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Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, (seated front/centre), shares in a photo opportunity with participants in the Inaugural International Maritime Organization (IMO) Women in Maritime Affairs Conference, which got underway on Monday (April 13), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay. — Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, (seated front/centre), shares in a photo opportunity with participants in the Inaugural International Maritime Organization (IMO) Women in Maritime Affairs Conference, which got underway on Monday (April 13), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay.

More Women in the Workforce Will Grow the Economy – Ffolkes Abrahams

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes Abrahams, says increasing the engagement of women in the workforce will boost productivity and have a positive impact on economic growth. “When more women work, economies...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, makes his contribution to the 2015/2016 Sectoral Debate on Tuesday, April 14.

Industry Ministry Strengthening Institutional Capacity

Minister of Tourism, Dr. the Hon. Wykeham McNeill making his contribution to the 2015/2016 Sectoral Debate on Tuesday, April 14.

APD Changes a Positive for Jamaica – McNeill

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, outlines performance of key indicators in the economy for the April 2014 to February 2015 period to journalists at the EPOC’s monthly press briefing, held in New Kingston on April 14.

EPOC Co-Chair Expects Positive Performance for March

Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill.

Tourism Minister Outlines Anti-Harassment Measures Being Pursued

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the graduation ceremony for the 35 participants in the Ministry’s Aspiring Principals’ Programme, held today (April 14), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in Kingston.

11 years ago Education

Aspiring Principals Programme Gold Standard for Future School Leaders – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has reiterated that persons aspiring to become school leaders must be certified under the Aspiring Principals Programme. “I am very reluctant to sign the appointment of any principal, who has not satisfied the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) requirements, not because of any bad mind, but simply because it is the new...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (second left); Chairman, Urban Development Corporation, Senator, the Hon. K.D. Knight (second right); Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (left) and Board member, UDC, Pamela Redwood, unveil the corporation’s sexual harassment and disability policies, during a ceremony at the corporation’s downtown Kingston offices, on April 14.

11 years ago InformationOffice of the Prime Minister

MDAs Urged to Implement Sexual Harassment and Disability Policies

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is calling on all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to implement sexual harassment and disability policies, in a bid to foster a work environment that is free from unwelcomed sexual advances and prohibitions to physical mobility. “It is important that all agencies within the Government, not only consider the health...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (2nd left); North West St. Andrew Member of Parliament, Derrick Smith; and officers of the Ministry view damage in a section of gully in Meadowbrook, during a tour of the community, on Monday (April 13).

11 years ago Transport

Works Ministry to Assess Road Damage in North West St. Andrew

The Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing is to carry out an assessment of damage to roads, drains, gullies in several North West St. Andrew communities, to determine the extent of repairs required. State Minister, Hon. Richard Azan, made the disclosure to journalists after he and officers from the Ministry toured sections of the constituency on Monday, April 13, with...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (right), is in discussion with Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC., Amar Bhattacharya (left), at yesterday’s (April 13) first Caribbean Regional Dialogue with the G20 Working Development Group, as part of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings now underway in the American capital. Looking on in the background are Financial Secretary in the Ministry, Devon Rowe (2nd left); and Wayne Robinson from the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ).

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Welcomes Engagement with G20

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has welcomed the opportunity for the Caribbean to engage with the powerful G20 to highlight and address some of the peculiar challenges that are impeding the progress of countries in the region. He was addressing the first Caribbean Regional Dialogue with members of the G20 Development Working Group on Monday,...

Programme Manager with the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders’ Dialogue (CCELD), Karen Henderson, speaking at a sensitization breakfast forum, held today (April 14), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston.

11 years ago Foreign Affairs

Jamaica to Host Closing Ceremony of CCELD This Year

Jamaica will host the closing ceremony of the Caribbean-Canada Emerging Leaders Dialogue (CCELD), between September 30 and October 4, this year, under the patronage of Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, Princess Anne. The Dialogue, which commences on September 20, will see 60 participants from Canada and various Caribbean territories undertaking study tours of six cities in Canada and the...

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

11 years ago Labour

Frequently Asked Questions: Flexible Work Arrangements

In 1996, a Labour Market Reform Committee, chaired by Professor George Eaton, recommended the implementation of Flexible Work Arrangements as one of the strategies for reform of the Jamaican labour market. It was recognized that flexibility in the labour market is crucial to the country’s ability to compete and survive in the global economy. A consultative approach was taken by...

Minister of Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, addresses the opening of the five-day Women in Maritime Affairs (WiMA) conference, which opened today (April 13), at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay, St. James. Others (from left) are: Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral (Retired), Peter Brady; Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Belinda Ward; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell.

11 years ago Information

Gov’t Focused On Growing Maritime Sector

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the growth of the shipping and maritime sectors is a priority of the Government in keeping with the economic growth strategy. “This includes strengthening the country’s identity as a maritime country. We want to attract and develop a more diversified range of maritime activities through infrastructure development, capacity building, education and training...