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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

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government will continue to make significant investments in the education sector in a bid to improve quality and performance standards. “Here in Jamaica, the education sector has consistently received the...

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

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

Jamaica to Defend World Heritage Status Proposal

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

Factsheet on Proposed Closure of Small Schools

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.

IYF Opens Teen Training Centre in Parade Gardens

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).

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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...

Former Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom (UK), Bentley Cunningham (left), and Deputy Director of Public Works in Orlando, Florida, Charles Ramdatt, enjoy a light moment, at a Local Government Forum during the Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 13 to 18.

11 years ago Local Government

Parish Councils Ready to Facilitate Diaspora Investment

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, is assuring members of the Diaspora, looking to do business in Jamaica, that the local authorities are ready and able to facilitate their investment projects. He cited the Application Management and Data Automation (AMANDA) system, which has been operationalised at all Parish Councils, to speed up the processing of development...

Section of Ocho Rios Pier where major transformation work is being undertaken as part of the Ocho Rios Upgrading Project, financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF).

11 years ago Tourism

TEF Continues to Strengthen Tourism Product

As the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) celebrates its 10th anniversary, it can boast of its invaluable contribution to the strengthening of the tourism sector, to the preservation of the country’s culture and heritage sites and overall support to national development. The TEF has expended billions of dollars on tourism projects since it began operations on May 1, 2005, in fulfilling...

Minister of Labour & Social Security and Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Derrick Kellier. (FILE)

11 years ago Labour

Additional Funds for Poverty Intervention Project

Another $75 million will be allocated under the Short Term Poverty Intervention Project this year, as the Government continues its work to protect the nation’s most vulnerable. Cabinet has approved the increased funding due to the positive impact the initiative has had on recipients. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier, in a statement to the House on...