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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Karen Daley of Clifton in St. Catherine, with her certificate of possession, at a ceremony held today (May 20), at the Clifton Playfield. More than 100 residents of the community received titles under Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings’ (SCJH) Community Regularization and Development Programme.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents Karen Daley of Clifton in St. Catherine, with her certificate of possession, at a ceremony held today (May 20), at the Clifton Playfield. More than 100 residents of the community received titles under Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings’ (SCJH) Community Regularization and Development Programme.

PM Hands Over Land Titles in St. Catherine Community

Over 100 residents of the St. Catherine community of Clifton are now proud landowners. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on May 20, presented the residents with certificates of possession for land, which they have occupied for many...
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (foreground), addresses the PIOJ’s Quarterly Press Briefing at its Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (May 12). Also pictured is Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock (foreground), addresses the PIOJ’s Quarterly Press Briefing at its Oxford Road offices in Kingston today (May 12). Also pictured is Deputy Director General, Economic Planning and Policy Logistics, PIOJ, Richard Lumsden.

PIOJ Reports 0.3 Per Cent Growth for January to March

PICA Extends Service Beyond Quota
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, encourages students of Barrett Town All-age School in St. James, when he visited the school recently. With the Minister on the platform is Grade 6 student, Jaheel Sanford.

Education Minister Urges School Community to Stay Focused
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses principals of Regions 3 and 4 at the Montego Bay Community College, in St. James, recently.

School Administrators Have Pivotal Role to Play in TVET’s Transition

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Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Sergeant Coolridge Minto (right), offers congratulations to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization-Vocational Education (UNESCO-UNEVOC) Skills in Action awardee, Alia Wedderburn (left), at the 2nd International Conference on Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held recently at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel and Spa, in St James.
Education

School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines Revised

Revision of the Education Ministry’s School Security and Safety Policy Guidelines has been completed and the document is expected to be ready for distribution by the start of the new academic year in September 2015. Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry, Sergeant Coolridge Minto, told JIS News that all policies pertaining to safety and security in...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is surrounded by excited students of the Liberty Academy at the Priory in St. Andrew, who clamoured to greet her following her address at the institution’s ‘Girls Day’ event on May 19.
Prime Minister

PM Pledges to Punish Child Abusers

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, today (May 19) vowed to do all in her power to ensure that persons, who abuse children, are punished to the fullest extent of the law. “I will do everything to ensure that anyone who abuses a child pays the full penalty for it,” she pledged. Mrs. Simpson Miller gave the commitment...
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A section of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council’s building in Black River, which is currently under construction.
Local Government

St. Elizabeth Parish Council Building to Cost $50 Million

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is working to complete the construction of its new offices at a cost of approximately $50 million. The project is being undertaken on the grounds of the existing Parish Council building in Black River. Mayor of Black River, Councillor Everton Fisher, told JIS News that work is underway on the ground floor, which will accommodate...
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Minister with responsibility for the Public Service in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (standing 5th right), and Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Marion Bullock DuCasse (standing 3rd left), poses with members of the visiting Chinese ophthalmology team, at a welcome ceremony on Monday (May 18), at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). Others (standing from 4th left) are: Deputy Director General, Beijing Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Yu; Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Dong Xiaojun; and President of the Beijing Tongren Hospital, Dr. Wu Jixiang.
Finance & Public ServiceHealth & Wellness

200 Cataract Patients to Receive Free Eye Surgery

Two hundred Jamaicans suffering from poor vision or blindness due to cataract disease are to benefit from free corrective surgery performed by Chinese ophthalmologists. Dubbed the ‘Bright Journey’ mission, the ophthalmology team, comprising six medical doctors and two nurses, will be performing the procedures from May 18 to 29 at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). They will also be providing...
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