (left), listens to a point from Minster of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Hon. A.J Nicholson, during Thursday’s (June 25) opening session of the Parliamentary Forum on small arms and light weapons held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.

Parliamentarians Urged to Speak out Against Illicit Gun Trade

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), exchanges warm greetings with Chairman, National Commercial Bank (NCB) Group of Companies, Michael Lee Chin, at the NCB Foundation’s $1 Billion Donation celebration held on June 25, at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. Sharing the moment is Chief Executive Officer, NCB Foundation, Nadeen Matthews.

11 years ago Finance & Public ServicePrime Minister

Govt Pressing Ahead With ERP – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government will be pressing ahead with the Economic Reform Programme (ERP), noting that Jamaicans stand to benefit from the debt reduction and growth-inducing measures being put in place. The ERP is aimed at achieving fiscal consolidation, macro-economic stability, high levels of economic growth, job creation and social protection for the...

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo)Ltd., Dennis Hickey (at podium), addressing participants in the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) sponsored Boot Camp for community based tourism groups, at the Sunset Beach Resort and Spa in Montego Bay, on June 25. Some eight groups drawn from across the island are participating in the four-day camp. Others (from left) are: Tourism Specialist and Chairperson of the function, Beverley Stewart and General Manager, Project Management at JSIF, Loy Malcolm.

11 years ago Tourism

Head of TPDCO Urges Jamaicans to Get Involved in Community Based Tourism

Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo), Dennis Hickey, has urged communities to identify niche products and offerings in their areas and get involved in community based tourism, in order to reap attractive economic gains. “Notwithstanding the challenges (faced by some if not all communities), there are many opportunities and communities must recognize the gold mine on...

Commuters boarding a JUTC bus which plies the Spanish Town to Half-Way Tree route.

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Buses Use 17% Less Fuel on Mandela Highway

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has seen an improvement in fuel efficiency of 17 per cent, since the introduction of the contra-flow bus lane on Mandela Highway in November 2013. In an interview with JIS News, the company’s Deputy Managing Director in charge of Operations, Kirk Finnikin, pointed out that prior to the introduction of the bus lane ,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller presents a medal of appreciation to the Reverend Canon Peter Alexander Mullings, OD during her annual Medal of Appreciation For Service to Education ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus on Wednesday, June 24. The Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education was instituted by Proclamation No. 1 issued by the Governor General on January 20, 2005. A total of 40 medals are awarded each year.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

PM Thanks Teachers For Contributing to Jamaica’s Progress in Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says Jamaica has made important progress in education, thanks to the hardworking dedicated efforts of the nation’s teachers. Speaking at her annual Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Wednesday, June 24, the Prime Minister noted that Jamaica has met several key internationally-agreed education targets....

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

11 years ago Culture

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 serving on the WHC since 2013 are Acting Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division, Ministry of Youth...

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.

11 years ago Technology

Government Moving To Protect Technology Infrastructure

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining State Minister, Hon. Julian Robinson, says the Government, through the Ministry, is moving to institute measures that will further safeguard the technology infrastructure of key public and private sector institutions against cyber-crimes. Speaking at a business data, intelligence, and analytics workshop, hosted by training and development firm, EduCentres Information Service Limited, at the Knutsford Court...

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.

11 years ago Technology

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

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), on June 25 signed a US$47 million financing agreement with WRB Enterprises for development of a 20 megawatt solar plant in York Town, Clarendon. The US $60 million Content Solar Limited (CSL), being built by WRB Enterprises, will supply power to the national grid. It will be the first utility scale photovoltaic power plant...