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State Minister in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan (centre) and Board Member of the Board of Supervision, Lawrence Madden (right), meet one of the participants of the Human Services Professional Training Programme, Jennelle Daley (left), at the launch of the Human Services Diploma Programme on March 6, at the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) on Gordon Town Road, in Kingston. In the background are other participants of the programme.

Board of Supervision Provides Training for Workers

The Board of Supervision has allocated $3.5 million to improve the Human Services sector, through its Professional Training Programme. The Board is partnering with the HEART Trust/NTA to address the increased demand on the Poor Relief sector, through the capacity...

Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, the Hon. Anthony Hylton, addresses a press briefing on the 2015 Jamaica Investment Forum (JIF) being held March 10 to 12 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Jamaica Investment Confab Focused on Bankable Projects

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (at head table) and members of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Children, discuss issues pertaining to corporal punishment at a meeting held on March 6 at the Youth Ministry’s head office, in Kingston.

National Dialogue on Corporal Punishment

Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, speaking at a ceremony in Clarks Town, Trelawny, on March 6 to officially commission into service the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline Replacement Project.

Jamaicans Urged to Settle Outstanding Accounts with NWC

Participants in the Parade Gardens parenting workshop take time out to converse with the Art of Living Foundation (AOLF) International Programme Director, Dushyant Savadia (2nd left), and Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)/Community Renewal Programme (CRP) Technical Specialist, Socio-Economic Development, Charmaine Brimm (right).

CRP Parenting Workshops for More Inner-City Communities

Academic Dean at the All American Institute of Medical Sciences in Black River, St. Elizabeth, Dr. Sheila Campbell Forrester (left), in discussion with Chairman of the Board, Dr. Simon Clarke (right), at the institution’s inaugural graduation exercise on December 4.

11 years ago Education

Healthy Start by First Off-Shore Medical School

The All American Institute of Medical Sciences (AAIMS), in Black River, St. Elizabeth, staged its inaugural graduation exercise on December 4, in which 19 Pre-Medical and 34 Pre-Clinical students graduated. The AAIMS, which is Jamaica’s first off-shore private medical school, opened in 2011 with an enrolment of six students. This was made possible after Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon....

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), with the Venezuelan Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Maria Jacqueline Mendoza (centre) and Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, during a commemoration function to mark the second anniversary of the passing of the late President, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias, at Devon House on March 5.

11 years ago Prime Minister

Hugo Chavez Remembered

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, headed the list of dignitaries who attended a ceremony at Devon House on March 5, to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of the late President, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, who addressed...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (right, front row), is assisted by Falmouth’s Mayor, Councillor Garth Wilkinson, to turn on water at a fire hydrant at the Clarks Town Police Station in Trelawny, to signal the official commissioning into service of the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline replacement project, on March 6. Representatives of the National Water Commission (NWC), the Trelawny Parish Council as well as Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Hon. Patrick Atkinson (second right, back row) and Acting President of the NWC, Mark Barnett (right, back row), look on.

11 years ago Environment

Improved Water Supply for Residents of Clarks Town

The water supply system in Clarks Town, Trelawny, has been upgraded to serve National Water Commission (NWC) customers in the area and its environs. On March 6, Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Minister, Hon. Robert Pickersgill, officially commissioned into service eight kilometres of pipeline in the Clarks Town Water Supply Pipeline Replacement project, which was completed in two phases...

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley(left), speaking at the Montego Bay Free Zone (MBFZ) Open Day ceremony, held on March 5. Seated at the head table are (from left): Assistant Vice President, Operations and Customer Relations at MBFZ, Gloria Henry; Chairman of the MBFZ Board, Clive Fagan and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris.

11 years ago Commerce

Goal of 20,000 Jobs in BPO Sector Can be Achieved – Professor Shirley

President of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley, says the Government’s goal of attaining 20,000 new jobs in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector, is “realisable.” Speaking at the Montego Bay Free Zone’s 30th Anniversary Open Day ceremony on March 5, he said that the collaboration he has seen across government ministries and the seamless operations between...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Donna Marie Rowe (3rd left-second row), and Chairman of the JIS Advisory Board, Fae Ellington (4th left), with students who participated in the 2014 JIS Heritage Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, at an awards ceremony, held today (March 6), at King’s House, in St. Andrew.

11 years ago EducationInformation

Students from Jessie Ripoll Primary and Ardenne High Top JIS Competitions

Students of Jessie Ripoll Primary, Orion Isaacs, and Ardenne High School, Juve McKenzie, scored big in the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) annual Heritage Essay Competition, and the inaugural Poster Competition, respectively. The two students placed first in the competitions, and received trophies, certificates, as well as cash prizes sponsored by corporate entities, at the 2014 awards ceremony, held today (March...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), accepts a copy of the book, ‘Jamaica’s Nutraceuticals: Opening the Door to their Potential’ from co-author, Dr. Henry Lowe. The presentation was made at the launch of the National Nutraceutical Industry on March 5, at Hope Gardens, in St. Andrew.

11 years ago Commerce

Nutraceutical Industry to Boost Earnings and Job Creation – Minister Hylton

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says Jamaica stands to benefit from the establishment of a nutraceutical industry through increased earnings and job creation. “The development of these industries will allow us to move towards a stronger and more prosperous Jamaica, one characterised by increased foreign exchange earnings and increased employment, and improved social and economic well-being...

Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, addresses the official launch of the MoBay City Run held recently at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. The event, scheduled to take place on May 3, is expected to raise in excess of $5 million for tertiary students in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Tourism

Government Partnering with Private Sector to Capitalise on Sports Tourism

The Government is collaborating with the private sector to capitalise on the increasing popularity of sports tourism to boost earnings in the sector. Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison, said that sports tourism is a multi-billion dollar business, and is one of the fastest growing areas of the global travel and tourism industry. “The Jamaica Tourist Board,...