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Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe (left), presents Jamaica Government Pensioners Association (JGPA) President, Charles Jones (centre) with his award for dedicated service to the organization, during the JGPA’s recent awards luncheon, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in New Kingston. Sharing the occasion is his wife, Carol Jones, who also received an award for her contribution to the JGPA, which she served as Assistant Secretary.

Financial Secretary Highlights Importance of ERP

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe, says implementation of the Economic Reform Programme (ERP) is expected to provide the Government with the additional resources needed to undertake targeted responsibilities. “To the extent that we are...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service, Melvin Smith, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at which he spoke of the agency’s drive to rebuild the culture of volunteerism.

NYS Rebuilding Culture of Volunteerism

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Customs Agency, Major Richard Reese.

Timely Clearance of Goods At Ports

Public Relations Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Emeleo Ebanks, urges parents not to leave their children at home this Christmas. He was addressing a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

Parents Urged Not To Leave Children At Home

Lasco all-island Principal of the Year, Heather Murray, addresses an appreciation function for two retired teachers, Audley Townsend and Yvonne Stewart, from the Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland on December 18. Mrs. Murray, who is the Principal for the all-girl Hampton School in St. Elizabeth, called for more support from parents and teachers for the youth.

Principal Urges Parents To Be More Active In The Lives Of Children

Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell (left), addressing journalists at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday (December 22). Also pictured are: UC Rusal Country Manager, Igor Dorofeev (second left); and Chairman of the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET), Vincent Lawrence. Mining will resume at Alpart in January 2015.

11 years ago Mining

Mining to Resume at Alpart in January 2015

Mining operations at the Alpart bauxite/alumina plant in Nain, St. Elizabeth, is set to resume next month, while the refinery will officially re-open in December, 2016. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, who made the announcement today (December 22), at a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister, said the agreement was reached with Russian...

Matron of the St. James Infirmary, Jacqueline Wilson (centre), assists in the serving of meals at the annual Christmas treat held yesterday (December 20), at the infirmary

11 years ago Community

Residents of St. James Infirmary Feted for Christmas

Residents of the St. James Infirmary in Montego Bay were treated to delicious meals and showered with gifts during their annual Christmas treat on Saturday (December 20). The event, sponsored by Margaritaville Entertainment and Restaurant in collaboration with Rainforest Seafoods, Montego Bay, included 30 children and adults from the Albion community where the infirmary is located. Matron of the St....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (right), along with President of Nelson’s Super Farm, Oratio Kennedy (2nd right), display a bag of organic charcoal made from bamboo. Sharing the moment (from left) are: Project Director at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), Gladstone Rose; Member of Parliament for Western St. Mary, Joylan Silvera; and Member of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Council (BIMAC), Downie Walker. Occasion was the official opening of Jamaica’s first bamboo charcoal factory, located on Nelson’s Super Farm in Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, on Friday (December 19),

11 years ago AgricultureCommerce

Govt Looking to Use Mined-Out Lands for Bamboo Cultivation

The Government is looking into the feasibility of using mined-out bauxite lands for the wide-scale planting of bamboo, and the growing of edible bamboo shoots. State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, said discussions towards this effort, are underway between her Ministry and the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change. She said the aim is...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Peter Phillips (right); Minister with Responsibility for the Public Service, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Hon. Horace Dalley (2nd left); and Co-Chair, Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles (left), share a light moment with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President, Luis Alberto Moreno (centre); and IDB Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones, during Friday’s (December 19) private sector luncheon at Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Dr. Phillips Calls for More Support for Caribbean Region

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has cited the need for a “new agenda” of support for Jamaica and other Caribbean states by key international stakeholders. This, he says, to effectively address vulnerabilities related to climate change and significant debt, which regional territories currently experience. He underscored these points while addressing a private sector luncheon held at...

Minister of National Security, the Hon. Peter Bunting.

11 years ago National Security and Peace

Ministry of National Security Launches Campaign to Maintain Peace

The Ministry of National Security has launched a campaign to maintain peace in vulnerable and volatile communities throughout the holiday season. The campaign targets communities in a number of parishes, including St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. James, Kingston and St Andrew. Speaking with JIS News, Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting, said the campaign has two components. He noted that one...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding. (FILE)

11 years ago Parliament

JADCO to Have Control of Own Accounts

The corporate structure of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCo) has been reviewed and come April 2015, the entity will have its own accounting department and will write its own cheques. Minister of Justice, Senator Mark Golding, made the disclosure in the Senate yesterday (Dec.19), as he responded to concerns raised during the debate on the Anti-Doping in Sport Bill. The...

President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno (L), and Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd R), listen as investor Stephen Facey (right), explains the progress of work on the Marriot Courtyard Hotel, during a tour of the project in New Kingston on Thursday (Dec. 18). Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown; and IDB resident representative Therese Turner-Jones, were also on the tour.

11 years ago Finance & Public Service

Government Pushing for Further Growth in 2015

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says the Government will be pushing for even greater levels of economic growth in 2015. “Last year, for the calendar year, we had about 0.2 per cent of growth…this year, the level of growth is about five times that. We want to ensure that next year, we can speak to...