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Of 14 Deaths Suspected of CHIKV Two Have Been Confirmed

The Ministry of Health is reporting that of the notification of 14 deaths suspected to be related to Chikungunya, two of those have so far been confirmed as having had the virus. According to Acting Chief Medical Officer in the...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Folkes Abrahams, speaking at the launch of the Hanover leg of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic Initiative, at the Lucea Parish Church Hall on February 24. In her address, Mrs. Folkes Abrahams urged members of the Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) sector in Hanover to take advantage of the opportunities available through the clinic.

MSME Members Urged to Take Advantage of Business Clinic

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, addresses a Western Region Stakeholders briefing on the upcoming Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held on February 23, at the Hilton Resort in St. James.

2,000 Expected For Diaspora Conference

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill (centre), looks on as Barbados’ Minister of Environment, Water Resources, and Drainage, Dr. the Hon. Denis Lowe (2nd left), exchanges a ‘high five’ with Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNDP), Asad Naqvi (right). Occasion was the official opening of the second Caribbean Green Economy Conference, on February 23, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Also sharing the moment are: St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Minister of Health, Wellness and the Environment, Hon. Clayton Burgin (2nd right); and Montserrat’s Minister of Agriculture, Lands, Housing, Environment and Trade, Hon. Claude Logan.

Gov’t Making Strides Towards Creating a Green Economy

Director of Licensing and Registration, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC), Maurice Thompson, displays the signs that are to be posted at gaming lounges to discourage underage gaming. He was making a presentation at a town hall meeting on responsible gaming held recently, at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay.

BGLC Intensifies Drive Against Under Age Gaming

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe, emphasises a point as he addresses the opening ceremony for a training seminar in procurement law and practice. The training is being held from February 23 to 27 at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Old Hope Road.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

30 Public Sector Procurement Specialists Participating in Training Course

Thirty procurement specialists and lawyers across the public sector are benefitting from a five-day course in procurement law and practice. The training got underway on February 23 at the Old Hope Road campus of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). It is intended to equip the participants with valuable tools and techniques that will enable them to successfully lead...

State Minister for Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Richard Azan (2nd right); Member of Parliament for Central Manchester and National Security Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting (3rd right), walk on the newly repaired Bashie Road in Bellefield Manchester, which was officially opened on February 13. The work was undertaken under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $3.56 million.

11 years ago Transport

Woodlawn Crescent Residents Welcome JEEP Road Repairs

Rose Stewart could hardly contain her excitement as she gushed about the rehabilitation work done on the road leading into her Woodlawn Crescent community in Central Manchester. The project, which was completed last year, was carried out under phase three of the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP) at a cost of $2.6 million. A long-time resident of the community, located...

11 years ago Parliament

Government Partners with Canadian Architects to Assess Accessibility of Gordon House

The Government of Jamaica has made arrangements with Carleton University in Canada and Quadrangle Architects Limited, one of Canada’s leading architectural firms, to visit Jamaica with a view to developing plans to make the nation’s parliament, Gordon House, accessible to persons with disabilities. The team from Canada, in undertaking this task on a voluntary basis, collaborated with the University of...

Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell.

11 years ago Technology

No Decision to Divest Petrojam Shares

Energy Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell advises that no decision has been arrived at with respect to the divestment of any of the government’s shares in the state oil refinery Petrojam and that if and when an offer is received, the process would be subject to the oversight of the Contractor General and the Government’s Contracts Committee consistent with the divestment...

Employees at one of several Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) entities operating out of the Montego Bay Free Zone. (File photo)

11 years ago Commerce

Montego Bay Tops In Business Process Outsourcing

The Montego Bay Free Zone in St. James holds pride of place as being the largest facilitator of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services in Jamaica. Approximately 17 firms currently operate out of well over 100,000 sq. ft. of space, and growing, with a workforce of approximately 7,000 persons, and counting. Assistant Vice President in charge of the Free Zone, Gloria...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (2nd right), shares in conversation with (from left): Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning and Land Resource Management at the University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Earl Bailey (left); Mayor of May Pen and Chairman of the Clarendon Parish Council, Scean Barnswell; Deputy Resident Representative for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune; and United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Arun Kashyap. Occasion was the launch of phase two of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP) on Friday (Feb. 20), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

11 years ago Works / Construction

Phase Two of Slum Upgrading Programme Launched

The Government will continue work to develop the housing and social infrastructure in urban centres across the island under the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP). Phase two of the initiative was officially launched on Friday (Feb. 20), during a function held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Being implemented by the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat,...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, addresses an appreciation and handing over ceremony for outgoing, and incoming members of the Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP), held on Friday (February 20), at the Pollyanna Restaurant in Kingston.

11 years ago Culture

New Children’s Advisory Panel Urged to Continue Advocacy

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey, has charged the new members of the Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP) to carry on the excellent work of their predecessors in advocating on behalf of the nation’s children. She issued the charge at a function held yesterday (Feb. 20) to welcome the new panel and express appreciation to...