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Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks, outlines assistance provided to members in an interview with JIS News.

JCPD Disburses $7 Million to Assist Members

More than $7 million in economic and empowerment grants and assistive aids were disbursed last financial year (2014/15), by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Annual Performance Report, the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce , Hon. Anthony Hylton (right), engages in conversation with Country Officer, Citi Jamaica, Peter Moses, at the launch of the Caribbean Microfinance Forum on April 30, at Citi Jamaica Building in Kingston.

Task Force Looking at Plan to Improve Financing for MSMEs

Custos of Westmoreland, Hon. The Very Reverend Canon Hartley Perrin.

Revisit Community Child Rearing – Custos Perrin

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses the media launch of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Small Business Exposition and Conference on April 30, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Seated at right is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the JBDC, Harold Davis.

JBDC Stages 8th Annual Small Business Expo on May 21

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley. (FILE)

Finance Ministry to Work With JFJ to Restore Charity Status

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), is presented with a framed copy of the Child Declaration for Road Safety, by student of the Mona Heights Primary School, Najeebe Bailey (left), during the official launch of the third United Nations (UN) Global Road Safety Week 2015, at Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Autohaus, in Kingston, today (April 30). At right is the mascot for the Sesame Street Road Safety Awareness Campaign, being implemented by the Sandals Group.

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PM Urges Road Users to Take Heed and “Save Kids Lives”

Prime Minister, the Hon. Portia Simpson Miller is urging all road users to heed to road safety warnings and to be careful at all times in light of the growing number of road deaths in Jamaica over the past two years. Last year 330 persons died from road crashes. Mrs. Simpson Miller, who is also Chair of the National Road...

Manager of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilization in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (May 1). Mr. Thomas said that the parish councils need some $10 billion in property taxes to sufficiently address the needs of citizens across the island.

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Parish Councils Need $10 Billion in Property Taxes

Some $10 billion in property taxes per year is needed to sufficiently address the needs of parish councils across the Island. Manager of Revenue Enhancement and Resource Mobilization in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Calvert Thomas, made the disclosure at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, on May 1. Mr. Thomas said although the collections exceeded the target set...

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (2nd left) presents a cheque from the National Housing Trust (NHT) in the amount of $500,000 to the President of Netball Jamaica, Mrs. Marva Bernard. Witnessing the presentation at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday, May 1 are from left: Ms. Donnetta Russell, Manager – Customer Care at the NHT; Members of the National Netball Team Ms. Vangelee Williams and Ms. Shantel Slater; President of the International Netball Association, Mrs. Molley Rhone; and National Netball Team member Ms. Adean Thomas.

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NHT Sponsorship to Netball Jamaica Signals Continued Partnership

Minister with Responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley on Friday, (May 1) presented Netball Jamaica with a cheque in the amount of $500,000 signalling the continuation of a partnership between the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Netball Jamaica for the implementation of Community Outreach initiatives. Since 2006, Netball Jamaica has been working in partnership with the NHT to provide...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Mr. Greig Smith.

11 years ago Youth

Reduction in Number of Missing Children

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry, Mr. Greig Smith, said there was a 10 per cent reduction in the number of missing children in 2014. This reduction, Mr. Smith said, was achieved by the OCR working closely with a number of state agencies, including the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He was speaking on April 30 at a ceremony...

Attorney General, Hon. Patrick Atkinson in parliament. (FILE)

11 years ago Justice

AG Expresses Concern at Charges Being Brought Against Members of Legal Profession

The following is a statement from the Honourable Attorney General Patrick Atkinson, Q.C.. The statement reads: “It is with deep concern that I have heard the reports of serious criminal charges being laid against members of the Bar, including some senior attorneys at law. I recognize that, like any other citizen, they are entitled to the presumption of innocence. Nonetheless,...

11 years ago Labour

STATIN Labour Force Report for January 2015

The main findings of the January 2015 Labour Force Survey, conducted by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) are presented below. The reference week for this survey was December 14-20, 2015. In January 2015, the number of persons in the Labour Force was 1,320,800, which was 15,700 (1.2%) higher than the 1,305,100 recorded in January 2014. The male labour...

Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left), presents Managing Director, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, with a copy of the signed agreement formalising the firm’s partnership with the Ministry in the pilot implementation of the Worker Safety Passport programme. The signing took place at the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Mona Campus in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (April 28), and coincided with this year’s observance of World Occupational safety and Health Day.

11 years ago Labour

Labour Ministry Tests Worker Safety Passport at UWI Housing Project

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be using the $1.3 billion student housing expansion project, now underway at the University of the West Indies (UWI), to test its Worker Safety Passport programme. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, and Managing Director of construction firm, Prime Development Limited, Michael Todd, signed an agreement for the pilot project, during a ceremony...