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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), in discussion with National Financial Literacy Coordinator, Sharryn Dawson (centre), and Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Global Bank, Peter Lindo, at the official launch of the ‘Taking Charge of the Financial Future of Youth in Jamaica’ project, held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West Indies, on January 28.

Students to be Taught Financial Literacy

The Ministry of Education is partnering with Money Basics for Kids Ltd. to teach primary and high school students in Grades four to seven the fundamentals of financial literacy. Dubbed, ‘Taking Charge of the Financial Future of Youth in Jamaica’,...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), in discussion with Vice President, Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, Alden Brown, during the official signing of the 2015-2017 Labour Management Agreement for the Building/Construction Industry, at the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) offices, in Kingston, today (January 28).

Safety Passport for Construction Workers this Year

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller addresses members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the US House of Representatives and other senior member of the United States Congress, as well as officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the US Department of State at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C .on Monday (January 26). During her address, Prime Minister Simpson Miller thanked members of the CBC who played a major role in lobbying the IMF in 2012 to negotiate an Agreement with the Government of Jamaica. She also gave an update on the progress of the Jamaican economy, encouraged greater levels of US investments in Jamaica and lauded the move towards normalisation of relations between the USA and Cuba. Listening attentively to the PM are from left Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Maxine Waters and First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, David Lipton.

PM Addresses Members of Congress on US – Cuba Relations

Modernisation Specialist, Office of the Cabinet, Michele Gordon Somers, displays a poster which explains how to vote in the Public Sector Customer Service Competition, while speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, held on January 28 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Vote in Public Sector Customer Service Competition

Newly appointed Head of the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), Assistant Commissioner of Police, Bishop Dr. Gary Welch, addresses a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 27, at the Agency’s Head Office, where he outlined plans of the CSSB for 2015.

CSSB Commits to Continuation and Expansion of Safe Schools Programme

Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Mr. Dwayne Vaz, speaking at the launch of a three-day Mobile Business Clinic, in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 27. The clinic is being staged by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, through its agency the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC).

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MSME Members Urged to Take Advantage of Mobile Business Clinic

Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Mr. Dwayne Vaz, is urging members of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Westmoreland to take advantage of the three-day mobile business clinic currently in progress in the town of Savanna-la-Mar. Speaking on January 27 at the launch of the clinic, Mr. Vaz said now more than ever, Jamaica’s future lies in the...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is presented with a certificate of appreciation by member of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Minna Israel (centre), while club President, Robert Gibbs, looks on. The Minister was the guest speaker at the club’s luncheon meeting, held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in St. Andrew, on January 27. The event was held under the theme: ‘The Solutions by way of Education: Our Competitive Advantage’.

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Education Minister Lauds Rotary Movement

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has lauded the Rotary Movement for its invaluable contribution to the country’s education sector. “(I am pleased with) the interest of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew and indeed the Rotary Movement in Jamaica in education. I want to commend all the clubs for their devotion to education,” he said. Rev. Thwaites was...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (4th left back row) with US President Joseph Biden and leaders and other officials of the Caribbean, along with heads of international financial institutions at the Caribbean Energy Security Summit held at the US State Department in Washington DC on Monday, January 26.

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Prime Minister Commends Overseas Private Investment Corporation’s US$90M Energy Project for Jamaica

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has commended the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) for financing an investment of US$90 million in a clean energy project in Jamaica as one of the first investments from a new US$700 million OPIC fund to encourage clean energy. The Jamaican project – Blue Mountain Renewables – will see a...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller greets member of the United States Congress Representative Maxine Waters at a function to welcome the Prime Minister at Capitol Hill in Washington DC, on Monday (January 26). The event was organised by the Congressional Black Caucus and was attended by several members of Congress including Representative Yvette Clarke (left) and Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Professor Stephen Vacciannie.

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PM Simpson Miller Thanks Members of the US Congress For Supporting Jamaica’s IMF Programme

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has thanked members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the United States House of Representatives for their relentless and critical support when Jamaica sought to secure funding under an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2012. Noting that the country was now focused on achieving higher levels of growth...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton (left), in discussion with Member of Parliament for Central Westmoreland, Mr. Dwayne Vaz, during the launch of the Westmoreland leg of the Mobile Business Clinic initiative, on January 27 at the NCB Car Park along Great George Street in Savanna-la-Mar. The clinic, which will be staged over three days, is organised by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC).

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MSME Operators Urged to Formalise Their Businesses

Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) operators have been urged to take immediate steps to formalise their businesses, by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Mobile Business Clinic Initiative in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on January 27, the Minister said once members of the sector formalise their operations,...

Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier (right), along with Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuo Tasake (left), and Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation (JADF), Vitus Evans, view photos of farming equipment donated by the Japanese Government to the West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) industry. The equipment, valued at $11 million, was officially handed over at a ceremony at the Jamaica Exporters’ Association (JEA) on Winchester Road, in Kingston, on January 27.

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5,000 Acres of Cotton Could be Planted Within Four Years

The Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation (JADF) is actively pursuing the revitalisation of the West Indian Sea Island Cotton (WISIC) industry, with plans to have 5,000 acres of cotton under production within the next four years. Chief Executive Officer of the JADF, Vitus Evans, said the Foundation is expecting that the acreage for the 2015/16 crop will increase from the current...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting. (FILE)

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Government to Pursue Strategies to Maintain Downward Trend in Violent Crimes

The Government will be pursuing several strategies to maintain the long-term downward trend in serious and violent crimes in Jamaica. In a statement to the House of Representatives, on January 27, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said the recent spike in murders can be attributed almost entirely to an increase in murders in the St. Catherine North Division....