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Aerial view of the Kingston Container Terminal which will facilitate Logistics Hub activities.

Infrastructural Developments and Training Positives from Logistics Hub Initiative

Jamaica is already experiencing a positive impact from the Logistics Hub Initiative as a result of training and infrastructural developments being undertaken by various ministries, departments and agencies. Logistics Director at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Gary Scott,...

JIS Website Restored

Principal of Sam Sharpe Teachers' College, in Granville, St. James, Dr. Asburn Pinnock (seated, left) and Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Education Task Force, Mr. Leo Gilling (seated, centre), with other participants at the Diaspora 'Day of Service', held at the college on June 18. The event included interactive workshops and lectures, held under the theme: 'Strengthening capacity for improved learning outcomes'.

Teachers Benefit from Diaspora Day of Service

MSMEs in Jamaica and UK to Benefit from MOU

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Mrs. Sherrill O’Reggio Angus (third left) and Member of Parliament for Western Hanover, Hon. Ian Hayles (fourth right) cut the ribbon to officially open the Hanover Youth Information Centre and the parish’s National Youth Service office at the Watson Taylor Park Complex, in Lucea, on June 19. Others (from left) are: Acting Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Dennis Lawrence; Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Wynter McIntosh; 2015 Hanover Festival Queen, Kimberly Morant; Custos of Hanover, Hon. Dr. David Stair and President of the Hanover Youth Council, Alija Dias.

Youth Information Centre Opens in Hanover

Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson (second left) listens intently while Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (left) gives advice to Dr. Abigail Morrison (second right), new medical intern who graduated top of her class of 2015 from the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona, while looking on is Director, Health Service Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health, Dr. Lundie Richards. The occasion was a recent cocktail reception hosted by the Ministry of Health for the new medical graduates who were placed in public hospitals for their internship.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Brighter Future for Children Born with Sickle Cell Disease

“There will be a brighter future and hope for those born with sickle cell disease,” stated Minister of Health, Dr. Fenton Ferguson in making reference to research done by the Sickle Cell Unit showing a downward trend in mortality by 10 years of age in children diagnosed with sickle cell disease at the time of birth. Dr. Ferguson was speaking...

Ministers of Government sign the Trade Facilitation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today (June 22), at the Cabinet Office in Kingston. Seated (from left) are: Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson; Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton; and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicholson. Overseeing the process (standing, from left) are: Trade Administrator, Trade Board Limited, Victor Cummings; Vice Chairman, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Major (Ret’d) Richard Reese; and Chairperson, Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis. The agreement was signed at the Cabinet Office in Kingston today (June 22).

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Gov’t Ministries Sign Trade Facilitation MOU

The Government has signaled its commitment to further enhance the trade environment in Jamaica with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by eight Ministries this morning (June 22) at the Cabinet Office. The Trade Facilitation (TF) MoU was signed by Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and other representatives of the Ministries of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Foreign Affairs and Foreign...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, emphasises a point shortly before the historic vote on the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Bills in the House of Representatives on May 12. The members voted 42 to 21 in favour of the CCJ replacing the United Kingdom-based Privy Council as Jamaica’s final appellate court. At left is Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. The Hon. Peter Phillips.

11 years ago Justice

CCJ Will Ensure Access to Justice for Jamaicans

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in April, celebrated 10 years of existence as the regional court for the Caribbean. President of the CCJ, Sir Dennis Byron, in a statement issued to mark the milestone, called on all CARICOM member states to give the CCJ the 10th anniversary gift of “full accession” to the court. While the CCJ, in its...

A photo of Ralston Wilson (standing), a dedicated single father of two children. In a matriarchal society, where there is a tendency for fathers to be deemed as not fully embracing their responsibilities, the value of a good father such as Mr. Wilson should never be underestimated, but celebrated.

11 years ago Community

Success in The Midst of Hardship

The inadequacy of resources has always been a challenge for Ralston Wilson, but this was not a major hindrance to him when unfortunate circumstances abruptly flung him into playing the role of both mother and father to his two young children. Unfortunately, his son’s mother was killed shortly after their relationship ended; and his daughter’s mother, having fallen ill, died...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right) shakes the hands of Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol during the launch of the Disaster Preparedness Month 2015 recently at the headquarters of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Kingston. Seated in the centre is Director General of ODPEM, Major Clive Davis.

11 years ago Office of the Prime Minister

ODPEM Develops Tool to Assist With Disaster Impact Assessment

As part of the thrust to improve the country’s emergency response system, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with the National Spatial Data Management Division has developed a system, that is intended to assist with disaster impact assessment. The system, dubbed Geo Spatial Damage Assessment Tool (Geo-DAT) is a locally developed smart phone application (app)...

An artistic representation of what the Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal/Pier will look like at the completion of the enhancement project.

11 years ago Tourism

TEF Working to Transform Resort Areas

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) continues to work assiduously in transforming and redeveloping the country’s resort areas as a means of strengthening the tourism industry and enhancing brand Jamaica. Approximately $200 million is allotted annually towards the general beautification and upkeep of the resort towns and surrounding areas with separate amounts allocated towards major transformation projects in the main resorts...

The bus used by the Mobile Customer Service Unit of the Registrar General’s Department. The Registrar General’s Department, is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

RGD Implements Intiatives Aimed At Improving Service Delivery

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), is undergoing a transformation with a number of initiatives that has helped to improve service delivery and reduce the number of customer complaints. The entity, responsible for storing records of birth, marriage, still birth and death in Jamaica, began its service enhancement plan in 1999 when it became an Executive Agency of the government. A...