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Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean.

Arrangements in Place for GSAT Sitting Next Week

The Ministry of Education has disclosed that a total of 38,470 students are confirmed to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) on Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27, 2015 in 1112 centres across the island. There are 18,492...

Chief Executive Officer of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC), Dr. Mark Richards (centre), addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on March 19. Others (from left) are: Commercial Department Manager at the NIC, Mrs. Lorraine Geddes-McDonald and Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the NIC, Mr. Milton Henry.

NIC Provides Water for 36,066 Hectares across the Island

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society’s St. James Association of Branch Societies, and Mayor of Montego Bay , Councillor Glendon Harris, announces that the 32nd staging of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial Show in St James, on Easter Monday (April 6), will be dedicated to the memory of the late Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke. He was speaking at the press launch of the show in Montego Bay on March 18.

Montpelier Show Dedicated To Memory of Roger Clarke

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (2nd right), introduces new Custos of St. Andrew, Hon. Donna Parchment Brown, after her installation yesterday (March 19), at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College.

New St. Andrew Custos Pledges to Increase Number of JPs

Minister of Health, the Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson. (FILE)

Health Minister Urges Citizens Near Riverton To Take Precaution

11 years ago EnvironmentOffice of the Prime MinisterRiverton Landfill

Riverton Situation Report – ODPEM

The Jamaica Fire Brigade team in conjunction with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and other responders including ODPEM continues to work diligently to bring the fire which started on 11 March 2015 at the Riverton City Disposal Site under control. Several heavy duty equipment including five (5) front end loaders, seven (7) D9 / D10, tractors and forty...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, addressing a signing ceremony, held today (March 19), at the St. John Ambulance Camp Road offices, in Kingston, for a donation of six ambulances to the organization. Others are (from left): National Commander of the group, Dr. John Hall; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Takase, and Chairman of the Council of St. John Ambulance, Earl Jarrett.

11 years ago Health & Wellness

More Ambulances for Emergency Response

The medical emergency response system has been bolstered with the addition of six ambulances, donated by the Government of Japan, through its Grass Roots Human Security Project. The emergency vehicles are a gift to St. John Ambulance of Jamaica, with three assigned to its headquarters in Kingston, while the others will be operating out of the parish of St. Mary,...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (left), speaks with Olympian, Sherone Simpson, just before participating in Wednesday’s (March 18) groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a new $168 million running track at the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine. Looking on are Board Chairman, G.C. Foster College, Dr. Wesley Hughes; and the school’s deputy Board Chairman, Hon. Dennis Lalor.

11 years ago Sport

Sports Minister Wants GC Foster to Extend Training to Surrounding Community

Residents living in close proximity to the G.C. Foster College in St. Catherine could benefit from training and other development opportunities provided by the sports training institution. Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, said she has been in discussion with Board Chairman, Dr. Wesley Hughes, to see how best the institution could assist members of the surrounding...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), shares a light moment with (from right): Managing Director, Rent a Car Caribbean Tours, Garnet Reid; President, Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association, Lynvalle Hamilton; and Managing Director, Carland Investment Limited, Tariq Malik. They were at the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association held on March 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel.

11 years ago Commerce

Gov’t Looking into Possible Resumption of Damaged Vehicle Imports

Government is in the process of creating a framework for the possible resumption of the importation of damaged motor vehicles into the country. Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, made the disclosure, while addressing the annual general meeting of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers Association held on March 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. “We have taken...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (centre), look at fragments of a motor car, which crashed along the Braco main road in Trelawny on March 2, claiming the lives of four persons. Members of the police force, and personnel from the Ministry accompanied Mr. Azan on a tour of the site on Wednesday (March 18).

11 years ago Transport

Transport Ministry Undertakes Measures to Reduce Road Crashes

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan, said a number of measures are to be implemented to reduce road crashes. He said the measures, which include installing more speed signs, increasing police presence on the streets, and undertaking micro-surfacing of roads, were decided on during a meeting held with stakeholders. Mr. Azan was speaking at a press...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (right), is joined by Member of Parliament for South West St. Ann, Keith Walford, in flicking the switch to officially commission electricity service in the Douglas Castle community in St. Ann on Wednesday (March 18). The project was undertaken by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) at a cost of $4 million and will benefit 46 households.

11 years ago Technology

Douglas Castle Residents Now Have Electricity Service

Forty-six residents of Douglas Castle in St. Ann now have access to electricity in their homes, through work undertaken by the Rural Electrification Programme (REP) at a cost of $4 million. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on Wednesday, March 18, turned on the switch to officially commission the service in the community. In his remarks,...

Ambassador of Japan, His Excellency, Yasuo Takase (right), presents Chief Executive Officer of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Winsome Wilkins (left), with a signed agreement for the award of a $12 million grant to undertake a training programme to benefit the small business sector. The signing ceremony was held on March 18, at the CVSS’ Camp Road offices in Kingston. Others looking on are: Chairman of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Owen Bernard (left, background); and Executive Chairman of the RESET Caribbean Foundation, Collette Campbell.

11 years ago Commerce

Japan Provides $12 Million Grant for Training of Small Business Operators

The Government of Japan has provided $12 million in grant assistance to the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) for the establishment of training facilities for the sustainable development of the small business sector in Jamaica. The funding, which is being provided through the Grassroots and Human Security Grant Programme (GGP), will provide for the purchase of computers, servers and...