Latest

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (3rd left), speaks with Senior Medical Technologist, Sickle Cell Unit, Sheldon Kelly (3rd right), about the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine, which was officially handed over to the unit today (March 11), located at the Tropical Medical Research Institute, University of the West Indies (UWI). Others (from left) are: Vice Chancellor, UWI, Professor Nigel Harris; Counsellor of the Embassy of Brazil, Afonso Celso Nery; Director, Sickle Cell Unit, Professor Jennifer Knight Madden; and Pan American Health Organization/ World Health Organization Representative to Jamaica, Dr. Noreen Jack.

Government Acquires Machine for Sickle Cell Screening

Government’s effort to reduce deaths due to sickle cell disease has been boosted through the acquisition of a High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) machine. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), on March 11, officially handed over the machine to the...

Area finalists for the LASCO/ Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Officer of the year award, pay a courtesy call on Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting (seated centre) on March 10 at the Ministry. Also present are Major General (Retired) Stewart Saunders (seated right); and Executive Chairman of LASCO, Hon. Lascelles Chin (seated left).

LASCO Top Cop To Be Decided

Minister of National Security. Hon. Peter Bunting (right), listens to a point being made by Contractor General, Dirk Harrison, at the the inaugural Fraud and Anti-Corruption Conference 2015 being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston from March 9 to 11.

500 Lottery Scammers Arrested, Billions Seized

Financial Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe (left), converses with St. Andrew Rotary Club President, Robert Gibbs (right); and Secretary, Anne-Marie Bonner, during the organisation’s weekly luncheon on March 10, at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Andrew, where Mr. Rowe was the guest speaker.

Caribbean Governments Want EPOC-Style Arrangement

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, raises a toast to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, during the Commonwealth Day celebrations on March 10 at King’s House. The day was celebrated under the theme: ‘A Young Commonwealth’.

Jamaica Marks Commonwealth Day

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre); and Internal Audit Executive, Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), Tonya Grant (left), share the joy of 2014/15 Mathematics Teacher of the Year, Yanique Hall-Harriott of Christiana Leased Primary and Infant School in Manchester, after she was received the award during the presentation ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on March 10.

11 years ago Education

Mathematics Teachers Encouraged to ‘Sharpen’ Their Skills

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is encouraging Mathematics teachers to “sharpen your skills”, as the Ministry continues work to improve the outcomes for this subject. Alluding to the results of a recent survey, the Minister noted that nearly 800 of over 1,700 high school Mathematics teachers are qualified in virtually all areas but that subject. He also noted that...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, addressing Wednesday’s (March 11,) opening ceremony for the 2nd Jamaica Investment Forum at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, St. James.

11 years ago Commerce

Jamaica to Benefit from Major US$5B Logistics-Centred Project

Jamaica is set to benefit from a major project, totaling approximately US$5 billion, which is slated to be undertaken by an overseas investor group that has expressed strong interest in pursuing logistics-related infrastructure development. Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon, Anthony Hylton, who made the announcement in St. James on Wednesday, March 11, said the Government and representatives of the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (2nd right), is greeted by Manager of the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, Ditty Guise (2nd left), on her arrival at the venue this morning (March 11) for the opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015.

11 years ago Prime Minister

PM Invites Investments in Nutraceuticals, Business Process Outsourcing

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is inviting international investors to consider opportunities in Jamaica’s emerging nutraceutical industry and the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. The Prime Minister, who was addressing this morning’s (March 11) opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, urged the more than 137 foreign investors in...

11 years ago Commerce

Gradual Recovery in Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Highlighted

Industry, Investment, and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica has recorded a “gradual recovery” in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows, in the wake of the global economic depression, to remain a viable location for this engagement. Speaking at the 2nd Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, on Wednesday, March 11, Mr. Hylton said since the...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, addresses the opening of the Jamaica Investment Forum 2015, held this morning (March 11) at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

11 years ago CommercePrime Minister

PM Optimistic of Increased Investment

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, is expressing optimism that the second staging of the Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) will bring increased investment to the country. She was addressing the official opening of the two-day event earlier today (March 11), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The Prime Minister welcomed the over 137 foreign investors...

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), is in discussion with Principal, Calabar High School, Albert Corcho, during a career exposition on March 10, at the institution’s Red Hills Road premises in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Technology

20,000 Tablets Distributed to Students

Over 20,000 tablet computers have been distributed to students in various institutions to date under the $1.4 billion Tablets in School pilot project. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, on March 10 while addressing grade nine students at the Calabar High School in St. Andrew. Just over 25,000 tablets are targeted for distribution...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (seated centre), and Managing Director of Red Stripe, Cedric Stewart (seated right), shake hands after signing a lease agreement for 250 acres of lands at Cheesefield, St. Catherine for the cultivation of cassava. The signing ceremony was held on March 10, at the company’s Spanish Town Road offices. Others (standing from right) are: State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Luther Buchanan; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Donovan Stanberry; Deputy Chairman of the Agro Investment Corporation (AIC), Jonathan Brown; Chief Executive Officer of the AIC, Everton Spencer; and Chairman of Red Stripe, Richard Byles.

11 years ago Agriculture

Minister Kellier Hails Red Stripe’s Cassava Project

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is lauding the move by Red Stripe to use cassava as a replacement for imported barley in the production of beer, noting that this has opened up opportunities for farmers. He said the initiative by Red Stripe is providing “a sure market” for the tuber. Minister Kellier was speaking on...