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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (foreground), conversing with students from the Kingston based Central Branch All Age School, at the launch of Jamaica Day 2015, held at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine, on February 5.

Jamaica Day to be Celebrated on February 27

Come Friday, February 27, schools from across the island will once again celebrate Jamaica Day, with children being encouraged to draw inspiration from persons who have led in the country’s progress. The day will be celebrated under the theme: ‘Celebrating...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson (2nd left), along with Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson (left), break ground for the $42 million renovation of the Hagley Park Health Centre, in St. Andrew, on February 6. Others are (from left): Chairman of the National Health Fund (NHF), Sterling Soares, and Chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Dr. Andrei Cooke.

Hagley Park Health Centre to be Renovated

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy (left), announces that a new legislation to empower the Administrator General to transfer property to secondary beneficiaries, in now before Parliament. Occasion was a Jamaica House media briefing in Montego bay on February 5. At right is Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer.

Bill to Empower Administrator General to Transfer Properties Before Parliament

Minister of State for Agriculture, Labour and Social Security. Hon Luther Buchanan (right), converses with Mission Director, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol, during a graduation ceremony at the Girl Guides Association headquarters in Kingston, today (February 5). During the ceremony, 186 persons graduated from the Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project’s climate-smart agriculture farmer field school and climate change action training programme.

Climate Change Mitigation Programmes Reaping Success – Buchanan

Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable
Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P. — Leader of the Opposition, The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, O.N., M.P.

Message from the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller for Bob Marley’s 70th Birthday

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

11 years ago Tourism

Tourist Arrivals Increased by 3.6 % In 2014

The tourism sector continues to experience steady growth in arrivals, with final figures for the 2014 calendar year indicating a 3.6 per cent over the similar period in 2013. Making the disclosure, Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, told a special media briefing at the western office of the Prime Minister in Montego Bay, today (February 5), that...

Director of Legal Services at the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell.

11 years ago Labour

Ministry Clears Air on Labour Day

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has explained why Labour Day will be observed on Monday, May 25, and not Saturday, May 23, the date that the law provides for its observance. Director of Legal Services at the Ministry, Camille Bennett-Campbell, told JIS News that the Jamaican Parliament framed the law dealing with Labour Day to ensure that it...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, explains the different elements of the pending restorative justice legislation, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 3.

11 years ago Justice

Legislation Coming to Formalise Restorative Justice

The Ministry of Justice is pursuing legislation that will facilitate the formal recognition of Restorative Justice in the criminal justice system. Speaking on February 3 at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, noted that the legislation will guarantee confidentiality to participants in the Restorative Justice, especially the offender. “In a restorative justice session, an offender,...

Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.

11 years ago Sport

Information Minister Calls for Realignment of Cable and Telecoms Sector

Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is calling for realignment of the cable and telecommunications sector, in order to bring enlightened access to the global society. “Despite the remarkable progress in the globalized communications environment, there continues to be obsolete, lop-sided models that are not appropriate for a society with new and different demands for enlightened access,” the Minister...

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

BGLC Kicks Off Town Hall Meeting Tour

The Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) will be staging its Inaugural Town Hall Meeting Tour across the island over the first two weeks of February led by a team of top officials from all divisions of the Commission. The meetings aim to heighten interactions with the gaming public and stakeholders in the gaming, betting and lottery sectors through discussions...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (left), and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones, sign copies of the $1.97 billion (US$17 million) IDB Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism for the Pilot Programme for Climate Change agreement, at the Ministry in Kingston, on Wednesday (February 4).

11 years ago Environment

Boost for Country’s Climate Resilience

Jamaica’s ability to withstand the impact of extreme weather conditions related to climate change, such as drought and flooding, has been further boosted with the provision of $1.97 billion (US$17 million) by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The allocation, comprising a loan of $1.15 billion (US$10 million), and $902.9 million (US$7.8 million) in grants, has been provided under the IDB’s...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining (MSTEM), Hon. Julian Robinson (L), consults with Head of Section, Rural Development and Infrastructure, European Union Mission in Jamaica, Thomas Opperer (R). Occasion was a recent workshop at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Auditorium in Kingston, examining Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Production In the sugar industry.

11 years ago Technology

256 Net Billing Licences Issued

Minister of State in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, (MSTEM) Hon. Julian Robinson, says there is strong take up of the net billing arrangement, with more than 250 licences issued to date. “We have over 256 net billing licences that have been issued for individuals, who are providing their own electricity and that is significant,” he told...