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Labour Day Message by the Prime Minister Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller

My fellow Jamaicans: Once again, we pause to observe Labour Day and to reflect on the many struggles, sacrifices and achievements of those Jamaicans who paved the way in securing the rights and freedoms that Jamaican workers enjoy today....

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

2015 Labour Day Message From the Leader of the Opposition

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right), speaks with Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, prior to the start of a Partnership for Jamaica National Council meeting on Thursday (May 21), at Jamaica House.

Govt Will Consult With Business Community Before Making Decisions – PM

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies (centre), emphasises a point while addressing a press briefing yesterday (May 21), at his Maxfield Avenue offices in St. Andrew. He is flanked by Minister with responsibility for Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Richard Azan.

Funding Identified for Southern Coastal Highway Project

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (standing) addresses the Senate today (May 22). Pictured beside the Minister (from right) are: Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. A.J. Nicholson; and Senator K.D. Knight. Other Government Senators (in the back row, from left) are: Wensworth Skeffery; Lambert Brown; and Dr. Angela Brown Burke.

Govt Advances Plans to Establish National Human Rights Institute

Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Derrick Kellier (centre), and State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan (2nd left), listen as Senior Director of the Agricultural Division at Appleton Estate, Ian Maxwell (right), provides details on improvements made in factory operations. Occasion was a tour of the property in St. Elizabeth on May 21.

11 years ago Agriculture

Minister Kellier Hails Improvements at Appleton Estate

Agriculture Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is hailing the significant investments being undertaken by the management of Appleton Estate in the retooling of factory operations and innovations in the field to boost sugar cane yield. Minister Kellier was speaking to JIS News after a tour of the St. Elizabeth-based plant on Wednesday (May 21), to get a first-hand look at new...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (right), ties the shoe lace of little John Spence, a student of the Kidz Palace Nursery and Educational Limited, after he and other students of the school performed at the National Land Agency’s (NLA) land titling ceremony in Montego Bay, St. James on Friday (May 22). The Prime Minister met with the children after they performed.

11 years ago Prime Minister

Govt Committed to Creating Ownership Society – PM

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government is committed to creating an “ownership society” in Jamaica, where citizens have legal possession of land. Delivering the keynote address at a National Land Agency (NLA) land titling ceremony on Friday (May 22), at the Holy Trinity Church in Montego Bay, St. James, Mrs. Simpson Miller said land ownership...

Acting Principal Director for Culture and Creative Industries in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

11 years ago Culture

Gov’t Allocates $4 Million for Labour Day Activities

The Government has allocated some $4 million for the National Labour Day activity and the main parish projects across the island. The funds will be used to improve and upgrade recreational sites, parks and play areas for children in keeping with the theme: ‘Labour of Love: Nurturing our Children’. Acting Principal Director for Culture and Creative Industries in the Ministry...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, uses a computer in the mobile computer lab, which will benefit eight primary and infant schools. The unit dubbed: ‘Tech De Bus II’ was officially launched on May 21, at the Ministry in Kingston.

11 years ago EducationTechnology

Eight Primary and Infant Schools to Benefit from Mobile Computer Lab

Eight primary and infant schools in the Corporate Area are to benefit from the services of a mobile computer lab. Dubbed ‘Tech De Bus II’, the unit was donated to the Ministry of Education by the Project for the Advancement of Childhood Education (PACE) Canada. The eight schools, which will have access to the lab in the first phase of...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (right), addresses the opening of the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James on May 21.
At left is Past President of the JEF and convention committee Chairman, Wayne Chen.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Minister Calls on Jamaicans to Endure a Little Longer

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is calling on Jamaicans to endure a while longer, the stringencies of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP), as the Government strives to grow the economy under the current International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement. “Given the present dispensation in which we are forced to operate as a nation, we have no...

Mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

Mosquitoes Spread Diseases Including Zika Virus Infection

Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse is re-iterating the need for individuals to destroy mosquito breeding sites especially given the recent drought conditions and current rainfall being experienced islandwide as mosquitoes are known to spread diseases including Zika virus infection. Dr. DuCasse says it has been proven scientifically that mosquitoes can transmit several viruses which cause diseases including...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon Derrick Kellier (left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and Expo, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St James, on May 21. Sharing the moment are (from left) Chief Executive Officer of the JEF, Brenda Cuthbert; Chairman of the JEF 2015 Convention Committee, Wayne Chen and President of the JEF, David Wan.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Minister says OSH Law Should Be Passed By December This Year

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says as Government pushes its Economic Reform Programme (ERP) and the creation of decent work environments, steps are being taken to pass the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation by December this year. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 33rd annual Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) Business and Workplace Convention and...